arid al jahl

Or an incident occurs

in which the believers sacrifice their lives and wealth

and the hypocrites show cowardice and stinginess,

so Allah - Exalted is He - praises the believers in His Book,

and condemns the hypocrites, threatens them, and warns them of the painful punishment.

Or an incident from the incidents of victory

over the enemies and halting their aggression and harms,

so Allah - Exalted is He - bestows this favor upon the believers

and reminds them of His favor and His grace in His Wise Book.

Or a situation arises from the situations

that requires an alert and a deterrent or an indication and an allusion

or an order or a prohibition,

so Allah - Exalted is He - sends down what the situation requires

and the special conditions call for.

So it is inevitable for the exegete to mention these stories

(whose meanings of the verses do not become clear except by clarifying them)

by way of summary.

Some examples of these stories:

Indeed, allusions to the story of the Battle of Badr came in Surah Al-Anfal

and to the story of Uhud in Surah Ali Imran,

and the story of the Battle of the Trench in Surah Al-Ahzab,

and the story of Al-Hudaybiyah in Surah Al-Fath,

and the story of Bani An-Nadir and Tabuk in Surah At-Tawbah,

and the reference to the Farewell Pilgrimage came in Surah Al-Ma'idah,

and the reference to the story of the marriage of Zaynab - may Allah be pleased with her