43:31
وَقَالُوا لَوْلَا نُزِّلَ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنُ عَلَىٰ رَجُلٍ مِّنَ الْقَرْيَتَيْنِ عَظِيمٍ
“And they said, "Why was this Quran not sent down upon a great man from [one of] the two major cities (Makkah or Ta'if)?"”
The Incident of Ta'if
Cited as background on why Ta'if, alongside Makkah, was known as one of the "two great cities."
43:77
“And they [the people of Jahannam] will call, "O Malik, let your Lord put an end to us!" He will say, "Indeed, you will remain"”
Al-Isra wal-Mi'raj (The Night Journey and Ascension)
Malik the gatekeeper of Jahannam, named in this ayah, met the Prophet ﷺ on the night of al-Mi'raj.