The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

Summoner, activity at the Day of
Judgement 350
sun: and moon, as evidence of
God’s creative power 282; pagan
worship x; rising and setting 353; see
also moon
Sunnis xiii
suras ix, xvi–xvii; alphabetical
introductions 4 n. a; contents xix;
introductions xxxv; introductory
formula 116; Meccan and Medinan
suras xvii–xix; Meccan suras 80, 94,
128, 136, 145, 158, 162, 166, 183, 191,
196, 203, 215, 227, 232, 239, 245, 252,
257, 261, 264, 272, 277, 281, 285, 290,
295, 301, 307, 311, 316, 321, 324, 327,
340, 343, 345, 347, 350, 356, 382, 384,
387, 389, 391, 393, 395, 399, 403, 405,
407, 409, 411, 412, 413, 415, 416, 417,
418, 419, 420, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426,
427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, 433, 434,
435, 436, 438, 439, 440, 441, 443, 445,
446; Medinan suras 4, 34, 50, 67, 110,
116, 153, 209, 220, 266, 331, 334, 338,
353, 359, 362, 365, 368, 370, 372, 374,
376, 378, 380, 395, 401, 442;
punctuation xxxiv–xxxv; revelation,
and the response of disbelievers 127;
see also al-Fatiha
Suyuti ix
‘sword verse’ xxiii–xxiv
Syria x
ta ha 196 n. a
tabarak 227 n. a, 382 n. b
Tabari 74 n. a
Tabuk, expedition to xxxvii
taghut 56 n. b
Taif, as one of the two cities 317 n. b
Talut (Saul) (King) 28–9
tamattu 22 n. d
taqwa xxxi
Tasnim, water 413
taxation 118
temporal life, contrast with afterlife
256
temporal and spiritual rewards 249,
312–13, 313–14
testimonies, in court, and women’s status
xxv–xxvi
Thamud, people 122, 159, 212;
arrogance 290; arrogance and
Index 463
corruption of soul 423; condemnation
254, 416; destruction 229, 348;
dialogue xx; as disbelievers 99–100,
140–1, 159, 179, 340, 343; punishment
303, 308, 351; punishment denied 387;
rejection of Salih 236, 241–2; tyranny
condemned 420; see also Salih
thaqal 354 n. c
theft, punishments for 71
Torah: confirmation by Jesus 72; see also
Scriptures
torments, as punishment for Egyptian
disbelief 318
trade and trading xviii, 53, 301 n. a;
allowed by God 32–3; permitted on
pilgrimages 22 n. e
travel, under God’s providence 313
treaties, treaty obligations with
polytheists 116–17
treaty obligations 115
Trench (battle) xii, xxxvii, 266, 267–8
Trinity 290 n. b; belief in the Trinity
forbidden 66; denial 75
trust, given to mankind 61
truth, God tests claims to truth 267
Tubba, people 321, 322; disbelief 340
tyrants, condemnation by God 420–1
Uhud (battle) xii, xxxvii, 34, 44 n. a,
45–7, 365
Umar (Rightly Guided Caliph) xiii
Umayyads xiii
ummi 105 n. a
unzurna 13, 13 n. a, 55
uqba 423 n. d
usury: condemnation 31–2, 259;
forbidden 44
Uthman (Rightly Guided Caliph) xiii;
preservation of the Quran xvi, xxxvii
Uthmanic Codex xvi
al-Uzza (Arabian pagan goddess) 347
w-q-y (mindfulness) 4 n. c
walad xxxiii, 183 n. a, 195 n. b
al-Walid ibn al-Mughira 384 n. c, 397
war xviii, xxiii, xxiv
war elephants, presence in the army of
Abraha 437
war and warfare: conduct 28, 57–9, 60–1,
331; disbelievers’ lack of success
dictated by God 336; disbelievers
refuse to fight in case this should break