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TRUE WISDOM DESCRIBED IN THE QUR'AN

around him. For this reason, the person in question has to live
his life in a state of deprivation. Allah informs us of the state of
thoughtless people in another verse:
None can believe except with Allah’s permission. He
places a blight on those who do not use their reason.
(Surah Yunus: 100)
Moreover, thoughtless people form thoughtless communi-
ties. As a result of being far from religion, thoughtless commu-
nities are wracked with confusion, oppression, injustice,
animosity, violence, and intolerance; theirs is basically an envi-
ronment where every kind of negativity exists. As a result of
their thoughtlessness, people cannot appreciate Allah’s power
and hence do not fear Him. And in a society where Allah is not
feared, any kind of offence can be committed. People can easily
kill others, abuse their rights, or turn to larceny and fraud.
Because compassion and kindness are at a low, they indulge in
any kind of wrongdoing.
So these are the summaries of some of the damage thought-
lessness causes in this world. For this reason, thoughtlessness is
not a state that any individual should needlessly accept. Every
human being should think of the obstacles blocking wisdom,
should make every effort to try to rid himself of them, so that he
may have the beautiful existence made possible by wisdom in
this world and the next.