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provided they see the light.”
And he also said: “The superior rank the learned person holds over the worshiper
is similar to the superiority of the moon when it is full over the other stars.”
As the evidence of the value of knowledge in the saying of the Companions (al-
Athar), Ali, the son of Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said to Kumail “O
Kumail knowledge is better than wealth, you safeguard wealth but knowledge
safeguards you. Knowledge is sovereign but wealth is servile, wealth is
diminished by expending while knowledge is increased in its expending.”
Abu Al Aswad said: “Nothing is more precious than knowledge, while kings are
sovereign over the people, they are ruled by the learned.”
Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them, said: “Solomon, son of David, peace
be upon them, was offered to choose between knowledge, wealth or power, and
he chose knowledge, then he was blessed with wealth and power as well.”
Ibn Al Mubarak was asked: “Who constitutes humanity?” He answered: “The
And he also said: “The superior rank the learned person holds over the worshiper
is similar to the superiority of the moon when it is full over the other stars.”
As the evidence of the value of knowledge in the saying of the Companions (al-
Athar), Ali, the son of Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said to Kumail “O
Kumail knowledge is better than wealth, you safeguard wealth but knowledge
safeguards you. Knowledge is sovereign but wealth is servile, wealth is
diminished by expending while knowledge is increased in its expending.”
Abu Al Aswad said: “Nothing is more precious than knowledge, while kings are
sovereign over the people, they are ruled by the learned.”
Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them, said: “Solomon, son of David, peace
be upon them, was offered to choose between knowledge, wealth or power, and
he chose knowledge, then he was blessed with wealth and power as well.”
Ibn Al Mubarak was asked: “Who constitutes humanity?” He answered: “The