The Virtue of Attaining Inner Knowledge of Allah

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who attains inner knowledge of Allah has achieved perfection in his knowledge indeed.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The inner knowledge of Allah, Glory be to Him, is the highest of knowable truths.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘I would not be pleased to die as a child and be made to enter Paradise without being able to grow up and get to know my Lord, Mighty and Exalted.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The fruit of knowledge is attaining inner knowledge of Allah.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He whose heart finds peace in knowing Allah, finds peace in being needless of Allahs creatures.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘If people knew the virtue of knowing Allah, Mighty and Exalted, they would never extend their gaze to the splendour and bounties of the life of this world that Allah has granted to the enemies. They would then regard such peoples worldly goods to be more insignificant that the dust under their feet, and they would take great pleasure at attaining knowledge of Allah, Mighty and Exalted, and would savour it as if they were tasting the experience of being in the gardens of Paradise with the friends of Allah. Verily the inner knowledge of Allah is an intimate companion in every type of desolation, a friend in every type of loneliness, a light in every darkness, a source of strength from all weakness, and a cure for all ailments.