13. The Thunder
The Qur'an - Translated with a New Introduction - A.J. Droge
A.J. Droge [+ ]
A. J. Droge is the translator of The Qur’an: A New Annotated Translation (Equinox, 2013), and the author of Homer or Moses? Early Christian Interpretations of the History of Culture and A Noble Death: Suicide and Martyrdom among Christians and Jews in Antiquity (with J.D. Tabor).
Description
This sūra is an assemblage of short passages touching on a variety of topics, including God’s power and providence, rewards and punishments, and encouragement to the Prophet. It takes its name from ‘the thunder’ that praises God at Q13.13.