“I have left nothing that brings you nearer to Paradise without telling you about it, nor anything that keeps you away from the Fire without telling you about it.”
And he said:
“Allah never sent a prophet without requiring him to guide his people to the best of what he knew to be good for them, and to forbid them the worst of what he knew to be evil for them.”
The details of this general statement become known through research, reflection, careful investigation, and systematic examination, and by seeking knowledge of these matters in the Quran and Sunnah. Whoever seeks this will find in the Quran and Sunnah texts that leave no room for excuse concerning these matters and offer the fullest guidance, clarity, and healing.
This requires two things:
First: understanding the meanings of the Quran and Sunnah.
Second: understanding the meanings of the expressions used by those who disagree, so that one can properly correlate the meanings of revelation with the meanings intended by those who engage in discussions of the foundations of religion. It will then become clear that the Book judges between people concerning their disagreements, as Allah Most High said:
“Humanity was one community; then Allah sent the prophets as bearers of good tidings and warners, and sent down with them the Book in truth to judge between people concerning that in which they differed.” [al-Baqarah: 213]
And the Most High said:
“And whatever you dispute