In Mention of Knowledge and its Virtue

Question: We hear from some people interpretations of verses from the Noble Book, and we find them somewhat objectionable because of their strangeness. Such as interpreting “face” in His saying, exalted is He, "and there will remain the Face of...

Question: We hear that there are those whom Allah, exalted is He, singles out with knowledge, inspiring it to them and casting it into their hearts without their learning, and they call this knowledge al-‘ilm al-ladunnī (direct, God-given knowledge), and...

Question: Who is the one who is firmly grounded in knowledge (al-rasikh fi-l-‘ilm)?

Question: What is the ruling on one who is hostile to the scholars and belittles them, and likewise one who is hostile to the seekers of knowledge and belittles them, or who is hostile to the believers and belittles them?

Question: Is it permissible for a son to go out to seek knowledge without the approval of his parents, even though they are neither incapacitated nor weak, but rather strong and not in need of him?

Question: Which is better with Allah and higher in rank: the scholar who acts according to his knowledge and teaches people good, or the one who fights in the path of Allah, patient and seeking reward, until he is killed?