THESE 5 VERY early Meccan verses were revealed shortly after The Opening 1 and before Extinguished! (OR Wrapping Things Up) 81. The mood is graphic as Muhammad’s fanatic and “unreconstructed” uncle Abd-al-UzzA is denounced, and thus nicknamed for ever. In the name of God, the Mercy-giving, the Merciful!Tabbat Yadā ‘Abī Lahabin Wa Tabba 111-001* May Abo-Lahab’s both hands […]
