Knowledge

In this lecture Dr Bilal Philips talks about Seeking Knowledge in the Light of Islam and that Allah (swt) in the Glorious Quran, the first guidance that he gave to the whole of humankind was not to pray, it was not to perform Hajj but the first guidance given by Allah in the Glorious Quran to the whole of humankind was Iqra, it was to read, it was to recite, it was to proclaim!

A small treatise concern knowledge & scholars, its importance & merits.

In this lecture Dr Zakir talks about Seeking Knowledge in the Light of Islam and that Allah (swt) in the Glorious Quran, the first guidance that he gave to the whole of humankind was not to pray, it was not to perform Hajj but the first guidance given by Allah in the Glorious Quran to the whole of humankind was Iqra, it was to read, it was to recite, it was to proclaim!

In this lecture Dr Zakir talks about Seeking Knowledge in the Light of Islam and that Allah (swt) in the Glorious Quran, the first guidance that he gave to the whole of humankind was not to pray, it was not to perform Hajj but the first guidance given by Allah in the Glorious Quran to the whole of humankind was Iqra, it was to read, it was to recite, it was to proclaim!

The recording covers the virtue and significance of seeking knowledge including the individual duty and incentive to seek out knowledge, the correct Method for seeking religious knowledge, the Ethics of the seeker of it and what every Muslims should know about his or her Deen, Islam.

In thius article, Sh. Jamal Zarabozo interprets the verse 33 in surat Al-A’raf which says, “

In this first episode of Fundamentals of Faith, Abu Ammar Yassir Qadhi talks about the "Importance and Blessings of Islamic Knowledge". A must see lecture for all. "The Prophet, Salalahu Alaihi Wa Salam, preach La Ilaha Ila Lah, and many are the miracles that he has been given, really we can talk hours and hours about the number of miracles. They don’t number in the hundreds, they number in the thousands! But his greatest miracle was the Miracle of the Qur’an. Whoever used to worship Allah Azza Wa Jall, then Allah is Al-Hayy, The Ever Living Who never dies!" This programme talks about Tawheed, the unshakeable belief in one God, Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala. Islam is based on the belief of the one true God. All Prophets, Peace be upon them all, were sent with the Message of the Oneness of Allah Azza Wa Jall.

Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Saleh Ibn ’Uthaymeen said: I sincerely advise, myself first, and my Muslim brothers, especially the students of knowledge not to make haste and be quick when a new issue befalls a person until he verifies the situation, gains knowledge and then speaks, so that he does not speak about Allah without knowledge.

Seeking Knowledge until Death

Islam is a religion based on knowledge. It encourages people to seek knowledge in each and every useful field. Allah said: "Recite in the name of your Lord who created - created man from a clinging substance. Recite, and your Lord is the most Generous - Who taught by the pen - Taught man that which he knew not." Quran (96:1-5). Ever since the advent of Islam, Muslims have excelled in research development and inventing. They have carried the torch of enlightenment for many centuries. They have made significant progress in many scientific fields. They were the first to use algebra. They invented the Arabic numerals. Also, they contributed in developing some of the instruments such as the astrolabe, the quadrant, and the navigational maps. In medicine, Muslim physicians paid a lot of attention to surgery and developed many surgical instruments.

In this book, Sh. Muhammad Saleh Al-Munajjed shows a useful way to benefit from reading books. At first, he explains why we read books and the reasons of some people’s being away from reading books. He also talks about how to have a useful library and preserve it.

In this lecture Sh. Khaled Al-Musleh gives an advice to those seeking the Islamic knowledge at the time which lots of people are away from this knowledge. He shows the importance of the Islamic knowledge and the reward we get through seeking it.

In this Episode 23 “Virtues of Ramadan” by Dr. Abdullah Hakim Quick in which he explained the importance of Islamic knowledge and its virtues.

1-Even war and occupation cannot erase Baghdad’s legacy of literacy. 2-The first revealed word of the Quran began a legacy of literacy and education for all. 3- Education in early Islamic history.

In this essay, Dr. Saleh As-Saleh shows the categories of people regarding elm (knowledge) as Imam Ibn Al-Qayyem mentioned when he explained the following hadith in his book entitled, "The Key for the abode of Happiness". The Prophet (peace be upon Him) said, "The example of guidance and knowledge with which Allah has sent me is like abundant rain falling on the earth, some of which was fertile soil that absorbed rain water and brought forth vegetation and grass in abundance. (And) another portion of it was hard and held the rain water and Allah benefited the people with it and they utilized it for drinking, making their animals drink from it and for irrigation of the land for cultivation. (And) a portion of it was barren which could neither hold the water nor bring forth vegetation (then that land gave no benefits). The first is the example of the person who comprehends Allah’s religion and gets benefit (from the knowledge) which Allah has revealed through me (the Prophet) and learns and then teaches others. The last example is that of a person who does not care for it and does not take Allah’s guidance revealed through me (He is like that barren land.)" (Bukhari, v. 1, Book 1, Hadeeth 79).

This Small treatise brings to light many amazing and intricate points of benefit with regard to knowledge and discerning between which of its types are beneficial and non-beneficial. The Prophet praised some forms of knowledge while condemning others, at times he would ask Allah to grant him beneficial knowledge while at other times he would seek refuge in Him from non-beneficial knowledge.

The Etiquette of Seeking Knowledge ... to adorn oneself with beautiful etiquette, noble manners, good behaviour, and pious conduct are distinguishing characteristics of the people of Islam, and knowledge - the most precious pearl in the crown of the purified Shariah - cannot be attained except by those who adorn themselves with its etiquette and those who leave evil qualities associated to it. For this reason the scholars devoted their attention to this etiquette, outlined its importance and wrote books solely on this topic; either pertaining to (general conduct] with all types of knowledge or to specific types of knowledge such as the etiquette of the carriers of the Noble Quran, the etiquette of the muhaddith, the etiquette of the mufti, the etiquette of the qazi (judge), the etiquette of the muhtasib (the one who enjoins good and forbids evil for the sake of Allah) and so on. The issue of this book is the general conduct of those who take the path of seeking the knowledge of the Sharee’ah.

Sincere advice to the students of knowledge not to make haste and be quick when a new issue befalls a person until he verifies the situation, gains knowledge and then speaks, so that he does not speak about Allah without knowledge.

Do not sell your deen. The life of this world is a transient shade. Question and Answer Session.