Intended Meaning
Hūd is presented here as a later civilizational stage after an earlier phase, in which livestock, settlement, pastoralism, and some rudimentary structures appear. That is, the name is associated with the community’s transition to a more settled and organized way of life than in previous stages.
The Atom’s Structure in the Atlas
- Type of argument: Historical
- Argument movement: It presents Hūd as a later phase of organization and settlement.
- Key terms: Hūd, civilizational phase, settlement, pastoralism, structures.
- Degree of centrality: Subsidiary.
This atom adds a temporal layer to the understanding of the story, making it part of a civilizational trajectory in which society progresses from nomadism to settlement, rather than a standalone event disconnected from development.
Links that help with reading
- Muhammad Shahrur al-Qasas al-Qur’ani vol. 2
- History, Development, and Sunan
- The Qur’anic narrative reveals historical patterns and the role of the human being within them
Basis
- Supporting text: “It moves in the last part of the passage to Hūd as a later civilizational stage in which livestock, settlement, pastoralism, and some rudimentary structures appeared.”
Degree of Documentation
- Level: Directly documented
- Meaning of the level: The atom rests on an explicit witness close to the wording of the claim.
- Limits of the reading: The formulation above is an analytical summary, and should not be treated as a verbatim quotation unless the witness is cited word for word.
Its Function in the Book
Its function here is declarative; it establishes a conclusion on which what follows in the argument depends.
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Editorial Note
The atom completes what precedes it in constructing the historical sequence.