Other meanings for their saying: It was revealed concerning such and such

And let it be known also, that the companions and the followers

- may Allah be pleased with them all - used to relate

- sometimes - a partial story to clarify the doctrines of the polytheists

and the Jews and their pre-Islamic customs so that their creeds become clear

and these customs of theirs become manifest in the light of events and stories,

and they say regarding that "the verse was revealed concerning such and such"

and they mean by that that the verse was revealed in a time close to these events,

so they intend to highlight this picture, not to specify it,

rather, this incident is a true picture of universal matters.

The reason for the difference in the statements of the companions and followers in this chapter:

And for that reason, their statements often differ,

and their expressions conflict despite the fact that their intent is one,

and to this subtlety Abu al-Darda pointed

- may Allah be pleased with him - when he said:

"A man will not be a jurist until he carries the single verse upon multiple meanings."

The style of the Noble Quran in clarifying the aspects of evil and good:

And upon this, it is frequent in the style of the Magnificent Quran

that it presents two pictures: a happy picture and mentions with it some traits of happiness,

and a wretched picture and mentions with it some qualities of wretchedness,

and the purpose of presenting them is only to clarify the rulings of these traits and qualities.