Narrated Ibn `Abbas: When the Verse:-- 'And warn your tribe of near kindred.' (26.214) was revealed. Allah's Messenger went out, and when he had ascended As-Safa mountain, he shouted, O Sabahah! The people said, Who is that? Then they gathered around him, whereupon he said, Do you see? If I inform you that cavalrymen are proceeding up the side of this mountain, will you believe me? They said, We have never heard you telling a lie. Then he said, I am a plain warner to you of a coming severe punishment. Abu Lahab said, May you perish! You gathered us only for this reason? Then Abu Lahab went away. So the Surat:--ul--LAHAB 'Perish the hands of Abu Lahab!' (111.1) was revealed.