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TRUE WISDOM DESCRIBED IN THE QUR'AN

However, it is definitely not possible to bind effective speak-
ing to any rules. On the contrary, truly effective speaking is not
linked to any rules and is not memorized, rather it is a "sincere
speech", which comes from the heart, without any difficulties,
and without artificiality. And only people of wisdom possess
this type of perfection in speech. The one who speaks with wis-
dom leaves a deep impression on the hearts of his listeners with
the sincerity of his words.
One who is far from religion can make a good speech on a
topic within his area of expertise with proper emphasis and by
following the rules of speech. However, we shouldn’t forget that
the qualities mentioned do not reflect any wisdom in this
speech. For a speech have wisdom, it has to be sincere and leave
a deep impression on the hearts of the listeners. A wise person is
someone who can explain what he wants in the most genuine
and sincere way, with the most striking examples. In one verse,
Allah points out the importance of wisdom by stating that He
has given this quality to the Prophet Dawud (as):
We made his kingdom strong and gave him wisdom
and decisive speech. (Surah Sad: 20)
As is seen in the verse, along with giving wisdom as a virtue,
"decisive speech" is also mentioned. To attain such a blessing
one doesn’t need to have any special talent or expend any ex-
traordinary effort. It is given by Allah to those who have faith
and are sincere.
However, wisdom is not something that manifests itself only
in speech. It is evinced also in a wise person’s mannerisms and
decisions, and in the analyses he makes. It is declared in the
Qur’an that this important superior quality is given to many of
the Prophets: