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TRUE WISDOM DESCRIBED IN THE QUR'AN

Foremost among the knowledge he acquires, is the real
meaning of this world. One with a clear mind knows from the
Qur’an that Allah has created this world as a transient place to
test humankind. He can clearly see that the world has been cre-
ated attractive and adorned with pretty things on purpose, and
that some people lose themselves among these things and forget
their true life, which is the Hereafter. But the believer himself, as
he can arrive at the reality of any situation through the Qur’an,
prepares for the Hereafter.
It is the wise who can truly grasp the truth about death. A
person with wisdom, even though he may be the richest, the
most attractive, and the most esteemed, knows that being so
will not be of any help to him when he dies one day. But, he also
realizes that death is not an end but rather a beginning. People
who lead their lives according to Allah’s will will go to Heaven
and those who get carried away with worldly life and forget
their responsibilities toward Allah will end up in Hell.
Furthermore, he recognizes that Heaven is infinite and far supe-
rior to this life which does not exceed 80-90 years and is full of
shortcomings. For this reason, he sees death as the beginning of
an infinite life where he will be united with Allah’s mercy, rather
than as an annihilation that brings sadness. This knowledge
also allows him to fully comprehend the reality of the Hereafter.
Something else these people with the clear conscience stem-
ming from wisdom can comprehend is the reality of fate. They
know that Allah, the possessor of infinite wisdom, has created
everything on earth, small or big, with a purpose and divine
reason. Even if they face an event, which at first sight seems un-
favourable, they never forget that every cloud has a silver lining
and that Allah is merely testing them. Because they can grasp