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Knowledge

العلم

The 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."

— Iḥyāʾ ʿUlūm al-Dīn, Book of Knowledge
From the Pen of

Imam al-Ghazali

31 passages
  1. "Whenever a scholar dies his knowledge goes with him until no scholars remain and only ignorant leaders are left who?"

  2. "This applies to the knowledge that leads to teaching not to the inherent knowledge that does not extend to others"

  3. "knowledge beyond measure, for His knowledge is infinite, while the knowledge of creation is finite."

  4. "of knowledge is arrogance. A scholar who exalts himself with the dignity of knowledge is aware"

  5. "The knowledge of scholars is ignorance compared to His knowledge. If one were to recognize the"

  6. "On the Virtue of Knowledge, Teaching, Learning, and its Evidences from Revelation and Reason."

  7. "On the Dangers of Knowledge and Scholars, and the Distinguishing Signs between the Scholars"

  8. "The highest knowledge is the knowledge of divine unveiling, which surpasses the knowledge"

  9. "the knowledge of past and present generations compare to God's knowledge? His knowledge"

  10. "on scholars, and the importance of knowledge. This knowledge should increase humility,"

  11. "between the actions of scholars and saints. Scholars focus on acquiring knowledge and"

  12. "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."

  13. "The eternal power does not emit will except after knowledge, no knowledge except after life, and no life except after the place for life,"

  14. "They confined knowledge to the five senses and thus denied power, will and knowledge because they are imperceptible by the five senses."

  15. "Thus, there is no meaning for the worshipper admiring his worship, the scholar admiring his knowledge,"

  16. "commonly referred to as the knowledge of understanding. As for the knowledge related to transactions,"

  17. "there is a need for the third meaning, knowledge. This includes knowledge of how to follow the path"

  18. "The first is that which prevents the knowledge of God Almighty and the knowledge of His messengers,"

  19. "and infrequent times indicates a deficiency in the doctor and the scholar. Rather, the true scholar"

  20. "The Prophet, peace be upon him, said, knowledge is only acquired through learning, and forbearance"

  21. "the sight of familiarity and knowledge. Instead, he remains alive with his knowledge and comfort,"

  22. "Treating miserliness involves both knowledge and action, knowledge of the harm of miserliness and"

  23. "Whenever knowledge is forgotten, dislike does not manifest, as dislike is the fruit of knowledge."

  24. "knowledge is not feared unless one is negligent, as no one can strip another of their knowledge,"

  25. "Explanation of the heart in relation to knowledge. Know that the seat of knowledge is the heart,"

  26. "remind me of the virtues of scholars and forget what has been conveyed about the immoral scholar"

  27. "The knowledge mentioned is the inward remedy, and the hearts are treated through both knowledge"

  28. "services is judged permissible. Similarly, teaching the Quran and religious knowledge should be"

  29. "This illustrates that anyone who loves a scholar, a devout person, or someone keen on knowledge"

  30. "Every scholar fervent in teaching may be driven by the desire for acceptance and status, taking"

  31. "While laypeople may have a general understanding of his knowledge, scholars grasp it in detail,"

From the Pen of

Ibn Kathir

3 passages
  1. "Allah replied a scholar who is never satisfied with knowledge and gathers the knowledge of people to his own"

  2. "of his knowledge without his teaching, as he said, And they encompass not a thing of his knowledge"

  3. "Al-Khidr said to Moses, My knowledge and your knowledge, compared to Allah's knowledge,"

From the Pen of

Ibn Battuta

2 passages
  1. "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."

  2. "The mosque is home to a group of students learning knowledge, receiving stipends from the mosque's funds."

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