Editing Ar-Ra'd (section)

==Time of Revelation ==
There has been considerable disagreement about the time of revelation among Muslim scholars going back to conflicting reports from the Companions. In his famous tafsir, Turkish scholar [[Muhammed Hamdi Yazır|Elmalili Hamdi Yazir]] reviews the different reports and opinions in the introduction of his tafsir of Surah Ar-Ra'd.<ref>Hak Dini Kuran Dili Tefsiri, Volume 5, Pages 109-110, by Elmalili Muhammed Hamdi Yazir (editors: Prof. Ismail Karacam, Asst. Prof Emin Isik, Dr Nusrettin Bolelli, and Abdullah Yucel)</ref> He quotes a report by Alûsî that Ikrime, Atâ and Hasen said the surah was revealed during the Meccan phase. On the other side,  Companion and prominent scholar of the Quran Abdullah bin Abbas along with Kelbî, Mukatil, and Katade said it was revealed in the Medinan phase. He then quotes famous Tafsir scholars Kâdî Baydawî and Ebus-suud as saying it's Madinan, and Fahreddin Râzî as saying it's Meccan.

 
The rhetoric of the discourse <ref>(vv. 27-31 and vv. 34-48)</ref> shows that this sūrah was [[Revelation in Islam|uncovered]] in the ending of the Meccan phase, when Muhammad was also revealed with the surahs [[Yunus (surah)|Yunus]], [[Hud (surah)|Hud]], and [[Al-A'raf|Al-A'araf]]. Time had passed since Muhammad last passed on the Message. His adversaries had been carrying out various plots to vanquish him and his mission, while his supporters thought that by indicating some tangible miracle the disbelievers might be brought to the Correct Path. The sūrah responded that the Devotees ought not to lose heart, and that disbelievers would explain away any miracle, even if Allah brought the dead out of their graves and caused them to talk.<ref>(v. 31)</ref>