Ibn Hisham writes in his life of the Prophet...
Ibn Hisham writes in his life of the Prophet: “So strong was the heartfelt desire of the people to hear the Qur’an that even some of the unbelievers of the Quraysh would secretly go near the Prophet’s house at night, remaining there until dawn, in order to listen throughout the night to the pleasing melody of the Qur’an as recited by the Messenger of God. This happened many times”. (Sirat Ibn Hisham, Vol. I, p.
386.So that the people would not fall under the influence of Qur’an’s eloquence and power to attract, the nonbelievers would instruct a group of people to go and make a noise, to whistle and clap their hands, while the Prophet was reciting the verses of Qur’an. “The polytheists said: Do not listen to the verses of the Qur’an, and make a noise while they are being recited, perhaps you will thus triumph”. (41:26) Previous…
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