The Qur'an - Translated with a New Introduction - A.J. Droge
16. The Bee
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 treats a variety of topics and themes. In general it extols God’s creative power and condemns the foolishness of idolatry. It takes its title from the reference to the bees (Q16.68–69), which are ‘inspired’ by God and only one of many signs of his providence. A later section (Q16.98–105) sheds important light on the recitation and revelation of the Qur’ān.