Chapter Ten: on the fact that taʾwīl is more pernicious than outright negation, for it combines anthropomorphism with negation and constitutes tampering with the sacred texts.

Chapter Eleven: on the premise that for a speaker to intend his audience to take his words in a sense contrary to their apparent and real meaning is incompatible with the very purpose of clarification and guidance (1).

Chapter Twelve: clarifying that, given the speaker’s perfect knowledge, eloquence, clarity, and sincere counsel, it is inconceivable that he would intend by his words anything other than their manifest and real meaning, or that he would withhold clarification in the most vital matters where it is most needed.

Chapter Thirteen: demonstrating that the Quran’s being made easy for remembrance precludes subjecting it to any interpretation that contradicts its real and apparent sense.

Chapter Fourteen: on the point that taʾwīl undermines the very purpose for which languages were instituted.

Chapter Fifteen: on the crimes taʾwīl commits against the religions of the Messengers, and that the ruin of the world and the corruption of both temporal and religious life result from opening the door to taʾwīl.

Chapter Sixteen: delineating which kinds of speech admit of taʾwīl and which do not.

Chapter Seventeen: on the fact that, once it is unleashed upon them, taʾwīl corrupts all the sciences, and—if unleashed upon speech—destroys confidence in language (2)