As for the HOLY QURÄN, which is a book of guidance and mercy, it will never bar the gates of hope, amendment, and progress, in the people's way. Whatsoever they be, defiled by sin, and contaminated by guilt and mistakes, the book never lets them to lose hope, and abandon to despair of their Merciful Lord. Thus the verse here urges to repentance and amendment saying:

      ``Except those who repent and amend their evil deeds with. good ones, and those who disclosed and made clear whatever they concealed of truth; those are they to whom Allah may trun in Mercy; because Allah is Oft-Returning, Merciful.''

CONCEALING TRUTH IN ISLAMIC TRADITIONS.

      According to Islamic traditions, the learned men who deliberately withhold their useful knowledge from those who deserve to know and use it, are sternly condemned. The prophet has said: ``If a scholar is asked a question, and he denies to answer, in the Resurrection Day a bridle of fire will be attached to his mouth.''

      HAZRAT ALI (AS) was also asked that: ``Among the creatures of Allah; who is worse than SATAN and PHARAOH?'' He answered: ``Corrupt and vicious scholars who display false, and conceal the facts are worse. They are the ones that on them is the curse of Allah, and that of the cursers.''