Self-imposed isolation This past week has been strange, to say the least. We are living in unprecedented times. My family and I spent a week apart (some 200miles away) so I have been living in a kind of ‘self-imposed’ isolation for a week. Second, I missed (deliberately) my first Jumu’ah since I could remember and […]
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When we look to the life of the Prophet of Allah (ﷺ), we see that he established a community around him consisting of individuals and families. This early community of believers was raised with the Qur’an as it was revealed. In particular, the first five revelations in Makkah transformed them on an individual and societal […]
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Knowledge is a sea without an end. At best we have only dipped a toe, before we dive in to extract the pearls, perhaps, it is best for everyone’s sake we learn to swim first. Learning without a Shaykh Every science of Islam is passed down. For instance, let’s take the ‘simplest’ science. The […]
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“This is my way, I invite to Allah with insight, I and those who follow me. Glory be to Allah.” [Yusuf: 10:108] Knowledge is a profession The knowledge of science and mathematics are sought from expert practitioners and teachers in the fields of science and mathematics. The knowledge of social sciences are sought from teachers and […]
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“knowledge is having the right answer. Intelligence is asking the right question.” [Anonymous] Teaching through questions Questioning is a great teaching device. An educator often asks questions to engage his audience, it activates their mind and illicit a partial or a full response. Allah Himself uses questions in the Qur’an to grab people’s attention before informing […]
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“The goal of knowledge is to ultimately take us back to God so that an individual knows Him experientially and personally.” Knowledge is sought for education When we embark on the path of knowledge, we can often lose sight as to why we are seeking knowledge. Knowledge is not to be sought merely to know […]
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The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to supplicate: “O Allah, I seek refuge with You from from knowledge that is of no benefit, from a heart that does not fear (You), from a soul that is never satisfied, and from a supplication that is not heard.” [Ibn Majah] Types of knowledge From the above narration, we can […]
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“Indeed, this knowledge is the basis of the Religion! So look carefully towards whom you take your Religion from.” [Umar Ibn Al-Khattab] Knowledge is taken from people Knowledge is a profession, and every profession has its experts. Islamic knowledge is taken from a Shuyukh – from the chest of people who received it, who were enlightened […]
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