by a person in all other fields of knowledge and in understanding the rulings of Islamic law: it can arise either because there is, in reality, no evidence that tips the balance in favor of the truth, so that the evidence on both sides is actually equal and each has evidence supporting it; or because the evidence appears equal in the inquirer’s mind, since he has not recognized the stronger evidence, whether through inability to recognize it or through negligence and failure to examine and investigate the matter thoroughly.

If this equality arises from the inquirer’s limitations or negligence, this can occur with any discourse and any evidence. It does not follow that the two meanings are equally supported. Rather, the wording indicates one rather than the other, but the listener examining it has not understood what it indicates. On this assumption, then, the entire Quran is unambiguous, its intended meaning having been made clear. Any ambiguity in certain verses arises only from the inquirer’s deficient understanding.

Allah Most High has stated that He has made His verses precise, and that they are clear, guidance, and light. This can only be so if they clarify what He intended and meant. But if they make no distinction between the intended meaning and any other, and do not indicate either