(And if they break their pledges after their treaty (hath been made with you) and assail your religion, then fight the heads of disbelief…) [9:12]. Said Ibn 'Abbas: “This verse was revealed about Abu Sufyan ibn Harb, al-Harith ibn Hisham, Suhayl ibn 'Amr, 'Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl and all the chiefs of Quraysh who broke their pledges, and these are the ones who planned to expel the Messenger of Allah”.
Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi , trans. Mokrane Guezzou
