LessonsSupplementary Practice 27 — Comparative Rhetoric of Sūrat al-Shams and Sūrat al-LaylQuiz

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا ۝ إِذِ انْبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
Thamūd denied through its rebellious arrogance when its most wretched member rose up. (91:11–12)

After stating a general principle concerning the soul, the surah presents a historical case. It is a practical illustration: abstract rebellion becomes concrete through a notorious act and its consequence.

Ashqāhā is a superlative construction highlighting a particularly wicked individual within the community. It does not assert that every member had an identical degree of wrongdoing.

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Thamūd as a narrative illustration of the principle

Supplementary Practice 27 — Comparative Rhetoric of Sūrat al-Shams and Sūrat al-Layl

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَاهَا ۝ إِذِ انْبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا
Thamūd denied through its rebellious arrogance when its most wretched member rose up. (91:11–12)

After stating a general principle concerning the soul, the surah presents a historical case. It is a practical illustration: abstract rebellion becomes concrete through a notorious act and its consequence.

Ashqāhā is a superlative construction highlighting a particularly wicked individual within the community. It does not assert that every member had an identical degree of wrongdoing.