a person from something he finds written in a script he does not know. Since he cannot read what is written, he uses the paper to wrap and protect something else, as people do with parchments whose contents they cannot read. Yet these may contain words which, had they understood them, would have prevented them from treating them in this way—as with Arabicized books.

Not understanding the wording is like not understanding the script: both remove reverence for the words from the heart. By contrast, when understanding is possible, a person who believes in their greatness directs his efforts towards understanding them and occupies himself with remembering his Lord and reflecting on His words, thereby benefiting from this. Thus, a person reflects on what he finds difficult to understand, and his reflection serves to focus his resolve, turn him towards Allah Most High and His worship, and occupy him with this rather than with the soul’s cravings and base desires. Then, when he understands some of the truth, he finds sweetness in it, which urges him to seek the rest.

Allah Most High says:
“Then do they not reflect upon the Quran, or are there locks upon their hearts?” (24) [Muhammad 24]

And He says:
“This is a blessed Book which We have revealed to you, so that they may reflect upon its verses and those of understanding may take heed.” (29) [Sād 29]

And Allah Most High says:
“Is one who knows that what has been revealed to you from your Lord is the truth like one who is blind? Only those of understanding take heed.” (19) [al-Raʿd 19]

For whether speech is true or false is