Knowledge Enlivens the Heart

Al-Mu'minah · **Knowledge Enlivens the Heart -** 08-12-2007

Knowledge Enlivens the Heart

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Warathatu’l-Anbiya’; Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali

Acquire knowledge because doing so is good. Seeking it is worship. Reviewing it is glorifying Allah. Researching it is jihad. Teaching it to the ignorant is charity. Serving the scholars is a way of drawing near to Allah because knowledge is the path of ascension to the stations of Paradise. It is a companion in isolation and a comrade in distant lands. It speaks to you in solitude. It is a guide to prosperity and a shield against adversity. It beautifies one among friends and is a weapon against enemies. With it Allah elevates people and makes them guides and bellwethers of good. The scholars are people whose words are sought and whose actions are imitated. The angels long for the scholar’s company and comfort them with their wings. Everything, the fish of the sea, the beasts of the earth, the predators of the land and sea, and the cattle pray that blessings come upon him.

This is because knowledge enlivens the heart against ignorance, illuminates the eyes against darkness, and strengthens the body. It transports the servants to the mansions of the select and the righteous and to the highest ranks in the world and in the Hereafter. Contemplating it is equivalent to fasting, and reviewing it is equivalent to the Night Prayer vigil. With it, kinship is united and the lawful is distinguished from the unlawful. Knowledge is an imam which leads to righteous actions. It is craved by the people destined for Paradise and shunned by people destined for Hell.

highway_trekker · **Re: Knowledge Enlivens the Heart -** 08-12-2007

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It is a companion in isolation and a comrade in distant lands. It speaks to you in solitude. It is a guide to prosperity and a shield against adversity. It beautifies one among friends and is a weapon against enemies.

Powerful words...

highway_trekker · **Re: Knowledge Enlivens the Heart -** 08-12-2007

Like the words of Mu'aadh ibn Jabal ((radi'Allaahu'anhu))

"Knowledge is a comforting friend in times of loneliness, it is the best companion during travels, and it is the inner friend who speaks to you in your privacy. Knowledge is the discerning proof of what is right and what is wrong, and it is the positive force that will help you surmount the trials of comfort, as well as those of hardships. Knowledge is your most powerful sword against your enemy, and finally, it is your most dignifying raiment in the company of your close companions."

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Al-Mu'minah LI Kindest Status: Offline Posts: 5,164 Reputation: 22787 Rep Power: 58 Join Date: Jan 2005 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Knowledge Enlivens the Heart - 08-12-2007 Knowledge Enlivens the Heart Source: http://tawheedfirst.wordpress.com/ Warathatu’l-Anbiya’; Imam Ibn Rajab al-Hanbali Acquire knowledge because doing so is good. Seeking it is worship. Reviewing it is glorifying Allah. Researching it is jihad. Teaching it to the ignorant is charity. Serving the scholars is a way of drawing near to Allah because knowledge is the path of ascension to the stations of Paradise. It is a companion in isolation and a comrade in distant lands. It speaks to you in solitude. It is a guide to prosperity and a shield against adversity. It beautifies one among friends and is a weapon against enemies. With it Allah elevates people and makes them guides and bellwethers of good. The scholars are people whose words are sought and whose actions are imitated. The angels long for the scholar’s company and comfort them with their wings. Everything, the fish of the sea, the beasts of the earth, the predators of the land and sea, and the cattle pray that blessings come upon him. This is because knowledge enlivens the heart against ignorance, illuminates the eyes against darkness, and strengthens the body. It transports the servants to the mansions of the select and the righteous and to the highest ranks in the world and in the Hereafter. Contemplating it is equivalent to fasting, and reviewing it is equivalent to the Night Prayer vigil. With it, kinship is united and the lawful is distinguished from the unlawful. Knowledge is an imam which leads to righteous actions. It is craved by the people destined for Paradise and shunned by people destined for Hell.

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highway_trekker Seeking... Status: Offline Posts: 1,314 Reputation: 4062 Rep Power: 15 Join Date: Jul 2007 Gender: Way of Life: Muslim	Re: Knowledge Enlivens the Heart - 08-12-2007 Like the words of Mu'aadh ibn Jabal ((radi'Allaahu'anhu)) "Knowledge is a comforting friend in times of loneliness, it is the best companion during travels, and it is the inner friend who speaks to you in your privacy. Knowledge is the discerning proof of what is right and what is wrong, and it is the positive force that will help you surmount the trials of comfort, as well as those of hardships. Knowledge is your most powerful sword against your enemy, and finally, it is your most dignifying raiment in the company of your close companions." __________________ ...I wonder at the one who extends his right hand To his beloved at the time of seperation and he hastens therein! I felt weak and incapable of saying farewell when I saw him So my heart shook his hand whilst my eye wept....