1245 - مَوانِعُ المَعرِفَةِ

1245. IMPEDIMENTS TO INNER KNOWLEDGE

(أفَرَأيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إلهَهُ هَواهُ وَأضَلَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى عِلْمٍ وَخَتَمَ عَلَى‏ سَمْعِهِ وَقَلْبِهِ وَجَعَلَ عَلَى‏ بَصَرِهِ غِشاوَةً فَمَنْ يَهْدِيهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ اللَّهِ أفَلاَ تَذَكَّرُونَ) .¹

“Have you seen him who has taken his desire to be his god and whom Allah has led astray knowingly, and set a seal upon his hearing and his heart, and drawn a blind on his sight? So who will guide him after Allah? Will you not then take admonition?”²

4058.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : نورُ الحِكمَةِ الجُوعُ ، والتَّباعُدُ مِنَ اللَّهِ الشِّبَعُ ، والقُربَةُ إلَى اللَّهِ حُبُّ المَساكينِ والدُّنُوُّ مِنهُم ، لا تَشبَعوا فَيُطفَأَ نورُ المَعرِفةِ مِن قُلوبِكُم .³

4058.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The light of inner knowledge is brought about by hunger whereas distance from Allah is caused by satiety. Proximity to Allah is brought about by loving the poor and drawing near to them, so do not eat to your fill lest the light of inner knowledge be extinguished from your hearts.’⁴

270 - المَعرِفَة

270. INNER KNOWLEDGE¹

1244 - قيمَةُ المَعرِفَةِ

1244. The Importance of Inner Knowledge

4053.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أفضَلُكُم إيماناً أفضَلُكُم مَعرِفَةً .²

4053.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The ones from among you with the best faith are the ones with the best inner knowledge.’³

4054.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : العِلمُ أوَّلُ دَليلٍ، والمَعرِفَةُ آخِرُ نِهايَةٍ .⁴

4054.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Knowledge is the first guide whereas inner knowledge [of Allah] is the ultimate goal.’⁵

4055.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : المَعرِفَةُ نورُ القَلبِ .⁶

4055.Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Inner knowledge is the light of the heart.’⁷

4056.الإمامُ الحسينُ عليه السلام : دِراسَةُ العِلمِ لِقاحُ المَعرِفةِ .⁸

4056.Imam al-Husayn (AS) said, ‘The acquisition of knowledge is the seed for [the growth of] inner knowledge.’⁹

4057.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : لا يَقبَلُ اللَّهُ عَمَلاً إلّا بِمَعرِفَةٍ ، ولا مَعرِفَةً إلّا بِعَمَلٍ ، فمَن عَرَفَ دَلَّتهُ المَعرِفَةُ عَلَى العَمَلِ ، ومَن لَم يَعمَلْ فلا مَعرِفَةَ لَهُ .¹⁰

4057.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Allah does not accept any act without inner knowledge and inner knowledge only comes through prior action. So, whoever gains knowledge intrinsically, his knowledge will lead him to action, and whoever does not act does not have any inner knowledge.’¹¹