Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Steps to Knowledge


Sufyân b. ‘Uyainah – Allah have mercy on him – said:

The first step in knowledge is to listen, then to be quiet and attentive, then to preserve it, then to put it into practice and then to spread it.


Abû Nu’aym, Hilyah Al-Awliyâ` Vol.3 p283.

No comments: