Iqra — The First Revelation
5 ayahs
The very first words revealed to the Prophet were a command to read, in the name of Allah who taught by the pen.
Quran references
5 ayahs
Iqraʾ — “Read”
Quranic references on seeking knowledge, wisdom (Hikmah), the pen, scholars, and the prohibition of following conjecture.
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The very first words revealed to the Prophet were a command to read, in the name of Allah who taught by the pen.
The Quran establishes that Allah taught what humans did not know — through the pen and through revelation.
The Quran records a direct command to ask Allah for increase in knowledge — the only such dua for a personal increase.
The Quran asks rhetorically whether those who know and those who don't are equal — and answers clearly that they are not.
The Quran states that among Allah's servants, only those with knowledge (ulema) truly fear Him.
The Quran commands those who don't know to ask the people of knowledge.
The Quran describes Hikmah (wisdom) as a vast good given by Allah to whom He wills.
The Quran preserves Luqman's wisdom — gratitude to Allah, avoiding shirk, honoring parents, not being arrogant.
The Quran distinguishes between what humans can know and what only Allah knows — the boundaries of human knowledge.
The Quran warns strongly against following Zann (conjecture) in matters of religion — only verified knowledge is acceptable.
The Quran's longest single verse commands writing contracts and debts as an act of justice and responsibility.