the greatest gateway to Qur’anic exegesis will open before him. His knowledge will grow stronger, his insight will shine, and this method will spare him from excessive contrivances and from resorting to peripheral inquiries—especially if he has secured a solid grasp of the Arabic sciences and pays close attention to the Prophet’s biography, peace and blessings be upon him, and to his conduct with both friends and foes, for that is the greatest help toward this goal.

Once the servant knows that the Qur’an sets forth everything in detail—that it guarantees all beneficial interests by clarifying and urging them, while warning against every harm—and he keeps this maxim constantly before his eyes, applying it to every situation and occurrence, past or future, the magnitude of its relevance and the abundance of its benefits and fruits will become clear to him.

Related to this principle are: