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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech The Scholar The Scholar-العالِمُ The scholar is one whose actions attest to the veracity of his words. 1ـ اَلعالِمُ مَنْ شَهِدَتْ بِصِحَّةِ أقْوالِهِ أفْعالُهُ. Scholars are strangers [in their own land] because of the large numbers of ignorant people. 2ـ اَلعُلَماءُ غُرَباءٌ لِكَثْرَةِ الجُهّالِ.

The scholar is one who is not satisfied with [his] knowledge nor does he allow himself to be satiated by it. 3ـ اَلعالِمُ مَنْ لايَشْبَعُ مِنَ العِلْمِ، وَلايَتَشَبَّعُ بِهِ. The scholar recognizes the ignorant one because he used to be ignorant [himself] before. 4ـ اَلعالِمُ يَعْرِفُ الجاهِلَ لأنَّهُ كانَ قَبْلُ جاهِلاً.

The scholar who is truly a scholar, is one who does not prevent the servants from having hope in the mercy of Allah and [at the same time] does not give them false security from the scheme of Allah. 5ـ اَلعالِمُ كُلُّ العالِمِ مَنْ لَمْ يَمْنَعِ العِبادَ الرَّجاءَ لِرَحْمَةِ اللّهِ ولَمْ يُؤْمِنْهُمْ مَكْرَاللّهِ. The scholar and the student are partners in reward; there no good in anything between this.[^1] 6ـ اَلعالِمُ والمُتَعَلِّمُ شَريكانِ فِي الأجْرِ، وَلاخَيْـرَ فيما بَيْنَ ذلِكَ.

Scholars are the purest of people in character and the least rooted in [vain] desires. 7ـ اَلعُلَماءُ أطْهَرُ النّاسِ أخْلاقاً، وأقَلُّهُمْ فِي المَطامِعِ أعْراقاً. The scholar is a living [person] among the dead. 8ـ اَلعالِمُ حَيٌّ بَيْـنَ المَوْتى. Be careful not to disparage scholars, for indeed this will degrade you and make others think ill of you and expect evil from you. 9ـ إيّاكَ أنْ تَسْتَخِفَّ بِالعُلَماءِ، فَإنَّ ذلِكَ يُزْري بِكَ، ويُسِـيءُ الظَّنَّ بِكَ، والمَخِيلَةَ فيكَ.

The most learned among you are the most fearful of you. 10ـ أعْلَمُكُمْ أخْوَفُكُمْ. The people who are most deserving of the [guidance of the] Prophets are those who have the most knowledge about what they came with. 11ـ أوْلَى النّاسِ بِالأنْبِياءِ، أعْلَمُهُمْ بِما جاؤُا بِهِ. The most learned person is the one who is most infatuated with knowledge. 12ـ أعْلَمُ النّاسِ اَلمُسْتَهْتَرُ بِالعِلْمِ. The most learned of people about Allah, the Glorified, are the most fearful of Him.

13ـ أعْلَمُ النّاسِ بِاللّهِ سُبْحانَهُ أخْوَفُهُمْ مِنْهُ. The most learned of people about Allah, the Glorified, are the most satisfied with His decree. 14ـ أعْلَمُ النّاسِ بِاللّهِ أرْضاهُمْ بِقَضائِهِ.