48. The Victory
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 opens with the promise of victory and offers encouragement to the Prophet and those who have sworn allegiance to him. It takes its title from the ‘victory’ mentioned in the opening verse.