The Qur'an - Translated with a New Introduction - A.J. Droge
12. Joseph
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 is devoted almost entirely to the story of Joseph, beloved son of Jacob. While there are many parallels between the Qur’ānic version and the account in Genesis 37–50, there are also some striking differences. In contrast to his biblical counterpart, Jacob is a prophet who is not tricked into thinking Joseph was killed. The Qur’ānic Jacob is also clairvoyant, even though he cannot physically see, and in the end miraculously receives his sight when Joseph’s shirt is laid over his face.