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ROMANTICISM: A WEAPON OF SATAN

to fall upon millions of people, because they were unable to use their
minds effectively. Wisdom, however, assures peace, well-being, and
happiness, and shows the way to attain them.
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Intelligence makes it possible for us, among other things, to think,
form perceptions, focus our attention, and engage in practical
activities. But, in addition to all these, a wise person also possesses a
deep understanding unattainable by mere intelligence, and by means
of which he is able to distinguish between truth and falsehood.
Therefore, a wise person possesses insight far superior to that of an
intelligent person.
The source of wisdom, as we said before, is a deep-seated faith
and fear of God. Those who fear God, heed His commandments and
proscriptions, become naturally possessed of this superior insight as a
blessing from God. But, though this virtue is easily acquired, very few
are endowed of wisdom. This condition, that God makes known in the
Qu'ran, saying, "Most of them do not use their reason." (Qur'an,
5:103), arises from the fact that most people do not have the proper
faith, having left no room for the Qu'ran in their lives.
The wisdom that God has
granted to those who fear Him,
You who believe! If
and who live their lives in
you have fear of God,
conformity with the Qu'ran,
He will give you a
renders the devout believer
criterion (by which to superior to the unbeliever in
judge between right many ways. The basic
and wrong) and erase components of this wisdom are
your bad actions the believer's knowledge that
from you and forgive God controls all things all the
you. God's favour is time, his consciousness of the
indeed immense. fact that everything in its every
(Qur'an, 8:29) detail comes into being
according to the fate which God
has predetermined, and his