The Qur'an - Translated with a New Introduction - A.J. Droge
44. The Smoke
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 opens with a declaration of the ‘sending down’ of the Qur’ān during a single night, followed by a warning that punishment is coming. It recounts the story of Pharaoh and the Sons of Israel, defends the idea of resurrection, and concludes with a description of the rewards and punishments awaiting the righteous and wicked. Q44 takes its title from the reference to the appearance of a heavenly ‘smoke’ which will be a sign of the Last Day (Q44.10).