The Qur'an - Translated with a New Introduction - A.J. Droge
43. Decoration
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 condemns the folly of idolatry, especially the idea that God has ‘daughters,’ and warns of the dangers of persistent disbelief. It goes on to recount the stories of Moses and Jesus, and concludes with a vivid scene of judgment. Q43 receives its title from the ‘decoration’ referred to at Q43.35.