Al-Baqara • EN-ASBAB-AL-NUZUL-BY-AL-WAHIDI
﴿ وَلَقَدْ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ءَايَٰتٍۭ بَيِّنَٰتٍۢ ۖ وَمَا يَكْفُرُ بِهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْفَٰسِقُونَ ﴾
“For, clear messages indeed have We bestowed upon thee from on high; and none denies their truth save the iniquitous.”
(We have revealed unto thee clear tokens �) [2:99]. Said Ibn �Abbas: �This is a reply to Ibn Suwriya when he said to Allah�s Messenger, Allah bless him and give him peace: �O Muhammad! You did not bring anything that we know, and no clear token has been revealed to you by means of which we follow you�. And, hence, Allah revealed this verse�.