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Surah al-Alaq ayah 18

Arabic text

Sanada'u zabaniyah

We will call out the guards of Hell

The following is an excerpt of commentary on this ayah:

Another hadith says that once when the Prophet was praying near the station of Abraham in the vicinity of the Ka'ba, Abu Jahl came and said, "Did I not forbid you to pray here? If I see you praying here again, I will punish you." Then the Prophet scolded him sternly. He became furious and said, "You scold me! By Allah, with one call I can fill this valley with my supporters!" This was the occasion of the revelation of the verses 17 and 18. (Tirmidhi)