Knowledge
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Angels spread out their wings for the seekers of knowledge, for they are pleased with what they seek.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 218; Page No. 36 link
Angles spread out their wings in satisfaction for whoever leaves his home in search of knowledge, until he returns.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 220; Page No. 37 link
He who learns (something) but does not teach it to others is like unto the one with a treasure, not spending it.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 876; Page No. 124 link
Learning in childhood is like unto carving (something) on stone, and learning in old age resembles writing on water.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1175; Page No. 169 link
Learning knowledge, putting it to practice and teaching it to others is a form of charity for man.
Nahj al Fasahah; Tradition No. 1176; Page No. 169 link
The best type of knowledge is that which benefits.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 394, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 527 link
The quest for knowledge is incumbent upon every Muslim by virtue of it the Lord is obeyed and worshipped, consanguinal relations are maintained, and the lawful is distinguished from the prohibited. Knowledge leads to action and action follows it. The fortunate ones are inspired by it whereas the wretched ones are deprived of it.
Amali al-Tusi, p. 488, no. 1069; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 501 link
The worthiest of people are those who have the most knowledge, and the least of them in worth are those with the least knowledge.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 27, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 501 link
The people who are closest to the rank of prophethood are the people of knowledge and striving.
al-Mahajjat al-Baydha, v. 1, p. 14; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 501 link
On the Day of Resurrection, the ink of the scholars will be weighed up against the blood of the martyrs, and the ink of the scholars will preponderate over the blood of the martyrs.
Tafsir al-Durr al-Manthur, v. 3, no. 423; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 501 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The fountainhead of all virtues is knowledge and the peak of all virtues is knowledge.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5234; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 502 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Knowledge commands, action drives, and the carnal soul is the obstinate mount.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 208; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 502 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Knowledge is the lamp of the intellect.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 536; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 502 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Knowledge is indeed a good guide.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 837; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 502 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Knowledge is the noblest source of repute.
Kanz al-Fawa' id li al-Karajiki, v. 1, p. 319; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 502 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Knowledge is the lost property of the believer.
Uyoun Akhbar al-Reza (AS), v. 2, p. 66, no. 295; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 502 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Knowledge is such a dignified thing that he who is not proficient at it claims to be so, and one is pleased for it to be attributed to him. And ignorance is such a rebuked thing that even the one who possesses it claims to be free of it.
Munyat al-Murid, p. 110; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 502 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
There is no treasure more profitable than knowledge.
al-Kafi, v. 8, p. 19, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 503 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
There is no source of dignity like knowledge.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 113; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 503 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Every container becomes cramped by what is placed therein, except the container that holds knowledge, for verily it expands because of it.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 205; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 503 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
When Allah wishes to repudiate someone, he deprives him of knowledge.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 288; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 503 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Knowledge is life.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 185; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 503 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Verily knowledge is the life of the hearts, the light of the eyes from blindness and the strength of the bodies against weakness.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 493, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 503 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Amir al-Mu'minin Im?m 'Al? ibn Ab? T?lib (a.s.) once took Kumayl out to the desert, and when they reached the desert, he let out a deep sigh and said, 'O Kumayl, knowledge is better than wealth for wealth is reduced by spending whereas knowledge causes your spendings to flourish, and any good product of wealth ceases when it ceases to exist.'
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 147; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 504 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The fruit of knowledge is sincerity of action.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4642; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 519 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The fruit of knowledge is sincerity of action.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4642; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 519 link
It is narrated in Misbah al-Shari`aa (The Lantern of the Path) that Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Fear [of Allah] is the legacy of knowledge, and knowledge is the ray of inner understanding and the heart of faith. So he who is devoid of fear cannot be knowledgeable, even if he is able to split hairs with obscure sciences.' Allah, most High, has said, "Only those of Allah' s servants having knowledge fear Him."
Misbah al-Shari`a, p. 365; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 519 link
He who acts contrary to what he knows, his immoral acts supercede his righteous acts.
al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 314, no. 621; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 519 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
He who appoints himself a leader of people must begin by teaching himself before teaching others. And his discipline of them must be through his own example rather than through his words. The one who teaches and disciplines himself is more worthy of esteem than the one who teaches and disciplines people.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2, p. 56, no. 33; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 520 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
It is incumbent upon the knowledgeable man to act upon what he knows, and then to seek to learn that which he does not know.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6196; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 520 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Knowledge is linked to action, so he who knows acts. And knowledge calls for action, so if one answers [the call] it remains, and if not it departs from him.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 366; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 520 link
The knowledgeable man must not be harsh when he teaches, and must not be disdainful when he learns.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 85; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 520 link
The man who acts without any insight is as the one who travels off the path, whom walking faster only avails to take him further away from the path.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 343, no. 18; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 520 link
Advise each other with knowledge, for verily your betrayal of someone in their knowledge is worse than your betraying him in their wealth, and very Allah will question you on the Day of Resurrection.
Amali al-Tusi, p. 126, no. 198; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 521 link
A group from among the dwellers of Paradise will look down upon a group from among the inmates of Hell, saying, 'What brought you into the Fire when we ourselves entered Paradise by virtue of your education and instruction!' upon which they will reply, 'Verily we used to enjoin good but did not act upon it.
Makarim al- Akhlaq, v. 2, p. 364, no. 2661; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 521 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Verily people abstain from gaining knowledge because of the numerous instances they witness of the people' s lack of action in accordance with what they know.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3895; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 521 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The whole world is ignorance apart from the areas of knowledge, and all of knowledge will be held punishable apart from that which is acted upon.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2, p. 29, no. 9; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 521 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Knowledge without action is a curse, and action without knowledge is straying in error.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1587; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 522 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
[To see] An impudent yet knowledgeable man and a religious but ignorant man is a mortal blow to me, for the ignorant man dupes people with his religiosity whilst the knowledgeable man drives them away through his impudence.
Munyat al-Murid, p. 181; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 522 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
When you hear a report, scrutinize it with the reasoning of careful attention and not the reasoning of the report itself, for verily the reporters of knowledge are many but those who attend to it are few.
Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 98; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 522 link
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