The Qur'an - Translated with a New Introduction - A.J. Droge
80. He Frowned
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 begins by admonishing the Prophet to persevere in the face of apparent failure. Next come sections on the authority of the written message and human ingratitude for God’s providential care. It concludes with a vivid scene of the Last Day. The title comes from its first word.