Circumstances of Revelation
Place: Mecca, with its end revealed in Medina. The opening verses fit the context of Meccan verses. But narrations from the Imams of the Ahl al-Bayt, and Sunni accounts, say that Delivered is one who purifies oneself () concerns the zakāt and prayer of Eid al-Fiṭr; since fasting, and the zakāt and Eid prayer that follow it, were legislated in Medina after the Hijrah, Al-Mizan concludes that the last part of the sūrah () was revealed in Medina. The narrations that count the sūrah as Meccan can be taken to refer to its beginning. → Introduction
Verse 1: A narration says that when Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most Sublime was revealed, the Prophet said, "Set it in your prostration (sujūd)," as he had set So glorify the name of your Lord, the Ever-Magnificent () in the bowing (rukūʿ). → Narrations
Verses 6–7: A narration says the Prophet used to invoke the Qur'an, fearing he would forget it, and We shall have you recite, then you will not forget was revealed. Al-Mizan mentions, as another suggested view that the theme of the verse can support, that he would start reciting before Gabriel had finished, and suggests the verses on this were revealed in the order , then , then . → Commentary on verse 7 · Narrations
Verses 14–15: Imam al-Ṣādiq explains one who purifies oneself as one who sets aside zakāt al-fiṭr, and prays as one who goes out to the Eid prayer; another narration says the Prophet would recite these verses and then distribute zakāt al-fiṭr before the Eid prayer. → 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.