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Be in awe of Allah and do not obey the disbelievers and the hypocrites; verily Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.” Occasion of Revelation The Islamic commentators have cited different occasions of revelations here, all of which pursue one matter. One of them is that these verses have been revealed about Abusufyan and some of other chiefs of pagans and polytheists who, after the Battle of ’Uhud, asked permission from the Prophet (S) and entered Medina.

They came to the Messenger of Allah (S) accompanied with ‘Abdillah-ibn-’Ubay and some others of their friends and said: “O Muhammad!

You may dispense with vilifying our gods (the idols: Lat, ’Uzza, and Manat) and say that they will intercede their worshippers and then we will desist from you, too, and you can explain about your God whatever you want.” This suggestion made the Prophet (S) inconvenient, so ‘Umar stood up and addressing the Messenger of Allah, said: “Let me kill them by my sword!” The Prophet (S) said: “I have given them security and such a thing is impossible.” But he (S) ordered that they should be sent out from Medina.

The above holy verse was sent down and ordered the Prophet (S) not to heed such kind of suggestions.[^1] One of the most dangerous precipices on the way of the great leaders is the collusive suggestions that are offered from the side of the opponents. It is here that some deviate lines are created in front of the leaders which intend to send them out of the main road, and this is a great trial for them.

The pagans of Mecca and the hypocrites of Medina, for several times, tried to deviate the Prophet of Islam (S) from the line of Monotheism by their collusive suggestions, among which was the one that was said in the above occasion of revelation. So, the first verses of Surah Al-’Ahzab were sent down and put an end to their evil plot, and invited the Prophet (S) to continue his decisive style in the way of Monotheism without the least collusion.