The Authority of the Sunnah According to the Qur’anic Text

This study analyzes what the Qur’an ascribes to the Sunnah ofMuhammad and highlights the existence of indicators within theQur’anic text as to the Sunnah’s significance, role, and legal authority.Insight into its place and role is researched according tothe Qur’an, and answers are sought as to its significance in Islamiclaw and thought. The answers presented are the onesfound in the Qur’anic discourse circulating around Muhammad.The analysis, which examines thirty-five Qur’anic verses thatmention Muhammad, is organized according to several themes,among them obedience to God and to Muhammad and the latter’sjudicial role.