The Qur'an - Translated with a New Introduction - A.J. Droge
58. The Disputer
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 a woman who ‘disputed’ her husband’s attempt to end their marriage by means of a pre-Islamic formula. The case concludes by stipulating the penalty for anyone who continues to use such a formula in the future. The rest of the sūra is a warning that those who conspire against the Prophet, or otherwise oppose him, will suffer defeat both in this world and the next.