The Meccan Revelations: al-Futuhat al-Makkiyya

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[ The temptation of knowledge is greater than the temptation of money ]

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The temptation of knowledge is greater than the temptation of money, for the honor of money is a temporary honor that does not go beyond the mouths of people, and the soul has no quality from it. The honor of knowledge is an adornment that adorns the soul, so its temptation is greater and it will not be removed from its owner in the event of poverty, wealth, and its calamities. Money is removed from its owner by a thief who takes it, or by burning, or by drowning. Or a demolition, or an earthquake, or a heavenly catastrophe, or a temptation, or authority, and the knowledge from you is in a fortified fortress that will never be reached. It binds a person alive or dead, in this world and in the afterlife, and it is yours in every situation, and if it is upon you at a certain time, it is yours in the end, and if misfortunes befall you on its part, do not multiply, then it is not yours. Except for his honor, since you did not act upon it, then you were only harmed by the one who left


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