Methods of the stories of the Prophets

and the Messengers in Surah Al-A'raf

and Surah Hud and Surah Ash-Shu'ara,

then let him return to these stories

in Surah As-Saffat

then let him read these very stories

in Surah Adh-Dhariyat, the difference becomes as clear to him as daylight.

Likewise, the mention of what relates to the torment of the disobedient wrongdoers has come,

and the bestowing of favor upon the obedient righteous

in a new form in every place of its mention in the Noble Quran,

and thus the disputing of the people of Hell with one another has come

in new forms and diverse methods in every place,

and speech about this is long.

We also know that observing the requirement of the context

which the art of meanings takes upon itself to detail and speak about,

and the use of metaphors and metonymies

which the art of exposition contains,

along with observing the state of the unlettered addressees

who are ignorant of these arts,

has indeed been realized in the Noble Quran and fulfilled

in a way that a better and more splendid one cannot be imagined,

and that is because what is required in the Noble Quran

is that some subtle points of exposition be deposited

which are not difficult for the general public

and relished by the elite within the folds of known addresses

and general dialogue, and this is a type of combining between two opposites

(the like of which is not possible for any human being).

[The Miraculous Nature of Quranic Legislation:]

And among the aspects of Quranic miraculousness is that whose understanding is not easy

except for those who ponder and reflect deeply on the secrets of the divine laws,

and its subtleties, and that is because these sciences