'Ā'ishah: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, used to say while bowing and prostrating, ‘Glory and praise be to You, O Allah, our Lord. O Allah, forgive me,’ putting the Quran into practice.”

'Urwah ibn al-Zubayr was asked, “Why, then, did 'Ā'ishah pray four units while travelling?” He replied, “She acted on an interpretation, just as 'Uthmān did.” There are many similar examples.

As for the fulfillment of what Allah has disclosed about Himself and the Last Day, it is the very reality of what He has disclosed. With regard to Allah, this is the true nature of His essence and attributes, which none but He knows. Hence Mālik, Rabī'ah, and others said, “Rising over the Throne is known, but how it is so is unknown.”

Likewise, Ibn al-Mājishūn, Ahmad ibn Hanbal, and others among the early generations said, “We do not know the manner of what Allah has disclosed about Himself, even though we know its explanation and meaning.”

For this reason, Ahmad ibn Hanbal refuted the Jahmiyyah and the heretics concerning the ambiguous passages of the Quran that they attacked and interpreted contrary to their proper meaning. He refuted those who construed these passages in a sense other than what was intended, and he himself explained all the ambiguous verses and clarified their intended meaning.

Likewise, the Companions and the Successors explained the entire Quran. They used to say that scholars know its explanation and intended meaning, even though they do not know the manner of what Allah has disclosed about Himself; likewise,