This locus gathers 1 instance 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 it appears
{AND AS FOR THAMUD, WE GUIDED THEM, BUT THEY PREFERRED BLINDNESS OVER GUIDANCE, SO THE CRY OF THE HUMILIATING PUNISHMENT SEIZED THEM FOR WHAT THEY USED TO EARN}
Brief reading
It is cited as evidence that the thunderbolt is connected to the punishment of Thamud and that it is broader than mere sudden death.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
Related concepts
- thunderbolt: 2
- Thamud: 1
- sudden death: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It supports fixing the meaning of “thunderbolt” within Qur’anic narrative.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- State and Society, p. 92: cited as evidence that the thunderbolt is connected to the punishment of Thamud and that it is more general than mere sudden death.
- Concept: thunderbolt
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual citation: «{وَأَمَّا ثَمُودٌ فَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ … فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ صَاعِقَةُ الْعَذَابِ الْهُونِ}»
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