The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 5)

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Introduction CHAPTER 111 AL-LAHAB (Revealed before Hijrah) There is complete unanimity of opinion among Muslim scholars and commentators, that this Surah was revealed at Mecca during the early years of the Call. Nöldeke and Muir also subscribe to this view. Some scholars, however, are of the opinion that the Surah was the fifth to be revealed, the four Surahs—‘Alaq, Qalam, Muzzammil and Muddaththir, preceding it. The Surah seems to deal with people having red faces and fiery tempers; hence its title. In Surah Al-Kauthar, the Holy Prophet was given a two-fold promise about the great and rapid increase of his following and about the failure of the machinations of his enemies against Islam. In the preceding Surah— An-Nasr reference was made to the first part of the promise; the present Surah refers to its second part. 3464