He has not told us about, it does us no harm not to know it. He has made clear what He has told us: the Arabic speech that He made a guidance and a healing for people.

Al-Hasan said:

“Allah has not revealed a verse without wishing people to know what it was revealed about and what He meant by it.”

How, then, could such speech contain anything that no one understands at all? There is a difference between saying, “It is the Lord Himself who comes, in a manner befitting His majesty,” and saying, “We do not know whether it is He who comes or His command.”

Many people do not affirm either position decisively, but instead say, “Remain silent, for silence is safer.” Undoubtedly, silence is safer for someone who does not know, as the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

“Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak good or remain silent.”

Yet this person maintains that the Messenger and the entire Muslim community were likewise unaware whether this or that was intended, and that even the Messenger did not know. Whoever says this is wrong and speaks without knowledge. It would have sufficed for him to remain silent about this, rather than assert that the Messenger and all the imams were ignorant and obliged to remain silent just as he himself is.

Moreover, this is contrary to the facts. The Prophet’s hadiths, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and the statements of the early generations explaining this verse and others like it are numerous and well known. However, ‘Alī, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

“Speak to people about what they understand, and leave aside what they would reject. Would you like Allah and His Messenger to be disbelieved?”

Ibn Mas‘ūd said:

“There is no