Where was verse 85 of Surat Al-Isra revealed, and is it conceivable for there to be a disagreement among the Companions regarding the place of revelation of Surat Al-Fatihah, despite their close association with the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, which raises doubts?

First: The revelation of the Quran is divided into two types: the first is without a direct cause (initial revelation), which accounts for the majority of the Quran, and the second is due to a specific event, which is known as the occasions of revelation (Asbab al-Nuzul). The occasions of revelation are defined as: "Every statement or action concerning which a Quranic verse was revealed at the time of its occurrence." Among their benefits are: understanding the verse, conceiving the circumstances of those concerning whom the Quran was revealed, highlighting the wisdom of the legislation, revealing the spatial and temporal contexts, and emulating the predecessors.

Second: Commentators (Mufassirun) may mention more than one reason for the revelation of a verse. This does not necessarily mean that all of them are the true reason; rather, it might be for the purpose of illustrating the interpretation. Shaykh al-Islam stated that both explicit and implicit occasions of revelation serve as examples in interpretation.

Third: The reasons for the Companions' differing opinions on the occasions of revelation are similar to their differences in legal rulings. These include: a Companion not witnessing everything with the Prophet (peace be upon him), or his thinking that the Prophet's mention of a verse was due to a specific revelation occasion and not merely for evidentiary purposes, or narrating a story and then mentioning a verse that they thought was among the occasions of revelation when it was not, or the multiplicity of reasons with the revelation of a verse or verses in a single context.

Fourth: Concerning the occasion of revelation for the verse, "And they ask you about the soul (Ruh)," there are two narrations: the first from Ibn Mas'ud and the second from Ibn Abbas. The more authoritative opinion is the Hadith of Ibn Mas'ud due to its authenticity, its conformity with the context of the Quran, its detail, and because Ibn Mas'ud was with the Prophet (peace be upon him) at the time of the event.

Fifth: Surat Al-Fatihah was not revealed twice; rather, it was revealed in Mecca. The evidence for its Meccan origin is its mention in the Meccan Surah Al-Hijr. As for the Hadith about the angel descending with its virtue in Medina along with the concluding verses of Surat Al-Baqarah, it does not indicate that it is Medinan; rather, it highlights its virtue and reward, and that Jibreel (Gabriel) was the one who descended with it in Mecca.