كتاب الله تعالى
The Book of Allah, the Qur'an, is a foundational source of legal rulings. Understanding its legal language requires asking what a term denotes, whether it has general or specific scope, and what kind of ruling its wording establishes.
A numerical expression may establish a definite quantity, while another word may cover many persons or only a defined class.
The discussion of Qur'anic legal evidence begins with these verbal distinctions because the indication of the wording must be understood before a legal conclusion is drawn.