”ومما يُستأنس به لتقديم العلم على العمل: أن أول ما نزل من القرآن: {اقْرَأ}، والقراءة مفتاح العلم. ثم نزل العمل في مثل: {يَاأَيُّهَا الْمُدَّثِّرُ (1) قُمْ فَأَنْذِرْ (2) وَرَبَّكَ فَكَبِّرْ (3) وَثِيَابَكَ فَطَهِّرْ (4)}“

Translation	One of the things that shows us the precedence of knowledge over action is that the first verse revealed of the Quran was “Read!” [Quran 96:1], and reading is they key to knowledge, and afterwards verses were sent down regarding actions: “O you [in your solitude] enfolded! Arise and warn! And your Lord’s greatness glorify! And your clothing purify!” [Quran 74:1-4]
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Source	Fiqh al-Awlawiyyat by Yusuf al-Qaradhawi. Second impression 1996. Maktabah al-Wahbah, Cairo.

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