1. Introduction: A Narratological, Rhetorical Approach to Qur’anic Stories; 2. Knowledge, Control and Consonance in Surat ?l ‘Imr?n 3:33-62; 3. God, Families and Secrets in the Story of Surat Maryam 19:1-58 ; 4. Evidence, Judgment and Remorse in Surat Y?suf; 5. Merging Words and Making Connections in Surat ?aha; 6. Surat al-Qa?a? and Its Audience; 7. Conclusions: Reading the Qur’an as God’s Narrative.