Yearning for acquiring Islamic knowledge!

Dear Islamic brothers! Just ponder! Sayyidi Qutb-e-Madinah رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه was a great devotee of Islamic knowledge. Besides gaining Islamic knowledge from his own locality he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه also travelled to Markaz-ul-Awliya (Lahore), India and blessed Baghdad. When he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه went to sacred Madinah, he remained occupied with Islamic knowledge and attained Islamic knowledge from many renowned Islamic scholars of his time as well.

Surely, it was the favour of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and the bestowal of the Beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم and the blessings of Islamic knowledge that despite being born at an unknown town of Ziyakot (Sialkot) he رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه became famous by the title ‘Qutb-e-Madinah’ across the world. We should also have the yearning for gaining Islamic knowledge because Islamic knowledge       will only lead us to success in the world and the Hereafter both. Islamic knowledge is the collection of all virtues and makes its student the embodiment of many good qualities. Islamic knowledge is the inheritance of Prophets عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام. Islamic knowledge is the source of attaining closeness to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

Islamic knowledge is the method of developing fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Islamic knowledge is the source of guidance. Islamic knowledge is the means of protection from sins. Islamic knowledge is the tool of developing Divine fear. Islamic knowledge is the life of dead hearts. Islamic knowledge is the source of attaining the love of the creatures of Allah.

In short, Islamic knowledge is the collection of countless good qualities. A true Muslim should try to acquire it. The virtues of acquiring Islamic knowledge have been mentioned in blessed Ahadees at many places. Let’s have the privilege of listening to 2 blessed Ahadees about them:

1.         The one who will gain Islamic knowledge, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will remove his difficulties and will bestow sustenance upon him from the place which he has not thought about. (Jami’-ul-Bayan, pp. 66, Hadees 198)