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Finally, the USG, as a non-Muslim entity, simply lacks the authority to grant credibility (or not) to anything derived from the sources (Koran, Hadith, Sharia). Islamic law is clear that anyone, including a Muslim who lacks in depth knowledge of the various dimensions of Arabic, the figurative, literal, and the forms of metaphor, is prohibited from explaining or interpreting anything in teh koran and the hadith, beyond what they have heard from anotehr who possesses these abilities. One must also have a complete knowledge of which verses abrogate others and which verses stand abrogated.