Question

Use the excerpt from the Hadith below to answer the following question:

"Acquire knowledge. It enables its possessor to distinguish right from wrong; it lights the way to Heaven; it is our friend in the desert, our society in solitude, our companion when friendless; it guides us to happiness; it sustains us in misery; it is an ornament among friends, and an armor against enemies."

Which of the following Islamic objectives is an example of the principle explained in the excerpt?

A defending the faith
B expanding the empire
C, converting those of other faiths
D gaining wisdom from