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What is the impact of scholars on people's lives, according to Ibn al-Qayyim?

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The website answers questions from inquirers, and we encourage the questioner to continue sending their questions. Regarding Ibn Al-Qayyim's statements about knowledge and scholars, reference can be made to:

"Miftah Dar As-Sa'adah wa Manshur Wilayat Ahl Al-Ilm wal-Iradah" (Key to the Abode of Happiness and the Proclamation of the Guardianship of the People of Knowledge and Will): It contains a chapter on the virtue of knowledge and its comparison to wealth.

"Madarij As-Salikin" (Ranks of the Seekers): It contains a chapter titled "The Station of Knowledge."

"Tariq Al-Hijratayn wa Bab As-Sa'adatayn" (The Path of the Two Migrations and the Door to the Two Happines): It contains a chapter titled "On the Classification of People in Terms of Intellectual and Practical Strength."

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