Why Did the Egyptian Noblewomen Cut Their Hands? Amīn Aḥsan Iṣlāḥīʾs Interpretation of Qurʾān 12:31
Sūra 12 of the Qurʾān, <i>Joseph</i>, tells the story of the prophet Joseph. He is bought as a slave by an Egyptian high official, whose wife—tradition calls her Zulaykhā—makes an unsuccessful attempt to seduce him, and is ridiculed by her peers for her failure to do so. She invites them...
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MDPI AG
2021-08-01
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/8/619 |