and a principle on gratitude and contentment; a principle asserting that every Quranic verse an innovator cites as proof actually contains (1) evidence against his position; a principle establishing that every rational argument an innovator employs likewise carries within it proof of the falsity of his claim (2); a principle concerning solitary spiritual retreats—the insinuations Satan casts upon those who undertake them, and the distinction between a retreat sanctioned by the Sacred Law and one born of innovation (3); a principle on the fuqaraʾ and the Sufis, asking which of the two is superior (4); a principle on the patient pauper and the grateful affluent person— which of them (5) enjoys the higher rank? (6); and a principle dealing with the People of the Bench (Ahl al-Suffah), their various levels, and their conditions (7).