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Page 74 of 104Kosar ghadirestan Center Nabi (S) www.ghadirestan.comIMAM ALI (S) Sunshine of Civilized IslamPeople are of three types; One is the divine scholar, who has set himself free fromcarnalities. The other is that, who seeks knowledge and he is also on the way of salvation.The third is the common people, who run after every caller and follow every sound. Theydo not seek the light of knowledge and do not provide any reliable support. O Kumayl,know that knowledge is surely preferred to wealth. You are guarded by knowledge butyou have to guard wealth. Wealth will decrease by expending but knowledge will increaseby spending. One, who grows up in a rich family, can not endure hardships when thewealth disappears. O Kumayl, acquiring knowledge is one of the bases of religion andreligion turns round the circuit of knowledge. A learned man steps in the way of religionwith knowledge, with which he wins fame during his lifetime and after his death.Knowledge commands but wealth is commanded. O Kumayl, men of property will dieeven though they live for a long time but learned men remain as long as there is a life onthe earth. Their bodies turn to dust but their images are placed in the hearts for ever.Then he pointed to his chest and said: “This is full of knowledge and I wish I could findsome one to bear its burden. Even if I can find someone, I cannot confide in him becausehe may misuse it in the way of his worldly desires and he may use God's favor against Hisservants or he hereby dominates over people, or he may seek rightness and truthfulnessbut there may be no any insight in his heart. Consequently doubts will be instilled into hismind and he will follow the doubts. He will be affected by passions and will be greedy forwealth. Thus knowledge dies away by the death of its bearers. Yes, but the earth willnever be void of those, who guard God's evidences and laws; either they are well-knownand famous or they are unknown and hideaways in order that the Sharia of Allah not tobe cancelled or vanished. How many persons are they or where are they? Although theyare few in number but they are highly esteemed by Allah. Allah guards His evidences andreasons by them and they entrust these evidences to others like themselves to sow theseeds of knowledge in their hearts. Knowledge has taken them to the real understandingand hereupon they will be the guide of the compact faith in God. They deem easy whatthe unbelievers think as difficult and they become familiar with what the ignorantconsider as strange. They live with their bodies in this world but their souls live high withthe Beneficent Creator. They represent Allah on the earth and they invite people to Hisreligion. How I am fond of seeing them. Now go wherever you want, Kumayl. 75- He, whoglorifies a rich man for his wealth, loses one third of his religion. (One, who worships Godsincerely, ought not to bend before other than Him for the sake of wealth or any other