Shahrur sees it as a limited correlate, not a comprehensive key to understanding the entire Wise Revelation, because its generalization leads to determinism that abolishes human will. It is therefore, for him, only a partial interpretive tool that should not be imposed on all verses.
- Asbāb al-Nuzūl is not a comprehensive key
- Asbāb al-Nuzūl and the transmitted reports are not suitable as an absolute basis for understanding
- A systematic reading of the stories distinguishes moral lesson from legislation and frees understanding from closed inheritance
- Generalizing Asbāb al-Nuzūl leads to determinism
A cross-book concept: See Asbāb al-Nuzūl for the unifying theme across the books.