Circumstances of Revelation
Place: Mecca, as the theme of its verses shows. → Introduction
Order: Discussing Has the story of Moses reached you? (verse 15), al-Mizan notes that Sūrah al-Muzzammil, which already refers briefly to Moses (), was revealed before this sūrah. → Commentary on verse 15
Verses 42–46: Ibn ʿAbbās reports that they were revealed when the polytheists of Mecca asked the Prophet mockingly when the Hour would come; the report has a weak chain. ʿĀʾishah reports that the Prophet kept asking about the Hour until Where are you from its mention? Its end traces to your Lord () was revealed. Al-Mizan: the theme and context of the verses do not fit their being a reply to a question of the Prophet's. → 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.