A true connoisseur

A person who really has knowledge is a person who, by virtue of acquiring knowledge, comes to know how much he does not know. He finds that which he knows compare to that which he does not know as if he does not know. And this makes him bow with his soul and body in front of the true connoisseur, Allah Ta'ala who knows everything. In return of his humility, Allah Ta'ala honours him and grants him knowledge which is not found in books. It is such a knowledge which makes him see what others cannot see. This is because he sees through Allah Ta'ala, he hears through Allah Ta'ala and in general, he is guided by Allah Ta'ala in all his movements. Sometimes, people find it difficult to understand what he says and what he does but, nevertheless, he always remains within limit. What he does and says are within the limits of the Shari'ah. However, maybe because it is a bit too advanced, that it is rendered inaccessible to ordinary people. He is like a small information centre that has been connected to a main information centre which does not lack any information.

[English version of "Ene vrai connaisseur" – Al Jamiat – Vol.5 No.9]