The Qur'an is the first source of Islamic law, and naturally the focus of scholars and researchers in its interpretation, narration, understanding and recitation. The sciences of the Qur'an are among the noblest of sciences, and fully grasping its secrets and treasures is a goal never reached.
This book is the narration of al-Hafiz Ibn Asakir, with his chain back to Imam Abu al-Sha'tha', on the revelation of the Qur'an to our Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, in the order in which the surahs were revealed — together with the narration of Imam al-Zuhri and that of al-Hafiz al-Suyuti.
