Editing Sunnah (section)

===Providing examples===
According to John Burton, paraphrasing [[Al-Shafi'i]], "it must be remembered that the Quran text are couched in very general terms which it is the function of the sunnah to expand and elucidate, to make God's meaning absolutely clear."<ref>{{Cite book| first1=John |last1=Burton |title=The Sources of Islamic Law: Islamic Theories of Abrogation |publisher=Edinburgh University Press |date=1990 |isbn=9780748601080 |url= http://www.almuslih.org/Library/Burton,%20J%20-%20The%20Sources%20of%20Islamic%20Law.pdf |access-date=21 July 2018 |page=34 |ref=JBSILITA1990}}</ref>
There are a number of verses in the Quran where "to understand the context, as well as the meaning", Muslims need to refer to the record of the life and example of Muhammad.<ref name="WHII" />

It is thought that verses 16:44 and 64 indicate that Muhammed's mission "is not merely that of a deliveryman who simply delivers the revelation from Allah to us, rather, he has been entrusted with the most important task of explaining and illustrating" the Quran.

{{Blockquote|˹We sent them˺ with clear proofs and divine Books. And We have sent down to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Reminder, so that you may explain to people what has been revealed for them, and perhaps they will reflect.|{{qref|16|64|c=y}}<ref name="kutty-hadith">{{cite web |last1=Kutty |first1=Ahmad |title=What Is the Significance of Hadith in Islam? |url= http://www.islamicity.com/forum/printer_friendly_posts.asp?TID=3547 |publisher=Islamicity.com |access-date=22 June 2015 |date=6 March 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Prophet Muhammed (p) Was Sent to Teach & Explain the Quran |url= http://discover-the-truth.com/2013/05/07/prophet-was-sent-to-teach-to-explain-the-quran/ |website=Discover the Truth |access-date=22 June 2015 |date=7 May 2013}}</ref>}}

{{Blockquote|We have revealed to you the Book only to clarify for them what they differed about, and as a guide and mercy for those who believe.|{{qref|16|64|c=y}}}}

For example, while the Quran presents the general principles of praying, fasting, paying zakat, or making pilgrimage, they are presented "without the illustration found in Hadith, for these acts of worship remain as abstract imperatives in the Qur'an".<ref name="kutty-hadith" />