Knowledge is a treasure
الْعِلْمُ بِالْفَهْمِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Understanding is a sign of knowledge
الْفَهْمُ آيَةُ الْعِلْمِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Knowledge is the herald of comprehension
الْعِلْمُ دَاعِي الْفَهْمِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who seeks right guidance from knowledge, it guides him
لِقَاحُ الْعِلْمِ التَّصَوُّرُ وَالْفَهْمُ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Knowledge does not benefit the one who does not understand [it] and forbearance is not useful for the one who does not show clemency
مَا أَفَادَ الْعِلْمُ مَنْ لَمْ يَفْهَمْ [لَا يَعْلَمُ] وَلَا نَفَعَ الْحِلْمُ مَنْ لَمْ يَحْلُمْ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Delusion is not the same as comprehension
لَيْسَ الْوَهْمُ كَالْفَهْمِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
For people of understanding speech becomes figurative
لِأَهْلِ الْفَهْمِ تَصَرُّفُ الْأَقْوَالِ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who possesses understanding does not become needy
مَا افْتَقَرَ مَنْ مَلَكَ فَهْماً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who tries to understand increases [his understanding]
مَنْ تَفَهَّمَ ازْدَادَ
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Verily the soul is like the camel that likes to eat bitter grass, and the ear does not retain much of what it hears, so do not cut off your understanding by being importunate with your soul because for each part of the body there is [need for] repose
إِنَّ النَّفْسَ حَمْضَةٌ وَالْأُذُنَ مَجَّاجَةٌ فَلَا تَجُبَّ فَهْمَكَ بِالْإِلْحَاحِ عَلَى قَلْبِكَ فَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ عُضْوٍ مِنَ الْبَدَنِ اسْتِرَاحَةً
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech