lied.”

It is established that our Messenger was the most knowledgeable of all people about Allah and about what he conveyed concerning Allah Most High. He was the most sincere in advising his community, the most eloquent of all people, and the clearest and most thorough in explaining matters.

Given this, it is necessarily known that the words Allah revealed to him concerning Himself and His creation, and the words with which the Messenger spoke about his Lord and His creation, could not have an apparent meaning consisting of falsehood, misguidance, and fabrication. Nor could those words contradict what is known through reason, be devoid of meaning and clarity, or be unworthy of being conveyed to His servants and having their intended meaning made clear. Nor could anyone who follows their meaning and holds fast to their purport be in