What caution applies to the phrase about the verse’s taʾwīl?
Narrator Criticism: Al-Mughīrah b. Saʿīd, Shaqīq and Jābir al-Juʿfī
- Verbal similarity suffices for a special application
- Knowing context removes any need for further evidence
- A claimed specific future application needs independent evidence
- The transmitter’s assertion alone proves the later interpretation