Asbab Al-Nuzul – Reasons and Occasions of Revelation of the Holy Quran

Written by Imam al-Wahidi (d. 468/1075), Al-Wahidi’s Asbab al-Nuzul is the earliest, best-known representative and extant work of this genre. In the introduction to his Asbab al-Nuzul, Al-Wahidi, who was hailed as the greatest Qur’anic commentator of his time, wrote, “We have ended up benefiting the beginners in the sciences of the Book by expounding the occasions for which it was revealed.

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