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The Need For Wisdom and Knowledge - Fath al-Mawsuli and Imam Ghazali

Posted by Faraz Rabbani, Former SunniPath Instructor on April 25th, 2007

The Need For Wisdom and Knowledge - Fath al-Mawsuli and Imam Ghazali

Fath al-Mawsuli (Allah have mercy on him) said:

Doesn’t a sick person who is deprived of food and drink die?… It is the same with the heart: if it is kept from wisdom and knowledge for three days, it dies….”

Imam Ghazali (Allah have mercy on him) comments:

He has spoken the truth, for the nourishment of the heart is knowledge and wisdom, and it is through them that the heart has life.

[Ghazali, Ihya’ `Ulum al-Din, 1.7]

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April 30th, 2007 at 2:22 pm

“Each of your breaths is a priceless jewel, since each of them is irreplaceable and, once gone, can never be retrieved. Do not be like that deceived fools who are joyous because each day their wealth increases while their life shortens.

What good is an increase in wealth when life grows ever shorter? Therefore be joyous only for an increase in knowledge or in good works, for they are your two companions who will accompany you in your grave when your family, wealth, children and friends stay behind.”

Imam Al Ghazali (May Allah have mercy on him) wrote this in his book: ‘The Beginning of Guidance’

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=16&CATE=30