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can be understood by the people who are moderatel. y--litera- te; they are not altogether illiterate but at the same time they cannot be said to have any educational talents. The third part is the share of the highly knowledgable people; that is, those who are called philosophers. It is a speciality of the Holy Quran and it imparts its teachings to all the three types of the people. One and the same thing educates (produces workable teaching) the illiterate, the man of the moderate knowledge and understanding and to the highly talented philosopher. Indeed this place of pride belongs to the Holy Quran and to no other book that every type of people is blessed through it according to his personal capacity. (Malfoozat Vol. I, p. 212) THE LIGHT OF KNOWLEDGE Just as God wishes that the people should fear Him He also wishes that they should acquire the Light of knowledge and through this Knowledge they should attain to the spiritual heights. The true knowledge does not only produce the right type of fear, it produces the will to worship God. There are some unfortunate people who get themselves busy in the acquisition of knowledge and thus go far away from the understanding of the Law of destiny. There are some others who believe in Destiny in such a way that they withdraw themselves from the acquisition of knowledge. But the Holy Quran has instructed men in both the ways-and the instru- ctions given by the Holy Quran are the most perfect, The Quran wishes the people to acquire the true knowledge because it creates the fear of God and the more a man advances in God-realisation the more he begins to understand the Gran- deur of God and the greater becomes his love for Him. It teaches the people to submit to the law of destiny, for, it