And he, glorified is his glory, said: "Indeed, debating concerning the Qur'an is an innovation (bid‘ah) in which both the questioner and the questioned share part; for the questioner burdens himself with what does not belong to him, and the questioned takes upon himself that which is not incumbent upon him.

And he, glorified is his glory, said: "Whoever explains the Qur'an according to his personal opinion has fabricated a lie against Allah."

And he, glorified is his glory, said: "Whoever speaks concerning the Qur'an without knowledge shall come on the Day of Resurrection bridled with a bridle of fire."

And he, glorified is his glory, said: "Indeed, this Qur'an has an outward aspect (zāhir) and an inward aspect (bātin), a decisive aspect (muḥkam) and an allegorical aspect (mutashābih), an abrogating aspect (nāsikh) and an abrogated aspect (mansūkh), a general aspect (‘āmm) and a specific aspect (khāṣṣ), a strict enforcement (tashdīd) and a concession (tarkhīṣ), and an insinuation (ta‘rīḍ) and an explicit declaration (taṣrīḥ). Likewise is our speech, the People of the