Islam's Teaching and Learning Methods von Ibrahim Durrani

Though there is no consensus regarding the explanation of the term 'wisdom' yet all leameds accept that the literary meaning of the word philosophy is 'love of wisdom'. We find the reference of this term in many verses of the Holy Quran also. For example. "He (Allah) granteth wisdom to whom (people) He pleaseth" (Surah No. 2 Ayat No.269). So, wisdom is getable and it can be obtained by human being through the pursuit of superb knowledge. But mere acquisition of knowledge is not enough to be a man of wisdom rather knowledge should be translated into practice in day to day life. Knowledge without practice is quite meaningless. Instead of getting proximity it creats a distance with the Almighty Allah. As prophet Mohammod (S) said, "Whoever increases in knowledge without increasing in righteousness will only increases his remoteness from Allah".