Indeed, many rulings are stated only concisely in the Quran, while the Sunna supplies their detailed exposition; therefore one must return to the Prophet’s explanation, for he is the one appointed by God to clarify His revelation. In the same vein, both the Quran and the Sunna contain passages that are muhkam (unequivocal) and others that are mutashabih (ambiguous); the ambiguous must be interpreted in the light of the unequivocal.