OCCASION OF THE REVELATION (VERSE NO. 45 - 48)

      The verses came down on account of some idolaters who threw stones on the prophet when he stood in the Sacred Mosque, KAABA, for his night prayer and reciting Qurän. In instances, two of the pagans stood at the prophet's right side, and two other in the left, and all at once began to whistle, and made other noises, in order to disturb the Messenger of God in his prayer, and confuse him mentally! Once Abujahl, Abusofyän, and the prophet's disbeliever uncle, Abulahab, came among the prophet's audience: Abujahl whispered to Abusofyän and Abulahab, saying; ``I can't follow what this man is saying at all!''. I only see him moving his lips up and down! Abusofyän whispered to him saying:ِ ``I think there are some points of truth in some of his words!'' The uncle Abulahab said, not so! He is a magician, and well versed in poetry!

THE HIDDEN BARRIER

      In the first verse here we read:ِ

      ``When you recite Qurän, We place between you and those who believe not in the life to come, a HIDDEN BARRIER!''

      The barrier is nothing but their own obstinacy and selfishness, their ignorance and being dogged. It is their pride and vanity that bars them from apprehension and understanding the life giving Message of their Creator. They think that they are left alone, and unbridled, and that they are free to do whatever they want. In fact, the said cover on the heart of the unbelievers which prevents them from understanding the truthful Message of God is due to their deliberate rejection of the truth. On this respect when Our Lord is mentioned as the only one and true Lord, they turn their backs in aversion.

      The next verse (NO.47), refers to some of the unbelievers who joined the prophet's audiences for evil purposes:ِ

      ``We know best, that, what for they listen to you....''

      They came to the audience, and listened to the recital of Qurän, but not with the purpose of learning something. Their main purpose was to scoff at, and to raise objection on it. Then in their private meetings, they confessed to each other that, their listening to the prophet was only for show and dissimulation; and they knew the man (The Messenger of God) to be bewitched!