the jurists said: “Terms are of three kinds”: those whose definitions are known through revelation, such as prayer and zakat; those whose definitions are known through language, such as the sun and the moon; and those whose definitions are known through custom, such as taking possession and the word “kindness” in His words: “Live with them in kindness.”

Among the greatest blessings Allah bestowed upon them was their firm adherence to the Book and the Sunnah. One of the principles agreed upon by the Companions and those who followed them in righteousness was that no one could ever be allowed to oppose the Quran with his own opinion, spiritual taste, rational judgment, analogy, or ecstatic experience. For it is established from them, through conclusive proofs and clear signs, that the Messenger brought guidance and the religion of truth, and that the Quran guides to what is most upright.

It contains accounts of those before them, news of what comes after them, and judgment concerning their affairs. It is decisive, not frivolous. Whatever tyrant abandons it, Allah will crush him; whoever seeks guidance elsewhere, Allah will lead him astray. It is Allah’s firm rope, the wise reminder, and the straight path. Desires cannot bend it, nor tongues confound it: no one can bend it to his desires or distort it with his tongue. It does not wear out through frequent repetition; when repeated time after time, it neither wears out nor becomes tiresome like other speech. Its wonders never cease, and scholars never have their fill of it. Whoever speaks by it speaks the truth; whoever acts upon it is rewarded; whoever judges by it is just; and whoever calls to it is guided to a straight path.

Thus, the Quran was the guide to be followed. Hence, there is nothing in the statements of