Conjecture
\r\n Al-Qasas (The Stories) - Chapter 28: Verse 50 (partial)
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"Who is further astray than he who follows his own hawa without guidance from God? Verily God guides not unjust people.\"
He who follows his hawa in matters that concern religious faith is sure to stray from the right path. And those who follow the person who pursues his hawa will inevitably be misled far from God's way.
\r\nThe word hawa may be said to mean, roughly, the natural inclination of the human soul, born of lusts and animal appetites. In the Quranic context it means invariably an evil inclination which is liable to mislead man from the right way. The act of following one's own hawa as opposed to 'knowledge' is, in ultimate analysis, nothing other than forming wild conjectures concerning God and His Revelation.
\r\nCompiled From:
\r\n \"Ethico Religious Concepts in the Quran\" - Toshihiko Izutsu, pp. 139 -141