Reasons and Occasions of Revelation Of The Holy Quran – Lubab An-Nuqul Fi Asbab An-Nuzul by Imam Jalalal-Din Al-Suyuti. Knowledge about the asbab Asbab un-Nuzul helps one to understand the circumstances in which a particular revelation occurred, which sheds light on its implications and gives guidance to the explanation (tafsir) and application of the ayah in question for other situations.
Without doubt, to know the cause of a thing, the occasion on which an incident has come in a particular way, and the circumstances under which an event has taken place in a certain manner can remove a great deal of ambiguity because of which it is not only difficult to understand this thing, but also it is possible to understand it quite differently from what it really is. From this point of view, we can perceive the importance of knowing the causes of the revelation of the Qur’anic verses, the occasion on which each one was sent upon. In fact, knowing the causes of revelations is sufficient to remove the greater portion of the abstruseness because of which one may possibly be put to confusion as to understanding the Qur’anic verses.
supremeseerah.com 