An-Naml 56

This axis gathers 2 instances of the use of this verse in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.

The verse text as cited

{EXPEL THE FAMILY OF LOT FROM YOUR CITY}

Brief reading

The verse is mentioned as an example of forced expulsion as a form of strife and rejection of the different.

Axes

• Narrative and historical
• Political and social

Related concepts

• Expulsion from the homeland: 2
• Rejection of the other: 2

Its place in the network of concepts

It serves to portray social violence against the dissenting.

The verse’s role in the argument

• Example: 2

Instances of use

• The State and Society, p. 299: He cites it as a historical example of forced expulsion as a form of strife.
  • Concept: expulsion from the homeland
  • Function of the verse here: example
  • Textual evidence: «… just as the people of Lot were expelled before from their homes: {EXPEL THE FAMILY OF LOT FROM YOUR CITY} (An-Naml 56).»
• The Qur’an in Contemporary Thought, p. 15: He uses it as an example of the destruction of a society that does not accept those who are different and drives out those who do not agree with it.
  • Concept: rejection of the other
  • Function of the verse here: example
  • Textual evidence: «{But the answer of his people was only that they said, Expel the family of Lot from your city…} (An-Naml 56)»

Related books

• The State and Society
• The Qur’an in Contemporary Thought

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