The Qur'an - Translated with a New Introduction - A.J. Droge
22. The Pilgrimage
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 the reference to the Ḥajj, the pilgrimage originally established by Abraham (Q22.26–38). In addition to dealing with matters connected with the pilgrimage, it condemns those who deny believers access to the ‘Sacred Mosque,’ and concludes with an address to the believers, urging them to remain steadfast to the religion of Abraham.