Al-tadhkīr bi-ayyām Allāh concerns events displaying divine favor and support for the obedient or divine judgment against persistent wrongdoing.
Narratives of prophets and earlier peoples can fall within this theme. Their purpose is not necessarily to preserve every antiquarian detail. The interpreter asks which principles of faith, obedience, rejection, pride or consequence the account makes clear.
The Qur'anic narrative, its function and its moral warning should remain primary. Adding unsupported names, locations, numbers or incidental details may distract from the lesson communicated by revelation.