إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُ ۗ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ غَفُورٌ

Allah Most High says, {Those truly fear Allah among His servants who have knowledge, for Allah, is Exalted in Might, oft- Forgiving.} (Fatir: 28)

هذه الآية تدل بوضوح على العلماء الذين يعرفون الله تعالى. قال ابن عباس: "المقصود بهم الذين يعرفون عظمة الله وجلاله وقدرته معرفة تامة، ويخشونه أكثر من سائر الناس". وقال مجاهد والشعبي: "العلماء هم الذين يخشون الله". وقال الربيع أيضًا: "من لا خشية لله فيه، لا يُقدَّر له أن يكون عالمًا أبدًا". وقال الله تعالى: {إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَكْتُمُونَ مَا أَنزَلْنَا مِنَ الْبَيِّنَاتِ وَالْهُدَىٰ مِن بَعْدِ مَا بَيَّنَّاهُ لِلنَّاسِ فِي الْكِتَابِ ۙ أُولَٰئِكَ يَلْعَنُهُمُ اللَّهُ وَيَلْعَنُهُمُ اللَّاعِنُونَ} (البقرة: 159)

This verse clearly refers to the scholars who are acquainted with Allah, Most High. Ibn `Abbas said, "What is meant, are those who are well acquainted with Allah's Might, Dignity and Power and (will) fear Him more than all other people." Mujahid and AI-Sha'bi said, "The men of knowledge are those who fear Allah." AI-Rabi' said further, "Whoever has no fear of Allah, he will never be decreed to be a scholar." Allah Most High also said, {Those who conceal the clear signs we have sent down, and the Guidance, after we have made it clear for the people in the Book, on them shall be Allah's curse and the curse of those entitled to curse.} (AI-Baqarah: 159)