أسباب النزول

أسباب النزول

Al-Wahidi's Asbab al-Nuzul — 'the most famous work composed on the occasions of revelation'; the genre began with Ali ibn al-Madini, with later versions by Ibn al-Jawzi, Ibn Hajar and al-Suyuti 1.

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The Buyid, Fatimid and Seljuk Era
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Persia & Central Asia
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A book by al-Wahidi, the Qur'an commentator, who died in 468 AH. Hajji Khalifa describes it as the most famous work written on the occasions of revelation. 1

He reports that the first to write in this field was Ali ibn al-Madini, and that Ibn al-Jawzi, Ibn Hajar and al-Suyuti also wrote works on it. 1

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  1. Kashf al-Zunun an Asami al-Kutub wa'l-Funun — Hajji Khalifa (Furqan ed.), p. 381-382
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Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi, d. AH 468 — the mufassir whose Asbab al-Nuzul is 'the most famous composed in the genre'.