Today's verse

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيْم

ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻌَﻠﻖ
Chapter 96
Suratul 'Alaq
(The Clot)

Verse 10

Arabic

ﻋَﺒْﺪًﺍ ﺇِﺫَﺍ ﺻَﻠَّﻰٰ ١٠

Transliteration

'Abdan idha 'sallaaa

Translation

10. A servant when he prays

Tafsir

Scolding of Abu Jahl and the Threat of
seizing Him
Then Allah says,
﴿ﺃَﺭَﺃَﻳْﺖَ ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻯ ﻳَﻨْﻬَﻰ - ﻋَﺒْﺪﺍً ﺇِﺫَﺍ
ﺻَﻠَّﻰ ﴾
(Have you seen him who prevents. A servant when he prays).

This was revealed about Abu Jahl, may Allah curse him. He threatened the Prophet for performing Salah at the Ka`bah.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir