A teacher asks Almustafa to talk about teaching, and he says that one can reveal only that which lies half-asleep in the dawning of people's knowledge. Teachers transmit faith and lovingness and lead students to the threshold of their own mind. Astronomers can talk of space but not give anyone their understanding. Musicians can sing but not grant anyone an ear or voice. Physicists can talk of weights and measures but not.....
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