The Qur'an - Translated with a New Introduction - A.J. Droge
24. The Light
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 takes its title from the reference to God as ‘the light of the heavens and the earth’ (Q24.35). It is comprised for the most part of regulations governing the household, including appropriate dress, conduct, and sexual behavior.