The light and the darkness of knowledge (13 & 14th of Ramadan)
Extracted from Imam's historic speech at 13 & 14th of Ramadan.
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Date: 2025/03/14
How often it is that a person is a great philosopher in the eyes of the people and an honorable jurist in the eyes of the people. He knows everything; he is a storehouse of knowledge but because he did not invoke the Lord’s Name in his readings, he has distanced himself from the straight path, and from everything. The more the store (of knowledge), the greater is the burden (of sins). The larger the store, the greater is the burden and the darkness. “Layer upon layer of darkness.” Knowledge is darkness sometimes; it is not light. Learning that begins in God’s Name is the light that guides. It is learning for the sake of acquiring knowledge. The good thing about it is that one wants to learn; otherwise, learning for the sake of attaining position, becoming a congregational prayer leader or a preacher, or for gaining public acceptance amounts to deviation. These are deviations, and they are all subtle. According to the description that has been given, the straight path is finer than a strand of hair; it is very fine.
http://en.imam-khomeini.ir/en/n8316/The-Supplication-for-the-13th-Day-of-Ramadan