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===Supernatural destruction of cities (the punishment stories)=== | |||
==== Every people/city/place pre-Muhammad will be sent a messenger and destroyed before judgement day ==== | |||
The Quran names around the vicinity of Arabia cities and tribes destroyed by Allah for rejecting his messengers and Islam. | |||
All towns are said to experience this, an idea which is linked to that of each having its own Messenger.<ref>Durie, Mark. ''The Qur'an and Its Biblical Reflexes: Investigations Into the Genesis of a Religion. pp 49 - 50.'' 2018. Lexington books.</ref> Durie (2018) notes; a ''repeated formulaic system is kam ahlaknā / qaṣamnā (qablahum / min qab lihim / min qablikum) min qarnin / mina l‑qurūni / min qaryatin “how many generations/towns (before them/you) did we destroy/shatter!” (Q6:6; Q7:4; Q10:13; Q17:17; Q19:74, 98; Q20:128; Q21:11; Q36:31; Q50:36)'' is used (along with others) to further highlight this point.<ref name=":42">Ibid. pp. 49.</ref> Drawing on another recurring formula, the Qur'an frequently urges its audience to '''travel through the earth and observe''<nowiki/>' how Allah brought destruction upon sinners of the past, i.e. visible ruins (Q3:137; Q6:11; Q12:109; Q16:36; Q27:69; Q29:20; Q30:9, 42; Q35:44; Q40:21, 82; Q47:10).<ref name=":42" />{{Quote|{{Quran|17|58}}|<b>There is not a town but We will destroy it before the Day of Resurrection, or punish it with a severe punishment.</b> That has been written in the Book.}}'''Bring out Arabic''' | |||
Each example is told in a common literary narrative structure known in academia as a 'punishment story/narrative'. These narratives follow a pattern: A prophet is sent to an unbelieving community by God with a message (to worship God alone and to live righteously). The community rejects the prophet and mocks or opposes him. Despite warnings, the people persist in disbelief. Eventually, God punishes the community, often through a natural disaster or sudden destruction, as a sign of divine justice.<ref name=":32">Marshall, D. (2018). ''Punishment Stories. In Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān Online.'' Brill. <nowiki>https://doi.org/10.1163/1875-3922_q3_EQCOM_00162</nowiki></ref> These narratives are a recurring rhetorical and theological structure in the Qur'an, particularly in the Meccan suras, where the Qur'an recounts stories of previous prophets send to their communities to warn their contemporaries of the consequences of rejecting divine guidance, of which Muhammad is the latest in the line of these messengers.<ref name=":32" /> | |||
This message is changed in Medina to involve military/political domination instead og supernatural punishment as it was clear no miraclous destruciton came - Qur'an needed to comment on it. | |||
Goes against archeological evidence of ancient cities - name some continuously inhabited, and severe lack of evidence of others - archaeological and or written/graffiti record of surviers or surrounding empires. | |||
== The story of Joseph == | == The story of Joseph == | ||