Book Contributors

• Translator - Arthur Droge (ajdroge@gmail.com - droge)

Series

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Section	Chapter	Authors
Preliminaries
	Preface	A. J. Droge
	Acknowledgments	A. J. Droge
	Introduction	A. J. Droge
	Guide to Further Reading	A. J. Droge
	Glossary of Key Names, Terms, and Abbreviations	A. J. Droge
	Timeline	A. J. Droge
	Map: The World of Islam c. 750 CE	A. J. Droge
	Synopsis: The Qur’ān at a Glance	A. J. Droge
The Qur’ān: Translation and Annotations
	1 The Opening ۞ Al-Fātiḥa	translated by A. J Droge
	2 The Cow ۞ Al-Baqara	translated by A. J. Droge
	3 House of ‘Imrān ۞ Āl-‘Imrān	translated by A. J. Droge
	4 Women ۞ Al-Nisā’	translated by A. J. Droge
	5 The Table ۞ Al-Mā’ida	translated by A. J. Droge
	6 Livestock ۞ Al-An‘ām	translated by A. J. Droge
	7 The Heights ۞ Al-A‘rāf	translated by A. J. Droge
	8 The Spoils ۞ Al-Anfāl	translated by A. J. Droge
	9 Repentance ۞ Al-Tawba	translated by A. J. Droge
	10 Jonah ۞ Yūnus	translated by A. J. Droge
	11 Hūd ۞ Hūd	translated by A. J. Droge
	12 Joseph ۞ Yūsuf	translated by A. J. Droge
	13 The Thunder ۞ Al-Ra‘d	translated by A. J. Droge
	14 Abraham ۞ Ibrāhīm	translated by A. J. Droge
	15 Al-Ḥijr ۞ Al-Ḥijr	translated by A. J. Droge
	16 The Bee ۞ Al-Naḥl	translated by A. J. Droge
	17 The Journey ۞ Al-Isrā’	translated by A. J. Droge
	18 The Cave ۞ Al-Kahf	translated by A. J. Droge
	19 Mary ۞ Maryam	translated by A. J. Droge
	20 Ṭā’ Hā’ ۞ Ṭā’ Hā’	translated by A. J. Droge
	21 The Prophets ۞ Al-Anbiyā	translated by A. J. Droge
	22 The Pilgrimage ۞ Al-Ḥajj	translated by A. J. Droge
	23 The Believers ۞ Al-Mu’minūn	translated by A. J. Droge
	24 The Light ۞ Al-Nūr	translated by A. J. Droge
	25 The Deliverance ۞ Al-Furqān	translated by A. J. Droge
	26 The Poets ۞ Al-Shu‘arā’	translated by A. J. Droge
	27 The Ant ۞ Al-Naml	translated by A. J. Droge
	28 The Story ۞ Al-Qaṣaṣ	translated by A. J. Droge
	29 The Spider ۞ Al-‘Ankabūt	translated by A. J. Droge
	30 The Romans ۞ Al-Rūm	translated by A. J. Droge
	31 Luqmān ۞ Luqmān	translated by A. J. Droge
	32 The Prostration ۞ Al-Sajda	translated by A. J. Droge
	33 The Factions ۞ Al-Aḥzāb	translated by A. J. Droge
	34 Sheba ۞ Sabā’	translated by A. J. Droge
	35 Creator ۞ Fāṭir	translated by A. J. Droge
	36 Yā’ Sīn ۞ Yā’ Sīn	translated by A. J. Droge
	37 The Ones Who Line Up ۞ Al-Ṣāffāt	translated by A. J. Droge
	38 Ṣād ۞ Ṣād	translated by A. J. Droge
	39 The Companies ۞ Al-Zumar	translated by A. J. Droge
	40 Forgiver ۞ Ghāfir	translated by A. J. Droge
	41 Made Distinct ۞ Fuṣṣilat	translated by A. J. Droge
	42 Consultation ۞ Al-Shūrā	translated by A. J. Droge
	43 Decoration ۞ Al-Zukhruf	translated by A. J. Droge
	44 The Smoke ۞ Al-Dukhān	translated by A. J. Droge
	45 The Kneeling ۞ Al-Jāthiya	translated by A. J. Droge
	46 The Sand Dunes ۞ Al-Aḥqāf	translated by A. J. Droge
	47 Muḥammad ۞ Muḥammad	translated by A. J. Droge
	48 The Victory ۞ Al-Fatḥ	translated by A. J. Droge
	49 The Private Rooms ۞ Al-Ḥujurāt	translated by A. J. Droge
	50 Qāf ۞ Qāf	translated by A. J. Droge
	51 The Scatterers ۞ Al-Dhāriyāt	translated by A. J. Droge
	52 The Mountain ۞ Al-Ṭūr	translated by A. J. Droge
	53 The Star ۞ Al-Najm	translated by A. J. Droge
	54 The Moon ۞ Al-Qamar	translated by A. J. Droge
	55 The Merciful ۞ Al-Raḥmān	translated by A. J. Droge
	56 The Falling ۞ Al-Wāqi‘a	translated by A. J. Droge
	57 Iron ۞ Al-Ḥadīd	translated by A. J. Droge
	58 The Disputer ۞ Al-Mujādila	translated by A. J. Droge
	59 The Gathering ۞ Al-Ḥashr	translated by A. J. Droge
	60 The Examined Woman ۞ Al-Mumtaḥana	translated by A. J. Droge
	61 The Lines ۞ Al-Ṣaff	translated by A. J. Droge
	62 The Assembly ۞ Al-Jumu‘a	translated by A. J. Droge
	63 The Hypocrites ۞ Al-Munāfiqūn	translated by A. J. Droge
	64 Mutual Defrauding ۞ Al-Taghābun	translated by A. J. Droge
	65 Divorce ۞ Al-Ṭalāq	translated by A. J. Droge
	66 The Forbidding ۞ Al-Taḥrīm	translated by A. J. Droge
	67 The Kingdom ۞ Al-Mulk	translated by A. J. Droge
	68 The Pen ۞ Al-Qalam	translated by A. J. Droge
	69 The Payment Due ۞ Al-Ḥāqqa	translated by A. J. Droge
	70 The Stairways ۞ Al-Ma‘ārij	translated by A. J. Droge
	71 Noah ۞ Nūḥ	translated by A. J. Droge
	72 The Jinn ۞ Al-Jinn	translated by A. J. Droge
	73 The Enwrapped One ۞ Al-Muzzammil	translated by A. J. Droge
	74 The Cloaked One ۞ Al-Muddaththir	translated by A. J. Droge
	75 The Resurrection ۞ Al-Qiyāma	translated by A. J. Droge
	76 The Human ۞ Al-Insān	translated by A. J. Droge
	77 The Ones Sent Forth ۞ Al-Mursalāt	A. J. Droge
	78 The News ۞ Al-Naba’	translated by A. J. Droge
	79 The Snatchers ۞ Al-Nāzi‘āt	translated by A. J. Droge
	80 He Frowned ۞ ‘Abasa	translated by A. J. Droge
	81 The Shrouding ۞ Al-Takwīr	translated by A. J. Droge
	82 The Rending ۞ Al-Infiṭār	translated by A. J. Droge
	83 The Defrauders ۞ Al-Muṭaffifīn	translated by A. J. Droge
	84 The Splitting ۞ Al-Inshiqāq	translated by A. J. Droge
	85 The Constellations ۞ Al-Burūj	translated by A. J. Droge
	86 The Night Visitor ۞ Al-Ṭāriq	translated by A. J. Droge
	87 The Most High ۞ Al-A‘lā	translated by A. J. Droge
	88 The Covering ۞ Al-Ghāshiya	translated by A. J. Droge
	89 The Dawn ۞ Al-Fajr	translated by A. J. Droge
	90 The Land ۞ Al-Balad	translated by A. J. Droge
	91 The Sun ۞ Al-Shams	translated by A. J. Droge
	92 The Night ۞ Al-Layl	translated by A. J. Droge
	93 The Morning Light ۞ Al-D ụḥā	translated by A. J. Droge
	94 The Expanding ۞ Al-Sharḥ	translated by A. J. Droge
	95 The Fig ۞ Al-Ṭīn	translated by A. J. Droge
	96 The Clot ۞ Al-‘Alaq	translated by A. J. Droge
	97 The Decree ۞ Al-Qadr	translated by A. J. Droge
	98 The Clear Sign ۞ Al-Bayyina	translated by A. J. Droge
	99 The Earthquake ۞ Al-Zalzala	translated by A. J. Droge
	100 The Runners ۞ Al-‘Ādiyāt	translated by A. J. Droge
	101 The Striking ۞ Al-Qāri‘a	translated by A. J. Droge
	102 Rivalry ۞ Al-Takāthur	translated by A. J. Droge
	103 The Afternoon ۞ Al-‘Aṣr	translated by A. J. Droge
	104 The Slanderer ۞ Al-Humaza	translated by A. J. Droge
	105 The Elephant ۞ Al-Fīl	translated by A. J. Droge
	106 Quraysh ۞ Quraysh	translated by A. J. Droge
	107 Assistance ۞ Al-Mā‘ūn	translated by A. J. Droge
	108 Abundance ۞ Al-Kawthar	translated by A. J. Droge
	109 The Disbelievers ۞ Al-Kāfirūn	translated by A. J. Droge
	110 Help ۞ Al-Naṣr	translated by A. J. Droge
	111 The Fiber ۞ Al-Masad	translated by A. J. Droge
	112 Devotion ۞ Al-Ikhlāṣ	translated by A. J. Droge
	113 The Daybreak ۞ Al-Falaq	translated by A. J. Droge
	114 The People ۞ Al-Nās	translated by A. J. Droge
	Index to the Qur’ān	A. J. Droge

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Reviews

I cannot recommend a better English translation of the Qur'an for an academic setting. Both Droge and his publisher are to be warmly congratulated. Shawkat M. Toorawa, Cornell University, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies

Droge’s work provides the field of Qur’ānic Studies with a rich and meticulously researched translation that is particularly appropriate at a time when interest in the Qur’ān is growing. Ayman Ibrahim, Fuller Graduate Schools, International Qur’anic Studies Association (www.iqsaweb.org)

The major benefit of this meticulously crafted translation is its extensive set of intratextual and intertextual references. The former cover all the major terms used in the Qur’an, providing the Arabic original word in a footnote, with usages, whether parallel or variant, from other Qur’anic chapters. The latter display an intimate engagement with both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament, as well as a range of secondary literature that can be seen to supplement brief or cryptic Qur’anic references. Both sets of references make this an indispensable companion or guide book for reading, engaging and studying the Qur’an. A further, attractive feature of Droge’s annotations is the highlighting of subsets or pericopes of each chapter in the footnotes; the reader, by glancing through these bold highlighted passages, can quickly surmise what are the chief elements, as also their relationship, within each chapter. Even the most seasoned scholar, and the most devout Muslim, will learn from Droge’s annotated translation. It is a treasure trove of both familiar and novel elements of the Noble Book. In sum, Arthur Droge is to be commended for the extraordinary Herculean effort. Bruce B. Lawrence, Duke University

At long last, a version of the Qur’an that is willing to introduce the reader to the complexities of the historical formation and secular interpretation of this important text. Droge is to be congratulated for making accessible to the student of religious studies a critical apparatus, something that is all too often ignored in other translations. Aaron Hughes, University of Rochester

Several new translations of the Qurʾān have appeared over the past 20 years or so. None, however, has attempted the depth and breadth of annotation of the entire text that Droge’s work provides. Readers coming to the Qurʾān with a desire to compare the scripture to the Biblical text will especially find the extensive citation of parallel passages to be of interest. Droge has provided lucid explanations of unclear passages and significant variant readings, making the ambiguities and challenges of the Qurʾān open to all curious readers. Andrew Rippin, University of Victoria

A translation tailored for students of religious studies. Recommended. Lower-division undergraduates and above; general readers. CHOICE, April 2014

This volume, published in clear, relatively large print, is a useful one volume resource for anyone (the academic or the educated general reader) who wants to learn more about Islam, particularly the Qur’an.
Church Times, 2014

This new annotated translation of the Qur’an in English by Arthur Droge ... has been praised by many scholars in the field. Each page of the book contains numerous footnotes that contribute to the understanding of the Qur’anic ayahs. [The book] has become one of the best sources for Qur’an researchers who write mostly in English.
Golestan-e Qur'ān, Summer 2014

This is certainly the best English translation of the Qur'an.
Gabriel Said Reynolds, Professor of Islamic Studies and Theology, University of Notre Dame

The major benefit of this meticulously crafted translation is its extensive set of intratextual and intertextual references. Both sets of references make this an indispensable companion or guidebook for reading, engaging, and studying the Qur'an.
Bruce B. Lawrence, Review of Middle East Studies