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“Nay, those who disbelieve are in false pride and opposition.” 3. “How many a generation We destroyed before them, then they cried, but time was none to escape.” The Occasion of Revelation There are some similar occasions of revelation for the beginning verses of this Surah recorded in the commentary and tradition books. Here we refer to one of them which is more detailed and more inclusive than others. It is the tradition that the Late Kulayni has narrated from Imam Baqir (as).

Once Abujahl and a group of the members of Quraysh came to Abutalib, the Prophet’s uncle (S) and said: “Your brother’s son has annoyed us and has made our gods inconvenient, too. Call him up and tell him to abandon our gods so that we may not abuse his God.” Abutalib sent a person to the Prophet (S) to come.

At the time when the Prophet (S) entered his uncle’s house and looked around the room, he saw that there was nobody beside Abutalib save the polytheists; then he said: ‘And peace will be upon him who follows the guidance!’ ,[^1] and then he sat down. Abutalib reiterated their words for the Prophet (S). In answer to him, the Prophet (S) said: “Do they agree with me in a sentence and by it they precede all Arabs and they will govern?” Abujahl said: “Yes, we agree.

What is that sentence?” The Prophet (S) said: “You may say: ‘There is no god but Allah’, (and send away these idols which are the source of your misery and disgrace).” When the audience heard this sentence, they terrified so much that they put their fingers in their ears and quickly went out of the room while they were saying: “We have not heard such a thing yet.