Preparatory documents

Reference

Before the in my own words translation of a passage is written, a preparation is made: how classical and modern commentators read those verses differently is examined, and each reading is made concrete with a story. Only then is the in my own words translation written. This section is that preparation itself.

These documents are not exegesis; each one states clearly which view is confirmed by how many sources, and what could not be confirmed.

Mushaf 51 · verses 1-6Dhariyat 1-6 — Six Readings, Six StoriesThe first six verses of Surah adh-Dhariyat do not say what the four things sworn by are; the commentators filled this gap in six different ways. Each reading is made concrete with a story, and a comparison table closes the page.