60. How can the Quran be considered perfect if it requires Hadith (the sayings and deeds of the Prophet Muhammad) to clarify it?

Nothing in life is self-explanatory. It must be understood that as a book of wisdom and guidance, the Quran principally deals with basics. It is the Hadith which gives the details and necessary explanations of Quranic injunctions. It is as if the Quran is the text and the Hadith its commentary, the Quran being the theory and the Hadith the practice. Both are equally essential for the following of religion.