…And he who is given wisdom has been given much good.He was asked about these words and he said:Abū Saʿīd al-Khuḍrī narrated from the Prophet that he said: ‘The Qurʾān is God’s wisdom (ḥikma) among His servants. Whoever learns the Qurʾān and acts according to it, it is as if prophethood were incorporated within him, except that he does not receive revelation. He is called to account in the same way as the prophets except in the matter of conveying the message.’ And Muḥammad b. Sawwār reported to me from ʿAqīl, from Ibn al-Musayyab, on the authorityof Abū Hurayra that he stated that the Prophet said, ‘The Qurʾān is wisdom, andwhoever learns the Qurʾān in his youth, it mingles with his flesh and blood. And surely the Fire cannot touch a heart which contains the Qurʾān, nor a body which avoids that which it prohibits (maḥārim), and keeps to what it permits (ḥalāl), believes in that which is clear [in it] (muḥkam), refrains from judgement in that which is ambiguous [in it] (mutashābih), and does not make innovations regarding it.’ Mujāhid and Ṭāwūs said, ‘Wisdom is the Qurʾān, as He says in Sūrat al-Naḥl, Call to the way of your Lord with wisdom [16:125], meaning the Qurʾān. Ḥasan said, ‘Wisdom is the understanding of the Qurʾān, and wisdom is prophethood, as He says in Sūrat Ṣād, and gave him wisdom’ [38:20], meaning prophethood (nubuwwa). And God said [concerning] David , And God gave him kingship and wisdom [2:251] meaning prophethood, along with the Book. Qatāda said, ‘Wisdom is understanding the religion of God, Mighty and Majestic is He, and following the Messenger of God ’; Suddī said: ‘Wisdom is prophethood’; Zayd b.
narrated from the Prophet 
that he said: ‘The Qurʾān is God’s wisdom (ḥikma) among His servants. Whoever learns the Qurʾān and acts according to it, it is as if prophethood were incorporated within him, except that he does not receive revelation. He is called to account in the same way as the prophets except in the matter of conveying the message.’ And Muḥammad b. Sawwār reported to me from ʿAqīl, from Ibn al-Musayyab, on the authorityof Abū Hurayra 
, And God gave him kingship and wisdom [2:251] meaning prophethood, along with the Book. Qatāda said, ‘Wisdom is understanding the religion of God, Mighty and Majestic is He, and following the Messenger of God 
