Muhkam and Mutashabih

Muḥkam" and "Mutashābih () are Arabic words that are used in the Qurʾān. "Muhkam" can be translated as "" and "Mutashabih" as "".
Commentary.
It was reported from ʿAlī that he stated, "[Those rooted in knowledge] are the ones whom knowledge has protected from plunging [into the interpretation of the Qurʾān] according to some whim (hawā) or with set arguments (ḥujaj maḍrūba) without [awareness of] the unseen [mysteries] (ghuyūb)."