The Qurʾān - A New Annotated Translation - Arthur Droge
28 The Story ۞ Al-Qaṣaṣ
The Qurʾān - A New Annotated Translation - Arthur Droge
A. J. Droge [+]
A. J. Droge is the author of Homer or Moses? Early Christian Interpretations of the History of Culture and, with James Tabor, of A Noble Death: Suicide and Martyrdom among Christians and Jews in Antiquity.
Description
This sūra is devoted almost entirely to the story of Moses, featuring accounts of his childhood and early life, his call to be a messenger, and finally his struggles with Pharaoh. It concludes with three scenes of judgment and a final word of encouragement to the Prophet.