210وَما تَنَزَّلَت بِهِ الشَّياطينُMuhammad AsadAnd [this divine writ is such a reminder:] no evil spirits have brought it down:1During the early years of his prophetic mission, some of Muhammad's Meccan opponents tried to explain the rhetorical beauty and persuasiveness of the Qur'an by insinuating that he was a soothsayer (kahin) in communion with all manner of dark forces and evil spirits (shayatin).