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TRUE WISDOM DESCRIBED IN THE QUR'AN

One who cannot appreciate the power of Allah, Who fault-
lessly created him and the whole of the universe, is without a
doubt in a state of thoughtlessness. Because a person, who asso-
ciates other gods with Allah, cannot live a happy life in this
world and will have to face Allah’s punishment in the Hereafter.
Allah tells us in the Qur’an that the actions of those who associ-
ate partners with Allah will result in nothing:
It has been revealed to you and those before you: "If
you associate others with Allah, your actions will come
to nothing and you will be among the losers". (Surat az-
Zumar: 65)
It is also explained that people who commit shirk will not be
forgiven:
Allah does not forgive anything being associated with
Him, but He forgives whoever He wills for anything
other than that. Anyone who associates something
with Allah has committed a terrible crime. (Surat an-
Nisa’: 48)
In another verse, the Prophet Luqman (as) gives his son ad-
vice by reminding him that shirk is a terrible wrong:
Luqman said to his son, counselling him, "My son, do
not associate anything with Allah. Associating others
with Him is a terrible wrong". (Surah Luqman: 13)
As can be seen in the verse, Allah describes shirk as a wrong.
Shirk, as well as committing an offence against Allah, is wrong-
ing one's self. Since a person who commits shirk has also fallen
into a great error, his life that he has based on faulty thinking is
also full of mistakes. In this situation, it is not possible to men-
tion wisdom or the benefits it gives to a person who associates
partners with Allah. Because, Allah seals the hearts and blocks