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About Wisdom...

this reality, they submit to Allah with all their heart, they trust
Him completely, and they gladly accept their destiny.

WISDOM PROVIDES RIGHT THINKING
The ability to think is an important characteristic of human
beings. However, many people do not use this ability in connec-
tion with reasonable or useful issues. Instead, they apply it to is-
sues that are not beneficial either to themselves or to others.
Sometimes they think for hours at a time or even days on end,
but even after spending so much time they cannot produce any
solutions. However, for anyone to assert that he can think ad-
vantageously, he needs to be able to make positive use of his
hearing, perception, and thoughts.
The wise person is different from others in that he does not
think just for the sake of thinking. He thinks to arrive at a solu-
tion, to be of some help, to find the truth, and to produce benefi-
cial results. He determines what he is supposed to think with his
wisdom. He doesn’t occupy his mind with things that will waste
his time and not lead him to any solutions. For example, he
doesn’t worry himself with unfounded suspicions, Satan’s de-
ceitful whisperings, or waste his time with concerns for the fu-
ture.
He uses the Qur’an as his guide in such matters and he bases
his thoughts on issues on which Allah encourages people to re-
flect. Foremost on his list of topics, is to think of the almightiness
of Allah Who created him, all others and all the things he knows.
Awise person never fails to remember that Allah is not bounded
by time and place, that His presence encompasses everything,
that when every creature is dependent on Him, He is beyond
need of any being, He is the owner and sovereign of the uni-