Evil Equality
People are only ever equal when they are all as ignorant as each other or as bad as each other.
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How to Become the Most Devout, Careful and Richest Person
Ibn Masud on three things that set a person on the path of being the most devout, careful and richest of people.
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Four Requirements for Seeking Knowledge
Imam Ibn Al-Mubarak on four things a person needs to be successful in seeking knowledge.
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One Bad Quality Can Spoil Numerous Good Ones
Umar advises a young man on being careful about the errors of youth, and how good qualities can be spoiled by a single bad one.
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Why is Knowledge Learned?
Studying knowledge is for a purpose.
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Sermon of Uthman on Guidance before Death
A concise sermon on following guidance, obeying Allah and preparing for life after death.
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The Humble Elite
The most righteous and best of the people are humble and do not consider themselves the elite.
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Scary Speech
The best of this Ummah after its Prophet, Abu Bakr, feared the consequences of his speech.
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Non-Racial Supremacy
It is reported that Abū ‘Ubaydah b. Al-Jarrāḥ – Allāh be pleased with him – said: O people! Yes, I am a man from Quraysh, but there is not a white man (literally: red), nor a black man amongst you who exceeds me in righteousness (taqwā) except that I wish I was in his skin. […]
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Taqwa, Knowledge and Beauty
It is reported that Abū Al-Dardā – Allāh be pleased with him – said: You will never be pious (a person of taqwā) until you become knowledgeable, and you will never be beautiful with your knowledge until you act [by it]. Ibn ʿAbd Al-Barr, Jāmiʿ Bayān Al-ʿIlm wa Faḍlihī article 1239.