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Book: The Qurʾān

Chapter: 30 The Romans ۞ Al-Rūm

DOI: 10.1558/equinox.17040

Blurb:

This sūra opens with a reference to a military defeat of the Byzantine empire, which is followed by a
prophecy of their ultimate victory over the Sassanid Persians. It then extols the signs of God’s power in
nature as evidence of his benevolence and ability to raise the dead.

Chapter Contributors

  • translated by A. J. Droge ([email protected] - book-auth-588) 'University of Toronto at Mississauga'