Mishkat al-Masabih 5372 — (Ar-riqaq) Words that soften the heart

Ibn 'Abbas Narrated from:

Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas رضي الله عنه narrated about the revelation of the verse:وَأَنْذِرْ عَشِيرَتَكَ الْأَقْرَبِينَ {And warn your clan, the nearest kin.} (26: 214)When it was revealed, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم climbed (the Mount) as-Safa and called all the clans of Quraysh (by name). When they had assembled, he said, "What do you say: were I to inform you that there are horsemen in the desert aiming to attack you, would you believe me?" they said, spoken the truth always. He said, "I am a Warner to you ahead of a severe punishment from Allah on you." Abu Lahab (the Prophet's صلى الله عليه وسلم uncle) interjected, "May ruin come to you all the rest of the day! Did you get us here to get her for this reason?"Then, (the surah) was revealed: {Perished are the hands of Abu Lahab and perished is he.....} (111: 1-5)(And, he did perish, indeed!)[1] According to another version: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم called out (having assembled the Quraysh), "O Banu Abd Manaf, my links to you are like that of a man who detected on enemy and stood to protect his people. But, he was apprehensive that they might overtake him there. So, he shouted (from the mountain itself), "Alert! Be Alert!" [1]