Knowledge
العلمThe pursuit of sacred knowledge and the etiquette of the seeker.
What the classical scholars said about ʿilm — what makes knowledge beneficial, who deserves to carry it, and the difference between the knowledge that inflates the ego and the knowledge that draws a person closer to Allah.
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"Whoever treads a path in search of knowledge, Allah makes easy for him the path to Paradise."
Imam al-Ghazali
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"Whenever a scholar dies his knowledge goes with him until no scholars remain and only ignorant leaders are left who?"
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"This applies to the knowledge that leads to teaching not to the inherent knowledge that does not extend to others"
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"knowledge beyond measure, for His knowledge is infinite, while the knowledge of creation is finite."
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"of knowledge is arrogance. A scholar who exalts himself with the dignity of knowledge is aware"
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"The knowledge of scholars is ignorance compared to His knowledge. If one were to recognize the"
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"On the Virtue of Knowledge, Teaching, Learning, and its Evidences from Revelation and Reason."
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"On the Dangers of Knowledge and Scholars, and the Distinguishing Signs between the Scholars"
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"The highest knowledge is the knowledge of divine unveiling, which surpasses the knowledge"
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"the knowledge of past and present generations compare to God's knowledge? His knowledge"
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"on scholars, and the importance of knowledge. This knowledge should increase humility,"
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"between the actions of scholars and saints. Scholars focus on acquiring knowledge and"
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"For example, there is no doubt when someone aims a needle at your eye or a sword at your body, your knowledge does not hesitate that pushing it away is better for you, and so will arises inevitably from knowledge."
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"The eternal power does not emit will except after knowledge, no knowledge except after life, and no life except after the place for life,"
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"They confined knowledge to the five senses and thus denied power, will and knowledge because they are imperceptible by the five senses."
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"Thus, there is no meaning for the worshipper admiring his worship, the scholar admiring his knowledge,"
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"commonly referred to as the knowledge of understanding. As for the knowledge related to transactions,"
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"there is a need for the third meaning, knowledge. This includes knowledge of how to follow the path"
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"The first is that which prevents the knowledge of God Almighty and the knowledge of His messengers,"
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"and infrequent times indicates a deficiency in the doctor and the scholar. Rather, the true scholar"
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"The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, knowledge is only acquired through learning, and forbearance"
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"the sight of familiarity and knowledge. Instead, he remains alive with his knowledge and comfort,"
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"Treating miserliness involves both knowledge and action, knowledge of the harm of miserliness and"
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"Whenever knowledge is forgotten, dislike does not manifest, as dislike is the fruit of knowledge."
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"knowledge is not feared unless one is negligent, as no one can strip another of their knowledge,"
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"Explanation of the heart in relation to knowledge. Know that the seat of knowledge is the heart,"
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"remind me of the virtues of scholars and forget what has been conveyed about the immoral scholar"
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"The knowledge mentioned is the inward remedy, and the hearts are treated through both knowledge"
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"services is judged permissible. Similarly, teaching the Quran and religious knowledge should be"
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"This illustrates that anyone who loves a scholar, a devout person, or someone keen on knowledge"
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"Every scholar fervent in teaching may be driven by the desire for acceptance and status, taking"
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"While laypeople may have a general understanding of his knowledge, scholars grasp it in detail,"
Ibn Kathir
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"Allah replied a scholar who is never satisfied with knowledge and gathers the knowledge of people to his own"
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"of his knowledge without his teaching, as he said, And they encompass not a thing of his knowledge"
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"Al-Khidr said to Moses, My knowledge and your knowledge, compared to Allah's knowledge,"
Ibn Battuta
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"There was a judge there from among the virtuous and generous scholars following the Shafi'i school, named Badr al-Din al-Mabari, who also taught knowledge."
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"The mosque is home to a group of students learning knowledge, receiving stipends from the mosque's funds."
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