This axis gathers 2 places where this verse is used in Muhammad Shahrur’s books, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
Verse text as cited
And how many a generation We destroyed before them. Do you perceive any of them or hear from them a sound?
Brief reading
The verse is cited to portray the destruction of civilizations and peoples as a complete disappearance that leaves no trace.
Axes
- Narrative and historical
- Political and social
Related concepts
- Destruction: 2
- Disappearance: 2
- Erasure of trace: 1
- Nations: 1
Its place in the network of concepts
It is connected to the historical law of destruction and the fate of unjust societies.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Example: 1
- Support: 1
Uses
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 291: He cites it to affirm that civilizations and peoples perish without return or trace.
- Concept: destruction
- Function of the verse here: example
- Textual evidence: «because He says: {And how many a generation We destroyed before them …} (Maryam 98).»
- Drying Up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 291: He uses it as evidence that historical destruction leads to the erasure of traces and the absence of any remaining mark or presence.
- Concept: disappearance
- Function of the verse here: support
- Textual evidence: «For all of them perished without return, because He says: {And how many a generation We destroyed before them …} (Maryam 98).»
Related books
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