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Quranic Sciences
Surah: An-Nahl (89)
Occasions of Revelation — Definition and the Golden Rule
وَنَزَّلۡنَا عَلَيۡكَ ٱلۡكِتَٰبَ تِبۡيَٰنٗا لِّكُلِّ شَيۡءٍ
— النحل الآية 89
Definition: Events or questions that formed the context for a verse's revelation.
Value: More precise understanding, knowing legislation's wisdom, resolving apparent contradictions.
Golden rule: "The lesson is from the generality of wording, not the specificity of occasion" — a verse about one person applies universally to similar cases forever.
Note: Not every verse has a specific occasion.
Value: More precise understanding, knowing legislation's wisdom, resolving apparent contradictions.
Golden rule: "The lesson is from the generality of wording, not the specificity of occasion" — a verse about one person applies universally to similar cases forever.
Note: Not every verse has a specific occasion.
Source: Al-Suyuti (1/28); Lubab Al-Nuqul; Al-Wahidi
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