Reminders for People of Understanding

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Why are there reminders for the people of understanding? Who are these people of understanding? The Quran answers these questions very beautifully and precisely. Allah (SWT) says in Surah Sad # 29. This is a Book (the Quran) which We have sent down to you, full of blessings, that they may ponder over its verses, and that people of understanding may remember. The characteristics of the people of understanding are described in Az-Zumar # 18. ‏ Those who listen to the Word (good advice) and follow the best thereof, those are the ones whom Allah has guided and those are the people of understanding. Why the reminders are necessary? Even a sincere person can forget things very easily. That is why Allah (SWT) said to Prophet Mohammad (SAS). Adh-Dhariyat # 55 And remind (by preaching the Quran), for verily, the reminding profits the believers. Also in Az-Zumar # 9.‏ Is one who is obedient to Allah, prostrating himself or standing (in prayer) during the hours of night, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the Mercy of his Lord (like one who disbelieves)? Say: “Are those who know equal to those who know not?” It is only people of understanding who will remember (i.e. get a lesson from Allah’s Signs and Verses). That is why it is mentioned again and again in Quran. It is only people of understanding who will remember (i.e. get a lesson from Allah’s Signs and Verses). Here is an example of Allah’s reminder. Az-Zumar # 21 ‏ See you not, that Allah sends down water (rain) from the sky, and causes it to penetrate the earth, (and then makes it to spring up) as watersprings and afterward thereby produces crops of different colours, and afterward they wither and you see them turn yellow, then He makes them dry and broken pieces. Verily, in this, is a reminder for men of understanding. Is there a criterion to find out who are the people of understanding? Yes, there has always been a criterion for it. The people of true understanding are those who see things in light of the guidance pr