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The Importance of Knowledge

English book, p. 164

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

THE IMPORTANCE OF KNOWLEDGE A mong all the riches of the world, the greatest wealth is knowledge. There is no greater wealth in this world than knowledge. A thinker has said: “Learning makes a man superman.” That is, knowledge can transform an ordinary person into an extraordinary one. The difference between animals and humans is that animals have limited information. It is not possible for an animal to increase its knowledge. In contrast, the defining trait of humans is their ability to continually expand their knowledge. The capacity of the human brain in this regard is unlimited. That is why a person continues to increase their knowledge throughout their life. The mind has no limits, and therefore, the increase in knowledge has no bounds. In the development of the human personality, knowledge plays the most important role. It is, in fact, knowledge that transforms an ordinary person into a great one, that makes an average individual extraordinary. Knowledge allows a person to expand their personality. They can learn about history by reading books. Through study, they become aware of global events. Knowledge

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