The Qur'an - Translated with a New Introduction - A.J. Droge
20. Ṭā’ Hā’
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 devoted almost entirely to the story of Moses (Q20.9–101). It features accounts of his early life, call to be a messenger, struggles with Pharaoh, exodus from Egypt, and finally the episode of ‘the calf.’ Q20 concludes with sections on the Last Day and the covenant with Adam. It receives its title from the two letters with which it begins.