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The Importance of Knowledge in Islam<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) says: \u201cLearned discussions enliven the dead hearts provided they lead to Allah and His commands\u201d.
\n(Usulul Kafi, p.20)
\nThe Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) says: \u201cIt is obligatory for every Muslim to acquire knowledge. Allah likes those who seek knowledge\u201d.
\n(Usulul Kafi, p.15)
\nThe Holy Qur\u2019an says: \u201cWhoever is given wisdom and knowledge is blessed with bounties in good abundance\u201d.
\n(Surah al-Baqarah, 2:272)
\nImam Sajjad (A.S.) says: \u201cIf people had known the advantages of acquiring knowledge they would have acquired it even if it had necessitated the shedding of their hearts\u2019 blood or of their going down into the deep seas\u201d.
\n(Biharul Anwar, vol. 1, p.59)
\nThe Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) says: \u201cAllah opens the path of Paradise to one who takes a step on the path of acquisition of knowledge\u201d.
\n(Muniatul Murid, p.11)
\nThe Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) says: \u201cThe best monuments and legacies which a man leaves behind himself are a dutiful son, useful buildings, knowledge and wisdom which are benefited by the people after him\u201d.
\n(Muniatul Murid, p.11)
\nThe Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) says: \u201cOne who wishes to see those who are safe from the Fire of Hell should look at the seekers of knowledge\u201d.
\n(Biharul Anwar, vol. 1, p.58)
\nThe Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) says: \u201cAcquire knowledge even if it be in China\u201d.
\n(Biharul Anwar, vol. 1, p.57)
\nImam Ali (A.S.), says: \u201cDo not feel shy of learning what you do not know\u201d.
\n(Nahjul Balaghah, p.1113)
\nImam Ali (A.S.), says: \u201cO people! Remember that the excellence of your faith lies in acquiring knowledge and acting upon it. It is more essential for you to crave for knowledge than for riches\u201d.
\n(Usulul Kafi, p.15)
\nImam Ja\u2019far Sadiq (A.S.), says: \u201cKnowledge and action are associated with each other because whoever possesses knowledge acts upon it and the knowledge and wisdom of the one who puts them into practice remains unimpaired. Knowledge is a Divine voice which invites its bearer to act upon it. If he accepts its invitation and acts his knowledge lasts but if he does not give a positive response it forsakes him\u201d.
\n(Usulul Kafi, p.22)
\nImam Ja\u2019far Sadiq (A.S.), says: \u201cA person who learns a tradition for worldly gains does not benefit from it in the Hereafter, and if he learns it for his betterment in the next world, Allah blesses him in this world as well as in the Hereafter\u201d.
\n(Biharul Anwar, vol. 1, p.111)
\nImam Ja\u2019far Sadiq (A.S.), says: \u201cYour teacher enjoys the right over you that you should honour him and pay him respect in different assemblies. You should be very attentive to his words. You should not raise your voice above his. If anybody asks him a question you should not give a reply thereto. You should not converse with others in his presence and you should allow the people to benefit from his knowledge. You should not speak ill of anyone before him. If anybody speaks ill of him in your presence you should defend him. You should conceal his shortcomings and bring his virtues to light. You should not associate with his enemies and should not dispute with his friends. If you act on these lines the angels of Allah will testify that you have paid attention to him and have acquired knowledge for the sake of Allah and not to attract the attention of the people. And the right of your pupils on you is that you should realise that in granting you knowledge and opening its path for you, Allah has appointed you to be their guardian. In case, therefore you teach them properly and do not frighten them and are not furious with them Allah will, through His kindness, increase your knowledge. But if you drive the people away from knowledge and as and when they approach you for it you frighten them and get annoyed with them it will be only appropriate that Almighty Allah may take away the light of knowledge from you and may degrade you in the eyes of the people\u201d.
\n(Makarimul Akhlaq, p.484)
\nThe Holy Qu\u2019ran says: \u201cAllah elevates to high positions those from amongst you who are faithful and those who have acquired knowledge\u201d.
\n(Surah al-Mujadilah, 58:11)
\nImam Ali, (A.S.) says: \u201cThe learned men and scholars will continue to exist till the world lasts. Although their bodies may be hidden from the eyes their impressions will for ever remain imprinted in the hearts of the people\u201d.
\n(Nahjul Balaghah, p.1146)
\nThe Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) says: \u201cSleep of a scholar is superior to one thousand rak\u2019ats of prayers offered by a devout person\u201d.
\n(Biharul Anwar, vol.1, p.76)
\nThe Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) says: \u201cA scholar is like a person who always observes fast and offers prayers and he is like a mujahid who sacrifices his life in the cause of Allah. As and when a scholar dies a breach takes place in Islam which cannot be filled till the Day of Judgement\u201d.
\n(Biharul Anwar, vol.1, p.82)
\nImam Ali, (A.S.) says: \u201cTwo rak\u2019ats of prayers offered by a scholar are better than seventy rak\u2019ats of prayers offered by an ignorant person\u201d.
\n(Biharul Anwar, vol.1, p.65)
\nThe Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) says: \u201cHaving the company of learned scholars is (Allah\u2019s) worship\u201d.
\n(Biharul Anwar, vol.1, p.64)
\nThe Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) says: \u201cLooking at their faces is (also) worship\u201d.
\n(Biharul Anwar, vol.1, p.61)
\nImam Ja\u2019far Sadiq, (A.S.), says: \u201cOn the Day of Judgement Allah will be pleased with a person who honours and respects a Muslim scholar; and He will be annoyed with one who insults a Muslim scholar\u201d.
\n(Biharul Anwar, vol.1, p.82)
\nKnowledge is better than wealth because it protects you while you have to guard wealth. it decreases if you keep on spending it but the more you make use of knowledge ,the more it increases . What you get through wealth disappears as soon as wealth disappears but what you achieve through knowledge will remain even after you.\u201d Hazrat Ali Ibne Abi Talib (A.S)<\/h4>\n

Knowledge and Wealth<\/strong><\/span>
\nIt is related that once ten learned men approached Imam Ali (A.S.), and wanted to know how knowledge was better than wealth. They requested that each one of them be given a separate answer. Imam Ali (A.S.) answered them as follows:
\nKnowledge is the legacy of the Prophets; wealth is the inheritance of the Pharaohs. As the Prophets are superior to the Pharaohs, so knowledge is better than wealth.
\nYou have to guard your wealth, but knowledge guards you. Therefore, knowledge is better than wealth.
\nWhen knowledge is distributed it increases. When wealth is distributed it decreases. As such knowledge is better than wealth.
\nA man of wealth has many enemies, while a man of knowledge has many friends. Therefore knowledge is better than wealth.
\nA learned man because of his wider outlook is apt to be generous while a rich man because of his love for money is apt to be miserly. As such knowledge is better than wealth.
\nKnowledge cannot be stolen, while wealth is constantly exposed to the danger of being stolen. Accordingly knowledge is better than wealth.
\nWith the lapse of time, knowledge gains in depth and dimensions. Hoarded coins get rusty, or cease to be legal tender. Therefore knowledge is better than wealth.
\nYou can keep account of wealth because it is limited, but you cannot keep account of knowledge because it is boundless. That is why knowledge is better than wealth.
\nKnowledge illuminates the mind, while wealth is apt to blacken it. Therefore knowledge is better than wealth.
\nKnowledge is better than wealth, because knowledge induced the humanity in the Holy Prophet to say to God \u201cWe worship Thee as we are Thine servants\u201d, while wealth engendered in Pharaoh and Nimrod the vanity which made them claim Godhead.
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The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) says: “Learned discussions enliven the dead hearts provided they lead to Allah and His commands”.
\n(Usulul Kafi, p.20)
\nThe Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) says: “It is obligatory for every Muslim to acquire knowledge. Allah likes those who seek knowledge”.
\n(Usulul Kafi, p.15)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8881,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7453,7762],"tags":[10822,19144],"class_list":["post-2415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bank-of-subjects-of-articles","category-educational-sciences","tag-shaistudies","tag-the-importance-of-knowledge-in-islam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2415"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2415\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shiastudies.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}