A Definition of ‘Ilm
بِسۡمِ
ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Shaykh Muhammad ibn Yahya an-Ninuwy
said, “‘Ilm is not memorisation of lines from a book or storing mass
information in memory. A computer can
hold masses and masses of information. Rather, knowledge is internalisation of the
sacred texts. Knowledge is presence of
soul and state; information that is not internalised and practised is just
information, not real ‘ilm, and has no benefit. The whole purpose is to be transformed.”
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