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ELITE Vol.1, Issue 30, April 2021 Happy

Ramadan

Solomon's Judgment

Mohamed Elsawy, 2nd Level, Economics

Since Adam and his wife landed on earth, and Al-Hassan said: Oh, Commander of the
his offspring began to the day of the Faithful, if I'm a boy, then I'm not younger
Resurrection, man was assigned to knowledge than the hoopoe of Solomon, Nor are you
and learning the same, he began with what is in greater than Solomon, peace be upon him,
himself and what turns him into every science when the hoopoe said: I have encompassed
and approach, There is no merit in knowledge of [in knowledge] that which you have not
one who is of a age or a position without those encompassed, He followed and said: Did you
without them, There is no monopoly on anyone not see that God gave understanding the
except for those who follow and who are judgment of Solomon, and if the matter is
followed!, When Cain killed his brother Abel, and regarding the greatest, then David would
he did not know what to do with him, God sent have been more proper?!
him a raven to hide his brother, so Cain learned Scientist is followed even if he is young and
from him, And above the blame, he killed his the ignorant is avoided even if he is old, And
brother, unable to be like this raven!, That was we have been since eternity, and we suffer
the whole idea, So did Cain teach the raven, or from the ganglion of age and position; The
did the raven teach Cain?!, And this Ibrahim, scholar is Stultified because of his young age
pbuh, said to his father: ﴾ O my father, indeed and the ignorant is respected because of his
there has come to me of knowledge that which old age and position, and may a sheikh have

has not come to you, so follow me; I will guide spent his life in foolishness or isolated from
you to an even path﴿ [Maryam–43], Here, events and relationships, so his wisdom and
Abraham deserves to be followed, and no age or did not reach judgment between two
position in knowledge should be considered, quarreling children!. It is true that the young
And Moses said to al-Khidr, peace be upon them should respect the elder, whether he is a
both: ﴾ Moses said to him, "May I follow you on scholar or an ignorant one, but the door of
[the condition] that you teach me from what you knowledge is to be touched by knowledge,
have been taught of sound judgement?"﴿ [ Al- not by age, and by wisdom, not by the
kahf – 66], God gave knowledge to Both of them, position. So whoever has a excellence in
but the most knowledgeable is more deserving knowledge, then speak, otherwise let this
to be followed a prophet or not prophet. door close. Abandoning discussion to one
Al-Hassan ibn al-Fadl entered some of the who has no knowledge is not such a respect
caliphs and had many scholars with him Al- behavior, and rebuking the young if
Hassan liked to speak, so the Caliph rebuked interrupts the ignorant is also not For

him and said: Oh boy, are you speaking in this respect as much as it is insistence on
council? This council of caliph and scholars ignorance.
cannot accommodate the public and the
young.
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