Ignorance
37 sayings
Learn the rules of religion. Those of you who do not learn about religion are nomads. As the Almighty Allah says in His book, 'Why does not a company from you goes to learn about religion so that when they come back they can warn their people in order they may become fearful (of disobeying Allah).
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-eighth Greater Sin ,page 205; Behaarul Anwaar, Book of Aql link
Jabir Johfi quotes Imam Ja'far as-Sadiq (a.s.) to have said: "I like to continue good actions so that I become habitual in them. If I could not perform a particular deed in the day I make up for it during the night and if I do not perform an action during the night I make up the following day. Certainly the best of the deeds near Allah are those which one continues. Hence all the deeds of the week are presented to Imam (a.s.) every Thursday and the deeds of the month at the end of the month and all the deeds of the year at the middle of Shabaan. So if you begin a good ritual, keep at it for the whole year." (i.e. continue it for at least a year).
Greater Sins Vol 2, The Twenty-eighth Greater Sin ,page 207; Behaarul Anwaar link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Relying on this world in spite of all that you face therein is ignorance.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 384; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 425 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Do not oppose that which you are ignorant of; for most knowledge lies in that which you cannot fathom.
Bihar al-Anwar, no. 10246; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 426 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Your desire for the impossible is ignorance.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5384; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 425 link
It(Ignorance) is hastening to snatch up an opportunity before having made oneself capable [of fulfilling it], and it is to refuse to answer.
Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 401, no. 62; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 425 link
Ignorance lies in three things: in compromising one's brothers, declaring war without the command to do so, and spying into affairs that do not concern one.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 317; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 425 link
Ignorance is to laugh without any reason.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 487; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 425 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
People are antagonists of what they are ignorant of.
Masalib al-Sa' ul, no. 57; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 426 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
He who is ignorant of something finds fault with it.
Kashf al-Ghamma, v. 3, p. 137; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 426 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
I have said four things which Allah has verified with verses He has revealed in His Book I said: 'He who is ignorant of something will oppose it', and He revealed: "Rather, they deny that whose knowledge they do not comprehend" Qur'an 10:39
Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 426 link
Ignorance is to display all that you know.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 425 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Self-admiration in one's knowledge is sufficient to be considered ignorance.
Amali al-Tusi, p. 56, no. 78; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 424 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
It suffices as ignorance to be unaware of one's status.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7050; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 424 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Do not utter all that you know since that is enough to be considered ignorance.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 10187; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 424 link
[Possessing] fear of Allah suffices as knowledge, and being conceited towards Him suffices as ignorance.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 70, p. 379, no. 26; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 424 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Ignorance is the worst affliction.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 820; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 421 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Ignorance is death for the living and perpetuates wretchedness.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1464; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 421 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Ignorance is the ruination of every affair.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 930; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 421 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Ignorance is the root of every evil.'
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 819; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 421 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
You will not see an ignorant person except that he is either committing excess in what he does or falling short of what he ought to do.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 70; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 422 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The ignorant is one whose desires have enslaved him.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3864; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 422 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The deeds of the ignorant are doomed and his knowledge is error.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6327; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 422 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The ignorant is one who considers himself knowledgeable about what he is [in actual fact] ignorant of, and he is content with his own opinion. His attachment to scholars only increases his estrangement [from knowledge] since he is constantly finding fault with them. He deems invalid the views of those who oppose him, and that which he does not understand he sees as fallacious. If he comes across something that he does not know, he denies it and falsifies it saying, 'I have never heard of this!' or 'I do not see it as possible! or 'How can it be!' or 'Where is this from?' This is due to his confidence in his own opinion and the paucity of his awareness of his own ignorance.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 73; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 423 link
The attributes of the ignorant are that: he answers before listening, objects before understanding, and passes judgment on that which he does not know.
A`alam al-Din, no. 303; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 423 link
The ignorant is a prisoner of his tongue.
al-Durrah al-Bahirah, no. 41; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 423 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The most ignorant of people is one who is deluded by the praise of a flatterer who beautifies evil to him and renders a sincere advice detestable.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3262; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 423 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The utter extremity of ignorance is for one to glorify his own ignorance.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6371; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 424 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The greatest form of ignorance is for a person to be ignorant of the condition of his own self.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2936; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 424 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
It suffices for one to be considered ignorant if he commits that which is forbidden.
Masalib al-Sa' ul, no. 55; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 424 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
An ignorant person is dead, even though he is living
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1125; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 422 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The ignorant is one who has allowed himself to be deceived by his desires and whims.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1285; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 422 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Greed, voracity, and stinginess are a result of ignorance
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1694; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 421 link
Ignorance is an enemy.
al-Durrah al-Bahirah, no. 44; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 421 link
The ignorant is one who disobeys Allah, even if he is beautiful to look at and of great importance.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 1, p. 160, no. 39; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 421 link
The characteristic of an ignorant person is that he oppresses whoever he associates with, acts unjustly towards his subordinates, flatters his superiors, and his speech is without deliberation.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 29; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 422 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
An ignorant person does not see his own shortcomings and is not willing to accept any advice concerning them.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1809; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 422 link
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