Circumstances of Revelation
Place: Mecca, as the theme of its verses indicates. → Introduction
Verses 7–10: Imam al-Bāqir is reported to have said that him who is given his record in his right hand refers to Abū Salamah b. ʿAbd al-Aswad al-Makhzūmī, and him who is given his record behind his back to his brother al-Aswad b. ʿAbd al-Aswad, who was killed at Badr by Ḥamzah b. ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib. → 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.