Why did verse 170 of Surat al-A'raf confine the condition for reform to "hold fast to the Book and establish prayer," without mentioning other sources, and must we accept what the Holy Book does not mention?
Adherence to the Book is the essence of reform. This includes adherence to the , for it is a revelation and an elucidation of what is general in the Quran. A person is not considered a believer until he believes in what the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, has informed, and obeys his commands and refrains from his prohibitions. This also includes adherence to what has been agreed upon by consensus, to valid analogical reasoning (), and to the (independent reasoning) of qualified scholars in matters where there is no explicit text. As for history, what is proven from it is accepted as a historical narrative, but it is not necessarily a source of legislation. What is nullified by the Quran is rejected.
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