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al-Jidaal bi-Ghayr Ilm - You must know not to debate without knowledge. Allah says,

“Lo! You are the ones who would argue about that which is known to you; but why do you argue about something that you have know knowledge? Yet Allah knows [it], whereas you do not know” al-Qur’an, Surah aal ‘Imraan, 3: 66

And,

“And yet, among men there is many a one who debates about Allah without having any knowledge [of Him], and follows every rebellious satanic force about which it has been decreed that whoever entrusts himself to it, him will it lead astray and guide towards the suffering of the blazing flame!” al-Qur’an, Surah al-Hajj, 22: 3-4



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