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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Leading The Ummah Chapter 5: Islamic Rules And The Holy Quran Need The Interpretation By Infallibles The Islamic legal system always needs to be explained however vivid and obvious it may seem. In the same way that laws of countries require interpretation by qualified experts. The Holy Book and its commands need clarification, even if they had been spelled out by the Prophet himself.

Tens and hundreds of cases have been witnessed where there have been disputes over the meaning of the verses of the Holy Quran and over Islamic narrations. Is the Islamic religion, which is eternal, not in need of a prominent leader who is well aware of the Prophetic knowledge and whose judgment could be used as a base? Was the presence of such a leader not necessary for putting an end to disputes and the realization of the Islamic unity?

In Omar’s time, a man came to the Islamic court saying that it had been only six months since he had married his wife, but that she had given birth to a healthy child. The judge ordered the woman to be stoned. On the way, the woman saw Ali (as) and asked for help, saying she was innocent and had not slept with any one else except for her husband. Ali (as) became aware of the error of the judge. He ordered the man in charge of stoning to return to the mosque.

Addressing the Caliph and reproaching him, Ali (as) said: what kind of judgment is this? The Caliph answered: six months ago the two got married and now his wife has given birth to a child. Ali (as) said: don’t you know, that the Holy Quran says: ﴿ وَ حَمْلُهُ وَ فِصالُهُ ثَلاثُونَ شَهْراً ﴾ “and bearing him and weaning him was thirty months”[^1]. The Caliph replied: Yes.

Imam Ali (as), by using two verses of the Holy Quran, came to the conclusion that no man could arrive at. Can we then claim that the Prophet of Islam did not have any plan for this Divine book which is an eternal light for humanity? It might be claimed that such a rare occasion would not hurt Islamic unity.