1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,500 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:03,500 --> 00:00:10,740 “Is he who payeth adoration in the watches of the night, prostrate and standing, bewaring of the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord, (to be accounted equal with a disbeliever)? Say (unto them, O Muhammad): Are those who know equal with those who know not? But only men of understanding will pay heed.” (39:9) 3 00:00:10,740 --> 00:00:16,739 The Splendor of Knowledge and Wisdom. 4 00:00:16,739 --> 00:00:21,739 By Dr. Hamzah Ibn Fayi' Al Fathi. 5 00:00:21,739 --> 00:00:27,579 May Allah preserve him. 6 00:00:27,579 --> 00:00:29,579 The Piercing Pen. 7 00:00:29,579 --> 00:00:36,850 Abu Hafs Ibn Bardan Al Andalusi, may Allah the Exalted have mercy upon him, said: 8 00:00:36,850 --> 00:00:41,850 Who passed away in the year 418 AH. 9 00:00:41,850 --> 00:00:44,039 How excellent is the pen! 10 00:00:44,039 --> 00:00:46,039 How wondrous is its nature. 11 00:00:46,039 --> 00:00:50,200 It drinks darkness and exhales light. 12 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:54,200 The writer’s pen can be more piercing than the warrior’s sword. 13 00:00:54,200 --> 00:00:58,200 It can be a blade that strikes at the vital points. 14 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,200 A razor that severs the joints. 15 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:04,900 The pen is a blessing from Allah upon His servants. 16 00:01:04,900 --> 00:01:09,900 And His abundant gift of every goodness, virtue, and benefit. 17 00:01:09,900 --> 00:01:12,000 The Exalted said: 18 00:01:12,000 --> 00:01:15,000 [Regarding the verse:] 19 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:19,000 "Nun. By the pen and what they inscribe." 20 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:22,000 Through it, sciences and understandings have been recorded. 21 00:01:22,000 --> 00:01:25,000 Through it, volumes and thoughts have been preserved. 22 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:29,000 Through it, Allah has safeguarded their affairs and matters. 23 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:32,099 The scholar Ibn Al Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon him, said: 24 00:01:32,099 --> 00:01:35,099 He swore by the Book and its instrument. 25 00:01:35,099 --> 00:01:39,099 Which is the pen, one of His signs. 26 00:01:39,099 --> 00:01:41,099 And the first of His creations. 27 00:01:41,099 --> 00:01:44,099 Through which His decree and law were set in motion. 28 00:01:44,099 --> 00:01:46,099 Through which the revelation was written. 29 00:01:46,099 --> 00:01:48,099 Through which the religion was bound. 30 00:01:48,099 --> 00:01:50,099 Through which the Sharia was established. 31 00:01:50,099 --> 00:01:52,099 Through which the sciences were preserved. 32 00:01:52,099 --> 00:01:57,099 Through which the interests of the servants were upheld in this life and the Hereafter. 33 00:01:57,099 --> 00:01:59,099 Through it, kingdoms were stabilized. 34 00:01:59,099 --> 00:02:02,099 Through it, paths and routes were secured. 35 00:02:02,099 --> 00:02:06,099 It stands among the people as the most eloquent and articulate orator. 36 00:02:06,099 --> 00:02:09,099 The most beneficial and sincere to them. 37 00:02:09,099 --> 00:02:13,099 A preacher whose sermons heal hearts of their ailments. 38 00:02:13,099 --> 00:02:18,099 A physician who, by His permission, cures various kinds of pain. 39 00:02:18,099 --> 00:02:21,509 It breaks great armies. 40 00:02:21,509 --> 00:02:23,509 Even though it is the solitary weak thing. 41 00:02:23,509 --> 00:02:27,509 Yet even the most formidable are fearful of its power and reach. 42 00:02:27,509 --> 00:02:30,509 By pens, regions are governed. 43 00:02:30,509 --> 00:02:32,509 And kingdoms are administered. 44 00:02:32,509 --> 00:02:35,509 The pen is the tongue of the conscience. 45 00:02:35,509 --> 00:02:38,509 It whispers to it what is hidden from the ears. 46 00:02:38,509 --> 00:02:41,509 It weaves the garments of meaning into both sides. 47 00:02:41,509 --> 00:02:45,509 Returning more beautiful than embroidered silk. 48 00:02:45,509 --> 00:02:47,509 It entrusts it with wisdom. 49 00:02:47,509 --> 00:02:50,509 Becoming the sparks of understanding. 50 00:02:50,509 --> 00:02:53,539 Pens are the order of intellects. 51 00:02:53,539 --> 00:02:56,539 And just as the tongue is the messenger of the heart. 52 00:02:56,539 --> 00:02:58,539 The pen is the messenger of the tongue. 53 00:02:58,539 --> 00:03:02,539 The audible letters are born from the tongue. 54 00:03:02,539 --> 00:03:06,539 Just as written letters are born from the pen. 55 00:03:06,539 --> 00:03:09,610 The pen is the messenger and envoy of the heart. 56 00:03:09,610 --> 00:03:12,610 Its translator and its silent tongue. 57 00:03:12,610 --> 00:03:16,900 And when Allah decrees for it correctness and success. 58 00:03:16,900 --> 00:03:20,900 It becomes more piercing than the sword and more eloquent than the spear. 59 00:03:20,900 --> 00:03:23,900 And more painful to adversaries and hypocrites. 60 00:03:23,900 --> 00:03:25,900 Among its marvels: 61 00:03:25,900 --> 00:03:28,900 Is that it drinks ink and brings forth pearls. 62 00:03:28,900 --> 00:03:32,900 It devours darkness and radiates light. 63 00:03:32,900 --> 00:03:37,900 It drains liquid and surges with wisdom, grace, and abundance. 64 00:03:37,900 --> 00:03:42,020 It bequeaths strength, happiness, and independence. 65 00:03:42,020 --> 00:03:46,020 Through it, Allah defeats a lurking enemy. 66 00:03:46,020 --> 00:03:49,020 And grants victory to a religion and elevates an Ummah. 67 00:03:49,020 --> 00:03:51,020 Peace.