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It has also been said that the learned are the shining luminaries of all time. Each
is the luminary of his time, which illuminates his generation.
Chapter Two
On Praiseworthy and Blameworthy Branches of Knowledge, their
classifications, and the rules, which govern them
1. The explanation of “those branches of knowledge whose acquisition is
deemed an individual duty” (Fard ayn).
2. The explanation of “those whose acquisition is deemed collective duty” (Fard
kifaya).
Which are the determining position of theology and jurisprudence in Islam (fiqh)
in relation to the science of Religion; and, finally show the superiority of the
science of the Hereafter.
On knowledge whose acquisition is deemed Individual Duty (Fard Ayn)
is the luminary of his time, which illuminates his generation.
Chapter Two
On Praiseworthy and Blameworthy Branches of Knowledge, their
classifications, and the rules, which govern them
1. The explanation of “those branches of knowledge whose acquisition is
deemed an individual duty” (Fard ayn).
2. The explanation of “those whose acquisition is deemed collective duty” (Fard
kifaya).
Which are the determining position of theology and jurisprudence in Islam (fiqh)
in relation to the science of Religion; and, finally show the superiority of the
science of the Hereafter.
On knowledge whose acquisition is deemed Individual Duty (Fard Ayn)