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 as quoted

{And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was distressed by them and felt constrained on their account}

Brief reading

It is presented as a link in the sequence of revelations for dating the transition of moral prohibition step by step.

Axes

  • Narrative and historical
  • Legislative
  • Message: 2
  • Moral prohibition: 1
  • Sequence of revelations: 1

Its place in the conceptual network

It connects the history of revelations with the progression of legislative meaning.

The role of the verse in the argument

  • Context: 1

Usage locations

  • The State and Society, p. 45: He cites it as a link in the sequence of revelations to date the transition of moral prohibition step by step.
    • Concept: Message
    • Function of the verse here: Context
    • Textual evidence: “As for in the time of Lot, he said: {And when Our messengers came to Lot, he was distressed by them and felt constrained on their account} (Hūd 77).”

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