(1) There is disagreement over what was revealed last. Al-Bukhari and Muslim narrated from al-Bara ibn Azib that the last verse revealed was: “They ask you for a ruling. Say: Allah gives you a ruling concerning kalalah” (a deceased person leaving no direct ascendant or descendant) (Quran 4:176), and that the last surah revealed was Surat Bara'ah. Al-Bukhari narrated from Ibn Abbas that the last verse revealed was the verse concerning usury. Al-Bayhaqi narrated the same from Umar; Ahmad and Ibn Majah narrated from Umar: “Among the last things revealed was the verse concerning usury.” Al-Nasai narrated from Ibn Abbas: “The last thing revealed from the Quran was: ‘And fear a Day when you will be returned to Allah’” (Quran 2:281). Ibn Jarir and al-Firyabi narrated the same, and it is also reported from Said ibn Jubayr, etc. There are other views as well. These reports may be reconciled by understanding some to refer to the last surahs revealed, others to the last verses, and still others to the subject matter of the verses; thus, each refers to what was last in a relative sense. For details, see al-Suyuti, Al-Itqan fi Ulum al-Quran, ed. Muhammad Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim, 1:101-106.