IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING KNOWLEDGE An obligation upon every Muslim

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*IMPORTANCE OF SEEKING KNOWLEDGE*

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*An obligation upon every Muslim*

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Allah ﷻ says 

*وَعَلَّمَ ءَادَمَ الأَسْمَآءَ كُلَّهَا*

_And He taught Adam all the names of everything_

Meaning, the names that people use, such as human, animal, sky, earth, land, sea, horse, donkey, and so forth, including the names of the other species"

*ثُمَّ عَرَضَهُمْ عَلَى الْمَلَـئِكَةِ*

_Then He showed them to the angels_

Meaning, the creations. Qatadah رحمه الله said, _"Allah paraded the objects before the angels"_

*فَقَالَ أَنۢبِـُٔونِى بِأَسْمَآءِ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ إِن كُنتُمْ صَٰدِقِينَ*

_And said, "Tell Me the names of these if you are truthful."_

[2:31]

This was said to the Angels who in the previous verse said :

*أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَآءَ*

_Will You place therein those who will make mischief therein and shed blood._

[2:30]

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So they the Angels said 

*قَالُواْ سُبْحَـنَكَ لاَ عِلْمَ لَنَآ إِلاَّ مَا عَلَّمْتَنَآ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ الْعَلِيمُ الْحَكِيمُ*

_They said: "Glory is to You, we have no knowledge except what you have taught us. Verily, it is You, the Knower, the Wise."_

[2:32]

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Here the angels are praising Allah's holiness, and perfection above every kind of deficiency, affirming that no creature could ever acquire any part of Allah's knowledge, except by His permission, nor could anyone know anything except what Allah ﷻ teaches them.

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*سبحان الله* 

Knowledge and its fruit only come from Allah ﷻ, it is a Ni'ma to have knowledge.

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Because as Allah ﷻ says 

*إِنَّمَا يَخْشَى اللَّهَ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ الْعُلَمَاءُ*

_Verily, only those fear Allah from among His servants, who have knowledge._

[35:28]

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Since it something which is Fardh upon us, it is also highly important that we make Du'a to Allah ﷻ, and then make efforts to gain knowledge however we can.

Allah ﷻ also says:

*ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مِنكُمْ وَٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْعِلْمَ دَرَجَٰتٍۢ ۚ*

_Allah will raise those who have believed among you and those who were given knowledge, by degrees._

[58:11]

Anas ibn Malik رضي الله عنه reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, _“Seeking knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim.”_

[Sunan Ibn Mājah 224, Grade: Sahih]

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Beloved brothers and sisters in Islam, Seeking knowledge is an important dimension in Islam. It is so important that Allah ﷻ  specifically chose to address it when He ﷻ revealed the Qur'an to Prophet ﷺ

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But it won't come to you, So Start with an intention and then strive for it.

May Allah ﷻ bestow on us beneficial knowledge.

*آمِيْن

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