104- AL- HUMAZAH
THE SLANDERER
Al-Humazah is an early Makkan sūrah, most likely revealed after Sūrah 75, al-Qiyāmah. It takes its title from the condemnation of every slandering backbiter in the first line. It was reportedly revealed regarding a man by the name of al- Akhnas ibn Shurayq, who was known to slander people both to their faces and behind their backs. According to others it was revealed in relation to al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīrah, one of the leaders of the Quraysh who was openly hostile toward the Prophet, slandering him to his face and in his absence.
Others say that it is a general condemnation, not one revealed in relation to any specific person or instance, although it is permissible to view something revealed in relation to a specific instance as having a general application. Like several other Quranic passages, the nine verses of this surah focus upon the torment that awaits one who spends the life of this world hoarding wealth.
(source: “The Study Quran” a new translation and commentary by Seyyed Hossein Nasr)
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