Quran 74:11-25 – Walid Ibn Mugheirah
“He said: “The Quraysh know well that I am among its wealthiest”. Abu Jahl said: “Then say something about him which will let your people know that you condemn and dislike him”. He said: “But what shall I say? By Allah, there is not a man among you who is more knowledgeable about poetry and its composition than me. By Allah, what he says does not resemble any poetry. By Allah, the speech which he utters is sweet and graceful, fruitful at the top, copious at the bottom; it has the upper hand and nothing has the upper hand over it. But let me think about what I shall say about it. Then he said [as reported by the Qur’an] (This is naught else than magic from of old)” -Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi The point is that Walid ibn Mughirah was the best of the best when it came to poetry. So when we find out that these ayaat are about him and he could say nothing but it was magic- then the miracle of the Quran is praised which it would not have been if we did not know that this was a man of poetry
What evidence do we have that the Quran shouldn’t be read with this context to realise the true purpose of the revelation of certain verses?