Question: how are the qur'an and the sunnah related?
Answer: John Esposito explains the importance of the Quran and the Sunnah in Islam: "the Prophet Muhammad is seen as the 'living Quran,' the embodiment of God's will in his behavior and words. ... Fatih Okumus refers to Muhammad as "the walking Qur'an," with the Sunnah giving an example to follow.