74 The Cloaked One ۞ Al-Muddaththir
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 a collection of diverse passages. It opens with a command to the Prophet to ‘arise and warn.’This is followed by sections dealing with an opponent, the number of angels guarding Hell, and the fate awaiting those who disregard the message.