Al-Shafi‘i, His Sermons
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Anyone who claims to love both the world and the Creator of the world is lying.
— Al-Shafi‘i on Worldliness
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Anyone who claims to love both the world and the Creator of the world is lying." in the context of "Al-Shafi‘i, His Sermons" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Worldliness" (S)
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About Al-Shafi‘i
Abū ʿAbdullāh Muhammad ibn Idrīs al-Shāfiʿī (28 August 767 — 19 January 820) was a Palestinian-Arab Muslim theologian, writer, and scholar, who was the first contributor of the principles of Islamic jurisprudence (Uṣūl al-fiqh). Often referred to as 'Shaykh al-Islām', al-Shāfi‘ī was one of the four great Imams, whose legacy on juridical matters and teaching eventually led to the Shafi'i school of fiqh (or Madh'hab).
About Al-Shafi‘i
Abū ʿAbdullāh Muhammad ibn Idrīs al-Shāfiʿī (28 August 767 — 19 January 820) was a Palestinian-Arab Muslim theologian, writer, and scholar, who was the first contributor of the principles of Islamic jurisprudence (Uṣūl al-fiqh). Often referred to as 'Shaykh al-Islām', al-Shāfi‘ī was one of the four great Imams, whose legacy on juridical matters and teaching eventually led to the Shafi'i school of fiqh (or Madh'hab).
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