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mercy incumbent on Himself. If anyone among Allah, unable to travel in the land. The ignorant
you does evil out of ignorance and then after- consider them rich because of their reticence.
wards repents and puts things right, He is Ever- You will know them by their mark. They do not
Forgiving, Most Merciful. (6:54) ask from people insistently. Whatever good you
He (Yusuf) said, ‘My Lord, the prison is preferable give away, Allah knows it. (2:273)
to me than what they call on me to do. Unless If their turning away is hard on you, then go
You turn their guile away from me, it may well be down a tunnel deep into the earth, if you can, or
that I will fall for them and so become a man of climb up a ladder into heaven, and bring them a
ignorance.’ (12:33) Sign. If Allah had wanted to He would have gath-
He (Yusuf) said, ‘Are you aware of what you did ered them all to guidance. So do not be among
to Yusuf and his brother in ignorance?’ (12:89) the ignorant. (6:35)
But to those who do evil in ignorance and then Even if We sent down angels to them, and the
after that repent and put things right, to them dead spoke to them, and We gathered together
your Lord is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. everything in front of them right before their
(16:119) eyes, they would still not believe unless Allah
So leave them in their glut of ignorance for a willed. The truth is that most of them are igno-
while. (23:54) rant. (6:111)
However, their hearts are overwhelmed by igno- So you cannot say: ‘The Book was only sent
rance about this matter and they do other things down to the two groups before us and we were
as well. (23:63) ignorant of their studies.’ (6:156)
Remain in your houses and do not display your We conveyed the tribe of Israel across the sea
beauty as it was previously displayed in the Time and they came upon some people who were de-
of Ignorance. Perform prayer and give the alms voting themselves to some idols which they had.
and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah desires They said, ‘Musa, give us a god just as these peo-
to remove all impurity from you, People of the ple have gods.’ He said, ‘You are indeed an igno-
House, and to purify you completely. (33:33) rant people.’ (7:138)
Those who disbelieve filled their hearts with fa- Make allowances for people, command what is
natical rage–the fanatical rage of the Time of right, and turn away from the ignorant. (7:199)
Ignorance–and Allah sent down serenity to His (Nuh said,) ‘My people! I do not ask you for any
Messenger and to the believers, and bound them wealth for it. My wage is the responsibility of
to the expression of heedfulness which they had Allah alone. I will not chase away those who be-
most right to and were most entitled to. Allah has lieve. They are surely going to meet their Lord.
knowledge of all things. (48:26) However, I see you as ignorant people.’ (11:29)
You who believe! If a deviator brings you a re- He said, ‘Nuh, he is definitely not of your family.
port, scrutinize it carefully in case you attack He is someone whose action was not righteous.
people in ignorance and so come to greatly re- Do not, therefore, ask Me for something about
gret what you have done. (49:6) which you have no knowledge. I admonish you
(Conjecturers are) those who flounder in a glut of lest you should be among the ignorant.’ (11:46)
ignorance. (51:11) The servants of the All-Merciful are those who
walk lightly on the earth and, who, when the igno-
IGNORANT rant speak to them, say, ‘Peace’. (25:63)
And when Musa said to his people, ‘Allah com- (Lut said to his people,) ‘Do you come with lust to
mands you to sacrifice a cow,’ they said, ‘What! men instead of women? You are a people who are
Are you making a mockery of us?’ He said, ‘I seek deeply ignorant.’ (27:55)
refuge with Allah from being one of the igno- When they (believers) hear worthless talk they turn
rant!’ (2:67) away from it and say, ‘We have our actions and
It is for the poor who are held back in the Way of you have your actions. Peace be upon you. We do
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