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Circumstances of Revelation ​

Place: Either Mecca or Medina; some have said that half of it was revealed in Mecca and the other half in Medina. → Introduction

Verse 1: Tafsīr al-Qummī says that Have you seen the one who denies the retribution? was revealed about Abū Jahl and the disbelievers among the Quraysh. → Narrations

A summary prepared from Tafsīr al-Mīzān: where and when the sūrah was revealed, and the occasions reported for its verses, with the ʿAllāmah's view of them. Each point links to the full discussion.

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