Page 46 - True Wisdom Described in the Qur'an

44
TRUE WISDOM DESCRIBED IN THE QUR'AN

on truly important issues.
He puts the needs of the people around him first. He thinks
of how he can help these people with their safety, health, and
happiness and, if there are any obstacles in achieving these
goals, he deals with them without any delay.
He always thinks of things that can be of benefit to religion
and believers. He always wants and tries to do beneficial things.
Awise person also plans ahead of time. He focuses his
thoughts on whatever he is aiming at. He never concentrates on
trivial details.
He thinks of events in stages. He takes precautions by pre-
dicting what will happen a few stages later, what the potential
dangers might be, or what improvements are likely to happen.
He also thinks of past events. He draws the most sensible
and wise conclusions from his experiences and hence accumu-
lates valuable lessons that he may apply in the future.
Whenever negative or wrong things come to mind, he knows
that they are only Satan’s deceitful words and he takes refuge in
Allah.
And with the knowledge that there is a purpose and beauty
in everything Allah has created, he thinks "there is good in all".

AWISE PERSON’S CONVERSATIONS AND SPEECH
Awise person’s utterances are the most fitting, wise, gen-
uine, and helpful. Because his vision is broad, the examples he
gives are most original and therefore the most effective. Instead
of talking excessively he prefers to talk briefly of worthwhile
things. He talks when it is necessary and when it is most appro-
priate. In his wisdom, he determines when it is best to speak
and when it is not. For example, he doesn’t engage a person in a