which, in my view, is of great importance to Muslims.

It is among Allah’s blessings upon this Muslim community—Blessed and Exalted is He—that its disagreements have not concerned the foundations of its religion or its primary sources. Rather, disagreement has arisen over matters that do not undermine the Muslims’ true unity, and such disagreement is inevitable. I have summarized the points I wish to discuss as follows:

First: All Muslims know from their understanding of the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—that Allah sent Muhammad—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—with guidance and the religion of truth. This necessarily means that the Messenger of Allah—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—explained this religion fully and adequately, leaving no need for any further explanation. For the very meaning of guidance is incompatible with every form of misguidance, while the very meaning of the religion of truth excludes every false religion of which Allah—Mighty and Majestic is He—does not approve. The Messenger of Allah was sent with guidance and the religion of truth, and during his lifetime—may Allah’s blessings and peace be upon him—whenever people disputed, they would refer the matter to him, and he would judge between them and make the truth clear to them,