“Ash-Shâfi i paid no attention to a slave girl given to him by friends who wants to sleep with him. Abû Hanîfah,… — Franz Rosenthal Knowledge 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… — Franz Rosenthal Book 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… — Franz Rosenthal Islam 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… — Franz Rosenthal Education 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 Ignorance 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… — Franz Rosenthal Knowledge 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… — Franz Rosenthal Knowledge 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… — Franz Rosenthal Fear 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… — Franz Rosenthal Knowledge 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,… — Franz Rosenthal God 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… — Franz Rosenthal Communication 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… — Franz Rosenthal Blood relation Copy Share Image
“Kings exercise control over people, and scholars exercise control over kings.” — Franz Rosenthal Fitness Copy Share Image
“Your knowledge belongs to your spirit. Your wealth belongs to your body.” — Franz Rosenthal Knowledge Copy Share Image
“When Jesus was hailed with the words, “Blessed be the womb that bore you,” he retorted, “Blessed be the one whom God… — Franz Rosenthal Books Copy Share Image
“Teachers must not be too severe, and students must not be bashful. According to Luqmân, a dignifi ed quiet on the part… — Franz Rosenthal Asking questions Copy Share Image
“The Misbâh has chapters on “knowledge” (- ilm, ch. 62), “certain knowledge” ( yaqîn, ch. 88), “wisdom” (hikmah, ch. 99), and “ignorance”… — Franz Rosenthal Fear Copy Share Image
“The search for knowledge demands foregoing the pleasures of companionship, but this is usually understood to mean frivolous and unprofi table human… — Franz Rosenthal Friendship Copy Share Image
“The difference of opinions alone makes a person aware of possible mistakes of his teacher.” — Franz Rosenthal Teacher Copy Share Image
“The educational element in the adab discussion of knowledge is unmistakable in a monograph entitled “The Encouragement of Seeking and Being Eager… — Franz Rosenthal Education Copy Share Image
“1. “Knowledge is that through whose existence he in whom it subsists is enabled to act in an orderly fashion and to… — Franz Rosenthal Knowledge Copy Share Image
“At the peak of human gnosis, man’s knowledge of God may appear associated with the love of God. An early Sufi is… — Franz Rosenthal God Copy Share Image
“An ignorant man is forgiven seventy sins, before one sin is forgiven to the person who possesses knowledge. Evil actions should not… — Franz Rosenthal Forgiveness Copy Share Image
“God’s love is earned by a man through being a scholar and at the same time behaving as inconspicuously and modestly as… — Franz Rosenthal God Copy Share Image
“Knowledge is the arrival (wusûl ) of the soul at the meaning (manâ) of a thing.” Qinâlîzâdeh, who considers this the best… — Franz Rosenthal Knowledge Copy Share Image
