The Qurʾān - A New Annotated Translation - Arthur Droge
33 The Factions ۞ Al-Aḥzāb
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 said to refer to the siege of Medina (627 CE/5 AH) by ‘factions’ of Meccans and their allies. The rest of the sūra deals with the Prophet’s marriage to a woman formerly married to his adopted son, as well as with other matters concerning his wives.