Even after grasping the import of this verse...

Even after grasping the import of this verse, if some one still insists that it is the job of the learned to comprehend Qur'an, and the great saints to act upon it's teachings, it only tantamount to rejecting the above noted Qur'anic verse and depreciating this grand bounty of Allah. The fact is that by acquiring an understanding of the above, the ignorant persons become the learned ones and the delinquent ones turn into scholars by acting upon the teachings transcribed therein.

An instance of a physician and a sick person: To elaborate it hypothetically, let us assume that on one hand we have an expert and wise physician, while on another hand, we have another person who is suffering from some kind of a horrendous ailment.

By way of sympathy, a third person advises him to consult such and such physician for his treatment, but this sick person observes that to approach this physician, and get treated by him is the task of those who are hale and hearty and as long as I am mortally sick, how could I possibly go to him for treatment? Won't you think of this person to be mentally decrepit as he does not recognize the efficacy of a doctor's treatment. A physician is meant to provide treatment to the invalids.

Does a person deserve to be called a doctor who claims to provide treatment only to the hale and hearty? Thus we may reasonably conclude that an ignorant and delinquent person equally needs to understand Qur'an and Hadith and act upon it fervently as does a saint and a scholarly person.

It is an obligation on all and sundry to continue their pursuit of the knowledge concerning the teachings of Qur'an and Sunnah, put their heart and soul into understanding it, act upon it accordingly and mould their Faith within it's framework.. Monotheism and prophethood: We must remember that lman (Faith) has two constituents: a) To consider Allah as the only One, worthy of being worshipped. b) To recognize the prophethood of Messengers of Allah.

To consider Allah as the only One, worthy of being worshipped, means that we should not associate partners with Him and to recognize the prophethood of the Messenger implies that we must follow him and act according to his instructions. The first constituent of Faith is to conform to the Islamic Monotheism and the second one is to comply with Sunnah (teachings of the Prophet {Peace be upon Him}. The opposite of Monotheism is polytheism and the antonym of Sunnah is Bid'ah (innovation).