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TRUE WISDOM DESCRIBED IN THE QUR'AN

verse, He sees all creatures every second of their existence, He
knows whatever they say, do, or whatever passes through their
minds, and that He keeps the record of everything from the be-
ginning of time till the end of it. Our Prophet (saas) has thus ex-
plained this clearness of the mind of the believers: "There is a
polish for everything that takes away rust; and the polish for the heart
is the remembrance of Allah." (Bukhari)
One of the things the wise think of the most is how to achieve
Allah’s love and approval, because, he knows that he is more re-
sponsible to Allah than to anyone or anything in the world. At
every moment of his life and every event he faces he thinks of
what would be the conduct that would best bring him close to
Allah. He always uses his mind to do beneficial and good
things, to behave in the best manner possible to others around
him, to say the best words, and live by the morals approved of
by Allah. By trying to meticulously follow the commands and
restrictions set forth in the Qur’an, he spends all his energy to on
being one of the people most loved by Allah.
Such people, who think by using their wisdom, are stated to
have reached the most righteous and correct way by acknowl-
edging Allah’s greatness. This is elaborated upon in the follow-
ing verses:
Those who remember Allah, standing, sitting and
lying on their sides, and reflect on the creation of the
heavens and the earth [saying]: "Our Lord, You have
not created this for nothing. Glory be to You! So safe-
guard us from the punishment of the Fire." (Surah Al
‘Imran: 191)
In the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alter-
nation of the night and day, and the ships which sail