when he sees it that is to say his own soul to be self-sufficient in terms of wealth — this was revealed regarding Abū Jahl ra’ā ‘sees’ means to see mentally; istaghnā ‘self-sufficient’ is the second direct object; an ra’āhu ‘when he sees it’ is an object denoting reason.
- 96:77
أَنْ رَآهُ اسْتَغْنَىٰ
For he thinks he is sufficient in himself.
- common.revelation-Meccan
- common.hizb : 239