Reflections on the Truth about Abū Lahab (the Judas of Banū Hāshim)

Abstract

This chapter provides a new interpretation of Chapter III of the Qur’an. It refutes the traditional exegetical material by grounding itself in historical facts. This new reading is supplemented by primary Islamic historical sources which answer many of questions that the reading of this chapter raises when compared to traditional exegetical interpretations (tafsir).