Dear Mr. Know It All

I just want to tell you that it is alright to not know everything and it will not make you look dumb or stupid. We are all students until the day our lives will go to somewhere not of this world. Information is so vast. We cannot learn all the knowledge this world can offer but we can try and have to educate ourselves as much as possible in all aspects of life.

The Prophet, peace be upon him, has said in an authentic narration, "Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim" (Al-Tirmidhi)

You can seek knowledge in a lot of different ways and A friend can be one of them. It might be hard for you to accept the fact that someone knows something that you do not know but you know what? It does not mean that he is more knowledgeable than you. Guess what? He probably doesn't know a lot of things too that you may have knowledge of.

Egotism is a negative trait that will make you look too proud and arrogant. You have to distance yourself from it.

It is written in the Holy Quran 7:12, Satan said: "I am better than him; You created me from fire, and you created him from dust."

You have the tendency to believe that what you know is the only fact there is and ignore anything other than what you believe is correct like how Satan reacted. You on the other hand should be humble enough to accept and learn ideas and insights from other people and thank them for sharing their thoughts.

If you have any disagreement with anything then maybe you have to try saying it in an effective and polite way. In the Holy Quran 17:53, "and tell my servants that they  should speak (only) what is best (ahsan-kind). Surely Satan stirs up trouble among them. The fact is that Satan is an open enemy among them."


Sincerely,

Tisoy