Nahj al-Balāgha
Hadith 995[بعثة النبي (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) :] بَعَثَهُ حِينَ لاَ عَلَمٌ قَائِمٌ، وَلاَ مَنَارٌ سَاطِعٌ، وَلاَ مَنْهَجٌ وَاضِحٌ.
Allāh deputed the Prophet when no sign of guidance existed, no beacon was giving light and no passage was clear.