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QCF V2

Mahmoud Khaleel Al-Husary

Dr. Abdullah Muhammad Abu Bakr and Sheikh Nasir Khamis

Swahili Translation - Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Ali Muhsin Al-Barwani

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

1. A Bedouin came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and asked, "Is our Lord near so we may speak to Him softly, or is He far so we must call out to Him loudly?" This verse was revealed. [Reported by al-Ṣalt ibn Ḥakīm from his father, from his grandfather]
2. The Jews of Madinah said, "O Muḥammad ! How does our Lord hear our prayers when you claim that the distance between us and the heaven is a journey of five hundred years?" Thereupon, this verse was revealed. [Reported by Abū Ṣāliḥ from Ibn ʿAbbās]
3. They said, "O Messenger of Allah! If only we knew which time is most beloved to Allah for us to make our supplication." Thereupon, this verse was revealed. [ʿAṭāʾ]
4. The companions of the Prophet asked him, "Where is Allah?" Thereupon, this verse was revealed. [Al-Ḥasan]
5. When eating and intercourse were forbidden after sleep during fasting, a man among them ate after sleeping, and another had intercourse after sleeping. They asked how they should repent for what they had done, so this verse was revealed. [Muqātil]

What is the context of revelation for this āyah?