The learned and the wise have for long years
striven and failed to attain the presence of the All-Glorious;
they have spent their lives in search of Him,
yet did not behold the beauty of His countenance.
— from O Son of Desire!

Scholars and academics thing they can learn about God by reading books.  There is nothing wrong with reading books, it's a good place to start, but it takes more than reading to understand God.  It take developing your own soul and spirit until it is fully awake and alert and can communicate directly with God and the angels.  Only than can you really know God.