The Preoccupation of Some Scholars With The Worldly Life and Their Amazament At Their Own Knowledge
Ibn al-Jawzi said:
“I saw most of the scholars preoccuppied with the outer appearance of knowledge, rather than the understanding of its reality. For example:
a) The recitor of the Qur’an is busy with the different modes of recitation, eager to learn the strange and rare ones. They do this thinking that the purpose of the Qur’an is to simply recite it, forgetting about the Greatness of the One whose Speech it is, and the warnings and threats contained in it. Sometimes, they might even think that mere memorization of the Qur’an will protect them from these warnings, so, you see such people being lax in regards to certain sins! If they truly understood, they would know that the proof against him is greater than it is against the one who has not recited as much as him!
…and most people are like this, thinking that knowledge is like a production factory! These people do not understand the meaning of knowledge. Knowledge is not simply the outer appearance and speech. Rather, what is desired by it is to understand the intended meanings contained therein. This is what implants submissiveness and fear!”
Ibn Al-Qayyim ['Sayd al-Khatir'; p. 384]
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