Similar narrations

• Mīzān al-Ḥikma #2181 Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The scholar is alive even when he is dead, whereas the ignorant man is dead even though he may be alive.
• Ghurar al-Ḥikam #1497 Imam Ali (AS) said, An ignorant person is [like the] dead among the living.
• Ghurar al-Ḥikam #1511 Imam Ali (AS) said, An ignorant person is dead, even when he is alive.