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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
The first part of this sūra is in the form of an address to the people, setting forth the claims of God. It then shifts to address the Prophet, consoling him with the reminder that previous messengers also faced rejection. It concludes with the different fates awaiting believers and disbelievers.