Posts Tagged ‘wisdom’
Justice and Its Relationship to Knowledge - Sayyid Naquib al-Attas

Justice and Its Relationship to Knowledge

By Sayyid Naquib al-Attas
The modern era has witnessed three significant developments that have created unprecedented challenges to the Muslim community: (1) public education, mass media, and mass literacy, (2) the disintegration of Islamic polities, and (3) the formation of learning institutes based on Western concepts, values, and processes. The first [...]

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 [...]