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alone and to try to strictly practice the morals and the way of
life He presents to us in the Qur’an. One who patterns his
entire life on the guidance of the verses of the Qur’an auto-
matically distances himself from the bad morality and the dis-
agreeable modes of behaviour of a society marred by igno-
rance of religion.

83. What is the difference between wisdom and
intelligence?

Wisdom is an important quality possessed only by
believers. However, there is a great difference between the
concept of wisdom as it commonly figures in society and the
wisdom entailed by living by the moral values of the Qur’an.
The wisdom referred to in the Qur’an is a concept totally dif-
ferent from intelligence. Intelligence is the brain capacity a
human being biologically possesses. Intelligence neither
increases nor decreases. Wisdom, on the other hand, is
granted to believers, who are pious and who fear Allah, as a
great blessing. The level of wisdom of the individual increas-
es in parallel with his piety.
The primary characteristics of a man of wisdom is his
fearing Allah and observing his duty to Him, following his con-
science all the time, evaluating everything he sees according
to the Qur’an and seeking Allah’s approval every moment. No
individual, be he the most intelligent, most knowledgeable
and most intellectual person on earth, will possess “wisdom”
if he lacks these qualities, and, lacking the ability to under-
stand, he will not be able to see many truths. Allah has
described what damage is done by a lack of wisdom:
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