ABSTRACT
THE story told by the Muslim writers to account for the occasion upon which this chapter was revealed is related by Sale as follows :- "A certain blind man, named Abdullah Ibn Omm Maktum, came and interrupted Muhammad while he was engaged in earnest discourse with some of the principal Quraish, whose conversion he had hopes of; but the Prophet taking no notice of him, the blind man, not knowing he was otherwise busied, raised his voice and said, ' 0 Apostle of God, teach me some part of what God hath taught thee; , but Muhammad, vexed at this interruption, frowned and turned away from him, for which he is here reprehended. After this, whenever the Prophet saw Ibn Omm Maktum, he showed him great respect, saying, ' The man is welcome on whose account my Lord hath reprimanded me;' and he made him twice governor of :r.fadina. "
