Mīzān al-Ḥikma

The Various Types of Knowledge

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hadith 2288
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘There are two types of knowledge the knowledge of ideologies, and the knowledge of physical bodies.
ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): العِلمُ عِلمانِ: عِلمُ الأديانِ، وعِلمُ الأبدانِ .
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hadith 2289
The Prophet (SAWA) saying, ‘Knowledge is too great to be encompassed, so take the best from each thing.
ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): العِلمُ أكثَرُ مِن أن يُحصى ، فَخُذْ مِن كُلِّ شَيءٍ أحسَنَهُ .
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hadith 2290
The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The best type of knowledge is that which benefits.
ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): خَيرُ العِلمِ ما نَفَعَ .
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hadith 2291
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘There are four categories of sciences juristic science for religions, medicine for physical bodies, grammar for language, and astronomy for knowledge of the ages.
ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): العُلومُ أربَعَةٌ: الفِقهُ لِلأديانِ ، والطِّبُّ لِلأبدانِ ، والنَّحوُ لِلّسانِ ، والنُّجومُ لِمَعرِفَةِ الأزمانِ .
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hadith 2292
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The best type of knowledge is that which improves you.
ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): خَيرُ العُلومِ ما أصلَحَكَ .
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hadith 2293
Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Know that there is no knowledge like the quest for integrity, and there is no integrity better than the integrity of the heart [i.e. the soul].
ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): اِعلَمْ أنَّهُ لا عِلمَ كطَلَبِ السَّلامَةِ ، ولا سَلامَةَ كسَلامَةِ القَلبِ .
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hadith 2294
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘If only there were whips over my companions heads that they may gain an understanding of the difference between the lawful and the unlawful.
ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لَيتَ السِّياطَ عَلى رُؤوسِ أصحابي حَتّى يَتَفَقَّهوا فِي الحَلالِ والحَرامِ.
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