Chemchemi ambayo Masahaba wa Mtume ﷺ walikunywa maji yake ilikuwa ni Qur'an; Qur'an pekee. Hadith za Mtume ﷺ na mafundisho yake zilikuwa ni matawi yaliyotokana na chemchemi hii. Mtu mmoja alipomuuliza Mama wa Waumini, Aisha - Mungu awe radhi naye - kuhusu tabia ya Mtume ﷺ, alijibu: "Tabia yake ilikuwa ni Qur'an" [Al-Nisaa].
Qur'an Tukufu ndiyo ilikuwa chanzo pekee ambacho walikata kiu yao, na ndiyo ilikuwa ukungu pekee ambao maisha yao yalifinyangwa. Hii ndiyo ilikuwa mwongozo pekee kwao, si kwa sababu hakukuwepo ustaarabu, utamaduni, elimu, vitabu au shule. Hakika, kulikuwepo utamaduni wa Kirumi, ustaarabu wake, vitabu vyake na sheria zake, ambavyo hata leo vinachukuliwa kuwa msingi wa utamaduni wa Ulaya. Kulikuwepo urithi wa utamaduni wa Kigiriki - mantiki yake, falsafa yake na sanaa zake, ambazo bado ni chanzo cha msukumo wa fikra za Magharibi. Kulikuwepo ustaarabu wa Kiajemi, sanaa yake, ushairi wake na hadithi zake, pamoja na dini yake na mfumo wake wa utawala. Kulikuwepo pia ustaarabu mwingine mwingi, karibu au mbali, kama tamaduni za India na China, na kadhalika. Tamaduni za Kirumi na Kiajemi zilianzishwa kaskazini na kusini mwa Peninsula ya Arabia, huku Mayahudi na Wakristo wakiwa wamesambaa katikati ya Arabia. Kwa hiyo, tunaamini kwamba kizazi hiki hakikutegemea Kitabu cha Mungu peke yake katika kuelewa dini yao kwa sababu ya kutojua ustaarabu na utamaduni, bali yote hayo yalikuwa kwa mpango na mbinu iliyopangwa vizuri. Mfano wa lengo hili unaonekana katika kutoridhika kulikoonyeshwa na Mtume wa Mungu ﷺ pale Umar - Mungu awe radhi naye - alipoleta kurasa chache kutoka Taurati. Mtume wa Mungu ﷺ alisema: "Naapa kwa Mungu, hata kama Musa angekuwa hai miongoni mwenu leo, asingekuwa na njia nyingine ila kunifuata mimi" [Imepokewa na al-Hafidh Abu Yala kutoka kwa Himad, kutoka kwa al-Shubi, kutoka kwa Jabir. Ni dhahiri kutokana na tukio hili kwamba Mjumbe wa Mwenyezi Mungu ﷺ alimfunga kwa makusudi kizazi cha kwanza cha Waislamu, ambacho kilikuwa katika hatua za mwanzo za mafunzo, katika chanzo kimoja tu cha mwongozo, nacho ni Kitabu cha Mungu. Lengo lake lilikuwa kwamba kundi hili lijitoe kikamilifu kwa Kitabu cha Mungu na kupanga maisha yake kwa kufuata mafundisho yake peke yake. Ndiyo maana Mjumbe wa Mwenyezi Mungu ﷺ alikasirika Umar - Mwenyezi Mungu amridhie - alipogeukia chanzo kingine tofauti na Qur'an. Kwa kweli, Mjumbe wa Mwenyezi Mungu ﷺ alikusudia kuandaa kizazi safi moyoni, safi akilini, safi katika ufahamu. Mafunzo yao yalipaswa kujengwa juu ya mbinu aliyoiweka Mungu aliyeteremsha Qur'an, yakiwa yametakaswa kutokana na athari ya vyanzo vingine vyote.
The spring from which the Companions of the Prophet - peace be on him-drank was the Qur'an; only the Qur'an as the Hadith of the Prophet and his teachings were offspring of this fountainhead. When someone asked the Mother of the Faithful, Aisha-may God be please- with her,-about the character of the Prophetpeace be on him,-she answered, "His character was the Qur'an" [ Al-Nisaa] The Holy Qur'an was the only source from which they quenched their thirst, and this was the only mold in which they formed their lives. This was the only guidance for them, not because there was no civilization or culture or science or books or schools. Indeed, there was Roman culture, its civilization, its books and its laws, which even today are considered to be the foundation of European culture. There was the heritage of Greek culture- its logic, its philosophy and its arts, which are still a source of inspiration for Western thought. There was the Persian civilization, its art, its poetry and its legends, and its religion and system of government. There were many other civilizations, near or far, such as the Indian and Chinese cultures, and so on. The Roman and Persian cultures were established to the north and to the south of the Arabian peninsula, while the Jews and Christians were settled in the heart of Arabia. Thus we believe that this generation did not place sole reliance on the Book of God for the understanding of their religion because of any ignorance of civilization and culture, but it was all according to a well thought out plan and method. An example of this purpose is found in the displeasure expressed by the Messenger of God - peace be on him - when 'Umar-may God be pleased with him-brought some pages from the Torah. The Messenger of Godpeace be on him-said, "By God, if even Moses had been alive among you today, he would have no recourse except to follow me" [Reported by al-Hafidh Abu Yala from Himad, from al-Shubi, from Jabir.] It is clear from this incident that the Messenger of God - peace be on him - deliberately limited the first generation of Muslims, which was undergoing the initial stages of training, to only one source of guidance, and that was the Book of God. His intention was that this group should dedicate itself purely to the Book of God and arrange its lives solely according to its teachings. That is why the Messenger of God -peace be on him-was displeased when 'Umar-may God be pleased with him-turned to a source different from the Qur'an In fact, the Messenger of God-peace be on him-intended to prepare a generation pure in heart, pure in mind, pure in understanding. Their training was to be based on the method prescribed by God Who gave the Qur'an, purified from the influence of all other sources.