Knowledge of the Self
Allah says in the Qur’an:
Do they not reflect within themselves? (30:8)
The Messenger of Allah reportedly saids, “Whoever knows himself knows his Lord.”
A man came to the Prophet (Allah bless him and grant him and his family peace) and said, “O Messenger of Allah, how does one arrive at knowledge of the Real?”
The Prophet replied, “By knowing oneself.”
Amirul-Mu`mineen Ali bin Abi Talib (peace be upon him) once said, “Knowledge of the self is the most useful form of knowledge.”
– from Prophetic Traditions in Islam: On the Authority of the Family of the Prophet compiled by Shaykh Fadhlalla Haeri
