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FREEING ONESELF FROM

UNAWARENESS

Reading the Qur’an and pondering its verses

The most effective solution to ending one’s unawareness
is to read the Qur’an, Allah’s divine light to guide His servants,
and reflect upon its verses. Reading the Qur’an draws people
closer to Allah and allows them to grasp something of His
supreme knowledge and power. At the same time, it provides
the clearest and truest knowledge about what was previously
unknown and unconsidered, and also answers questions that
had perplexed them in the past. For this reason, those who
read the Qur’an sincerely understand it turn to Allah with their
hearts satisfied.
Those who take its verses to heart become aware of the
errors in their attitudes and ideas. Gradually, they come to
understand the importance and seriousness of their past
deeds and what drove them to engage in such activities. In
short, they finally begin to understand Allah’s supreme knowl-
edge and power, and thus feel their fear, respect, and love for
Him start to grow:
This (Qur’an) is a communication to be transmitted to
humanity so that people may be warned by it and will