1.         Verily, the superiority of scholars on the earth is like the stars used by [people] to guide them in the darkness of the universe. When these stars go dim, then those people who are guided & righteous will fall into misguidance. (Musnad Imam Ahmad, vol. 4, pp. 314, Hadees 12600)

2.         Even a little action with knowledge is beneficial but a lot of action done with ignorance brings about no benefit. (Jami’ Bayan-ul-‘Ilm, pp. 65, Hadees 197)

3.         اَلۡعِلۡمُ حَيَاةُ الۡاِسۡلَامِ وَ عِمَادُ الۡاِيۡمَانِ: Knowledge is a life of Islam and is a pillar of the Deen. (Jami’ Bayan-ul-‘Ilm, vol. 5, pp. 200, Hadees 14518 )

4.         مَنۡ طَلَبَ الۡعِلۡمَ تَكَفَّلَ اللّٰهُ بِرِزۡقِه: Whoever keeps seeking knowledge,        Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ becomes the guarantor of his livelihood.

(Tareekh-e-Baghdad, vol. 3, pp. 398)

5.         مَنۡ سَلَكَ طَرِيۡقًا يَلۡتَمِسُ فِيۡهِ عِلۡمًا سَهَّلَ اللّٰهُ لَهُ بِه طَرِيۡقًا اِلَي الۡجَنَّةِ: ‘Whoever walks on a path in search of knowledge, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ makes the path to Paradise easy for him.’ (Sahih Muslim, pp. 1448, Hadees 2699)

6.         Scholars are the heirs of the Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام. Indeed, the Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام do not make heirs of dirham & dinar but they make heirs of knowledge and anyone who takes it will have his share and the death of a scholar is such a tragedy which cannot be compensated and it is such a vacuum which cannot be filled, it is as if he was a star which went dim; the death of a community is nothing compared to the death of a scholar. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 2, pp. 63, Hadees 1699)

7.         One who meets death whilst seeking knowledge for the revival of Islam, there will be the difference of only one rank between him and the Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام in Paradise. (Sunan Daarimi, vol. 1, pp. 112, Hadees 354)

8.         مَنۡ خَرَجَ فِيۡ طَلَبِ الۡعِلۡمِ فَهُوَ فِيۡ سَبِيۡلِ اللّٰهِ حَتّٰي يَرۡجِعَ: Whoever leaves his home for acquiring knowledge, he is in the path of Allah until he returns.

(Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 295, Hadees 2656)