Continuation of the interpretation of the verse: ((Before [it was] a guidance for the people, and He sent down the criterion...)).

Between the agent and the object, between truth in its essence—saying this is truth and this is falsehood—and between the people of truth and the people of falsehood. Now, does it distinguish between the beneficial and the harmful? Yes, it distinguishes between the beneficial and the harmful. Does it distinguish between the more beneficial and the beneficial? Yes, it distinguishes between the more harmful and the harmful. This is because the word al-furqan (the criterion) is a broad term that encompasses everything by which distinction is made, in all respects.