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clear 2:160, justice 49:9, good statements 35:10, gratitude to Allah (SWT) 7:189,
patience 11:11, guidance 20:82, propagation of Islam 41:33, 103:3, Quran and
Muhammed (PBH) 47:2, holding fast to Allah (SWT) 4:146, hoping to meet Him
18:110, pleasing Him 27:19, remembering Him 26:227 being humble before Him
11:23, The benefits of possessing these qualities are : honoured provision 22:50,
success 28:67 wiping off of evil 29:7, 64:9, righteous deeds of the SALIHIIN will not
be rejected 21:94, they will be made rulers in the earth to establish Islam 24:55,
reception of the Rahmat of Allah (SWT) 45:30, guidance towards NOOR i.e. the
Holy Quran and sunnaah 65:11, and paradise 19:60, 34:37, 40:40. The opposites of
these derivatives are injustice 5:39, evil 6:54, 47:2, 40:58, 9:102, corruption 26:152,
38:28, fighting for those who are oppressed 49:9, selfishness 4:128 and polytheism
18:110.
54. AS-SUFAHAA ( The fools ) 2:13 '-- ) - (
Foolishness is saying unjust things about Allah (SWT) 72:4 and
doing something without knowledge and which involves loss 6:1401.
Foolishness is associated with Nafs 2:130. The opposite of foolishness is
correct judgment (Rushd) 4:5-6.
55. YA-LAMUUN ( They know ) 2:13 - ) (
A very important derivative of these alphabets is Ilm meaning
knowledge. There are some words which are better understood through
their opposites and Ilm appears to be one of them.
The words used in the opposite sense of knowledge are, illiteracy,
hear say, guess 2:78, desire 2:120, foolishness 6:140, forgery and lie
6:144, ignorance 12:89 unawareness 30:7. Knowledge should not be
based on the above items but should be based on correct investigation
4:83 and proof 2:111. In this verse the term Burhaan meaning proof is
used in a sense opposite to Amaaniyyu meaning desires which as seen
above is opposite of knowledge. There should be no argument without
knowledge 3:66. Knowledge is of two types (1) Divine 4:113, 4:175, 2:2
which is truth and just the truth. (2) Acquired through human efforts,
when we are asked to travel in the earth 22:46 and observe and reflect on
the universe and acquire knowledge 3:190-191.We are required to
understand the Holy Quran in the light of the knowledge acquired by us
as indicated in the Holy Quran :-..... He (Allah SWT) will say: Did you
deny My signs and did not comprehend them in (your) knowledge or
what was it that you did? 27:84. All knowledge is bestowed to us by
Allah (SWT) 2: 255, 55:1-4, 2:31, 96:4-5, 16:78. even the ship built by
Nuh (PBH) was according to His communication 11:37. The ship appears
to be the first invention of man but under Divine guidance. Are all other
inventions and discoveries too under Divine guidance of which man is not