What is the explanation of the saying "Knowledge is light, and ignorance is darkness"?
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The knowledge that describes its possessor as having a living heart and an insightful vision is the knowledge of Allah, Blessed and Exalted be He, and of His Messengers, and of what they brought forth from the divine revelation that illuminates the path, removes veils and darkness, uncovers the realities of this life and the afterlife, and provides the true picture of this universe.
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