1245 - مَوانِعُ المَعرِفَةِ

1245. IMPEDIMENTS TO INNER KNOWLEDGE

(أفَرَأيْتَ مَنِ اتَّخَذَ إلهَهُ هَواهُ وَأضَلَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى عِلْمٍ وَخَتَمَ عَلَى‏ سَمْعِهِ وَقَلْبِهِ وَجَعَلَ عَلَى‏ بَصَرِهِ غِشاوَةً فَمَنْ يَهْدِيهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ اللَّهِ أفَلاَ تَذَكَّرُونَ) .¹

“Have you seen him who has taken his desire to be his god and whom Allah has led astray knowingly, and set a seal upon his hearing and his heart, and drawn a blind on his sight? So who will guide him after Allah? Will you not then take admonition?”²

4058.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : نورُ الحِكمَةِ الجُوعُ ، والتَّباعُدُ مِنَ اللَّهِ الشِّبَعُ ، والقُربَةُ إلَى اللَّهِ حُبُّ المَساكينِ والدُّنُوُّ مِنهُم ، لا تَشبَعوا فَيُطفَأَ نورُ المَعرِفةِ مِن قُلوبِكُم .³

4058.The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The light of inner knowledge is brought about by hunger whereas distance from Allah is caused by satiety. Proximity to Allah is brought about by loving the poor and drawing near to them, so do not eat to your fill lest the light of inner knowledge be extinguished from your hearts.’⁴