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Jahl and Spiritual Ignorance in Islam
Question: What is ignorance in Islam?
Answer: Ignorance of God
Question: What is jahl and who is the Jāhil?
Answer: Jahl is foolishness when it comes to truth. The jāhil is the fool.
Question: Can a jāhil have knowledge?
Answer: Yes, he can have a lot of information, but still be a fool, like the Devil.
Question: What are other words similar to jahl in Islam?
Answer: Safaahah is one, which means foolishness or idiocy.
Question: What is wisdom in Islam?
Answer: Wisdom is to be able to put knowledge to relevant use to the benefit of the greater good.