نہ نامے میں عِبادت ہے نہ پلّے کچھ رِیاضت ہے

اِلٰہی! مغفرت فرما ہماری اپنی رحمت سے

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Mentioning the advantages and benefits of Islamic knowledge, ‘Allamah Maulana Mufti Muhammad Amjad ‘Ali A’zami رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: Knowledge is not something whose excellence and virtues need to be defined. The whole world knows that knowledge is something much better, and it is a great honour to gain it. It is something through which human life becomes successful and pleasant, and it is knowledge which makes the world and the Hereafter better. It is the knowledge that brings about salvation. It is the knowledge which has been praised in the Holy Quran and blessed Hadees. It is the knowledge for which we have been persuaded to pay attention to.

(Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 3, pp. 618)

Knowledge is the legacy of blessed Ambiya عَـلَـيْـهِمُ الـصَّلٰوةُ وَالـسَّـلَام; knowledge is the way of getting close to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ; knowledge is the source of guidance; knowledge is the source of avoiding sins; knowledge is a great cause of being blessed with the fear of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ; knowledge is the source of attaining respect in this world and the Hereafter; knowledge brings dead hearts to life; knowledge protects the faith; knowledge is the source of attaining people’s love; in short, knowledge has countless virtues. It has both religious and worldly benefits; it has comfort and satisfaction; it has pleasure and peace, therefore, wise is he who gets busy gaining Islamic knowledge to make his Hereafter better. May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ bless us also with the passion for gaining Islamic knowledge!

اٰمِيۡن بِجَاهِ النَّبِيِّ الۡاَمِيۡن صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيۡهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم