خُذِ ٱلْعَفْوَ وَأْمُرْ بِٱلْعُرْفِ وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ ١٩٩
Take what is given freely, enjoin what is good, and turn away from the ignorant.
Quran verses about Ignorance
الجهل
17 verses in 13 surahs · 8 subtopics
Ignorance is presented in these verses as the opposite of knowledge, and the Jahiliyyah as the opposite of Islam. They describe several of its forms, from unruly conduct to deviation from sound human nature and absurd demands, call for turning away from the ignorant, and recall that Allah forgives whoever does wrong out of ignorance and then repents.
Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.
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- All verses 17
- Ignorance is the opposite of knowledge 4
- Jahiliyyah is the opposite of Islam 3
- Ignorance is part of human nature 1
- Forms of ignorance: deviating from sound natural disposition 1
- Forms of ignorance: improper conduct 3
- Forms of ignorance: demanding the irrational 1
- Forms of ignorance: failing to grasp the wisdom of things 1
- Forbidding keeping company with the ignorant 3
Forbidding keeping company with the ignorant · 3 verses
وَعِبَادُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلَّذِينَ يَمْشُونَ عَلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ هَوْنًا وَإِذَا خَاطَبَهُمُ ٱلْجَٰهِلُونَ قَالُوا۟ سَلَٰمًا ٦٣
And the servants of the Most Merciful are those who walk upon the earth easily, and when the ignorant address them [harshly], they say [words of] peace,
وَإِذَا سَمِعُوا۟ ٱللَّغْوَ أَعْرَضُوا۟ عَنْهُ وَقَالُوا۟ لَنَآ أَعْمَٰلُنَا وَلَكُمْ أَعْمَٰلُكُمْ سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيْكُمْ لَا نَبْتَغِى ٱلْجَٰهِلِينَ ٥٥
And when they hear ill speech, they turn away from it and say, "For us are our deeds, and for you are your deeds. Peace will be upon you; we seek not the ignorant."
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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.