the faithful, Sayyiduna Ali رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ held my hand and began walking along a path beside a graveyard. We continued walking until we reached an open ground where he sat to take rest. After a little while he said, ‘O Kumayl Bin Ziyad! Hearts are like pots. And the best heart among them is the one which remembers thing more. Bear in mind that people are of three kinds.

1.   Aalim-e-Rabbani (a scholar possessing divine recognition)

2.   A student of the knowledge of Deen walking on the path of salvation.

3.   Those foolish and ignorant people, who follow every unauthentic saying or news, change as air changes, remain deprived of enlightening their hearts and inner-self with the light of knowledge and do not make a strong column a means of their protection.

He further said: Knowledge is better than wealth. Knowledge protects you but wealth needs to be protected by you. Knowledge increases when transferred but wealth decreases when spent. People love the scholar of the Deen. The scholar of Deen spends his life in obedience to Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ by virtue of knowledge. People remember the scholar of Deen in good words even after his death; while, the benefit of wealth ends with its loss. The same is the misery of the rich that their fame remains no more once they lose all their wealth. On the contrary, the fame of Ulama remains intact as long as the world exists. We don’t see people missing the rich men but the respect and reverence for Ulama remains in people’s hearts forever. Alas! (Then he signalled to his chest with his hand and said) Knowledge is here. I wish you convey this to those who could carry it. (Allah Walon ki Baatayn, vol. 1, p. 166-168)

The ink of the pen of Ulama

Dear Islamic brothers! No doubt, wealth and worldly status are mortal but the knowledge of Deen is such a treasure that its possessor’s name remains known until the Day of Judgment. On the Day of Judgment