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TRUE WISDOM DESCRIBED IN THE QUR'AN

development of the five senses, concentration, thought, and at-
tention to detail are all made possible through our intelligence.
For example, an intelligent professor can promptly comprehend
how things function physically and formulate it. Or an intelli-
gent person with a good memory can understand intricate and
detailed aspects of situations. And one with practical intelli-
gence can come up with practical and simplified solutions to the
situations he faces.
On the other hand, the wise man, as well as making use of
the advantages intelligence provides, makes use of the compre-
hension and ability an intelligent person doesn’t possess.
An intelligent person can only accomplish things with the
knowledge and experience he acquires by examining particular
topics or by otherwise educating himself. But, these are abilities
such as depend on learning, memorizing, and experience. As a
result, he may reach an impasse at some point, unable to find so-
lutions to problems and carry things through to a satisfactory
conclusion.
On the other hand, a wise person, without former education
or experience, can reach more appropriate and definite conclu-
sions on any given subject, which he has in fact never previ-
ously encountered than one who has studied that subject for
many years. This is because, a wise person can find the most
practical solution, even if he doesn’t have any technical knowl-
edge on the subject. If necessary, he can even apply to the person
with the most experience on the subject to do the job and reach a
solution. In brief, wisdom is an ability that provides us with
greater comprehension than intelligence, deeper understand-
ing, ability to find the truth, and produce a solution for every
problem. Furthermore, wisdom is a trait that gives us control of