(Seek help in patience and prayer…) [2:45].
According to most people of knowledge, this verse is an address to the people of the Book, even though it is also a stance of propriety for all the servants. One scholar said: “With this address, Allah has reverted to addressing the Muslims”. But the first opinion is more correct.
Asbab Al-Nuzul by Al-Wahidi , trans. Mokrane Guezzou