The Qurʾān - A New Annotated Translation - Arthur Droge
24 The Light ۞ Al-Nūr
The Qurʾān - A New Annotated Translation - Arthur Droge
A. J. Droge [+]
A. J. Droge is the author of Homer or Moses? Early Christian Interpretations of the History of Culture and, with James Tabor, of A Noble Death: Suicide and Martyrdom among Christians and Jews in Antiquity.
Description
This sūra takes its title from the reference to God as ‘the light of the heavens and the earth.’ It is made up mostly of regulations governing the household, including appropriate dress, conduct, and sexual behavior.