“Further, a discerning and discriminating person must realize that a man who possesses knowledge is nobler in every conceivable respect than a… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“The man who has knowledge is considered most outstanding among people, Even if he does not occupy a position of nobility among… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“The all-sustaining power of knowledge is captured in the simile of knowledge being food for the soul. Various versions of it are… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“As far as the praise of knowledge is concerned, al-Askarî otherwise restricts himself to some of the more ordinary statements, such as… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“Knowledge is that which the soul desires.”136 8. “Knowledge is the falling of the soul (’s sight)137 upon that which is concealed… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“In the preceding century, the philosopher al-Kindi had defined wisdom as the "the excellence of the (rational) power, the knowledge of the… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“Among the conventional adab anthologies, we encounter a somewhat different organization of the traditional material in the Kitâb Adab ad- dunyâ wa-d-dîn… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“The majority con- sensus, however, reached eventually was again expressed clearly and forcefully by al-Ghazzâlî: “The knowledge about (ma- rifah) God is… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“Knowledge means true leadership. Honor paid to a man because of his wealth or his power ought not to please him, because… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“A sage said to his son: You must concern yourself with knowledge, for the least benefi t it confers upon the person… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“1. “Knowledge is the revelation (tajallî ) of things themselves.”130 Note the use of the verb tajallâ in D-10. 2. “Knowledge is… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“Ash-Shâfi i paid no attention to a slave girl given to him by friends who wants to sleep with him. Abû Hanîfah, asked about… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“A book of the Indians (that is, Kalîlah wa-Dimnah) teaches that a scholar’s knowledge accompanies him and provides for him wherever he goes, and… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“Its insistence upon “knowledge” has no doubt made medieval Muslim civi lization one of great scholarly and scientifi c productivity, and through it, Muslim… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“Their concept of knowledge was eloquently expressed, for instance, by Muâdh b. Jabal (d. 18/639, one of the trusted lieutenants of the Prophet, and… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“1. “Knowledge is an attribute (sifah) through which ignorance, doubt, or conjecturing is removed from him who is alive.”129” — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“Knowledge,” which for al-Qônawî is never very far from Sufi gnosis, is “an abstract universal reality,” or “a single universal reality.” In contrast to… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“Al-Askarî gives examples of the high esteem shown to scholars and the important position in society they occupy, often in spite of their lowly… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“The seekers after knowledge should, of course, not seek worldly knowledge and worldly gain but devote themselves to the denunciation of the world, to… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“A man remains knowing as long as he searches for knowledge and continues to study. When he thinks he knows, he has become ignorant.” — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“The intellect itself was unable to state who God was, until God anointed its eyes with the light of divine uniqueness, for, as al-Kalâbâdhî… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“In Arabic linguistic usage, we are told, the interpretation of “water” as knowledge is confirmed by the common fi gure of speech that calls… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
“Knowledge without action is like a bow without a string.” A relationship as close as blood relationship must be established between knowledge and action.… — Franz Rosenthal Copy Share Image
