This axis 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 cited

When Our command came, We saved Hud and those who believed with him by a mercy from Us, and We saved them from a grievous punishment

Brief reading

It is cited as an example that the decisive divine command manifests itself in cosmic laws that bring about destruction or salvation.

Axes

  • Methodological
  • Political and social
  • Divine command: 2
  • Cosmic laws: 1
  • Destruction and salvation: 1

Its place in the conceptual network

It links the cosmic laws to the idea of the execution of the divine command.

The verse’s role in the argument

  • Example: 1

Instances of use

  • State and Society, p. 24: He cites it as an example that the decisive divine command manifests itself in cosmic laws that bring about destruction or salvation.
    • Concept: Divine command
    • Function of the verse here: Example
    • Textual evidence: «{When Our command came, We saved Hud …} (Hud 58),»

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