WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.439 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 00:00:03.439 --> 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) 00:00:10.740 --> 00:00:16.980 The Splendors of Knowledge in Wisdom 00:00:16.980 --> 00:00:21.780 By Dr. Hamzah Ibn Fayi' Al Fathi 00:00:21.780 --> 00:00:27.280 May Allah preserve him. 00:00:27.280 --> 00:00:32.060 The Noblest of Aspirations 00:00:32.060 --> 00:00:34.939 The Judge Abu Al Hasan Al Mawardi said, 00:00:34.939 --> 00:00:36.939 May Allah the Exalted have mercy upon him, 00:00:36.939 --> 00:00:40.939 Who passed away in the year 450 AH. 00:00:40.939 --> 00:00:45.009 Know that knowledge is the noblest thing one can aspire to, 00:00:45.009 --> 00:00:49.009 The most excellent thing a seeker can pursue and find, 00:00:49.009 --> 00:00:53.009 And the most beneficial thing an earner can acquire and possess. 00:00:53.009 --> 00:00:56.009 For its nobility bears fruit for its possessor, 00:00:56.009 --> 00:00:59.009 And its excellence grows for its seeker. 00:00:59.009 --> 00:01:04.349 If one were to weigh the desires and riches of this world, 00:01:04.349 --> 00:01:09.349 Knowledge would be the noblest, the foremost, and the crown among them. 00:01:09.349 --> 00:01:11.349 For wealth is inferior to it, 00:01:11.349 --> 00:01:14.349 Status cannot parallel its beauty, 00:01:14.349 --> 00:01:18.349 And worldly travels cannot compare to its pleasure and splendor. 00:01:18.349 --> 00:01:21.349 How then could the majestic be equated with the meager, 00:01:21.349 --> 00:01:23.349 The beautiful with the base, 00:01:23.349 --> 00:01:25.349 Or the sublime with the lowly? 00:01:25.349 --> 00:01:27.349 Allah the Exalted said: 00:01:27.349 --> 00:01:31.349 “O ye who believe! when it is said unto you, Make room! in assemblies, then make room; Allah will make way for you (hereafter). And when it is said, Come up higher! go up higher; Allah will exalt those who believe among you, and those who have knowledge, to high ranks. Allah is Informed of what ye do.” (58:11) 00:01:31.349 --> 00:01:35.349 “O ye who believe! when it is said unto you, Make room! in assemblies, then make room; Allah will make way for you (hereafter). And when it is said, Come up higher! go up higher; Allah will exalt those who believe among you, and those who have knowledge, to high ranks. Allah is Informed of what ye do.” (58:11) 00:01:35.349 --> 00:01:37.349 So, for the sake of Allah, 00:01:37.349 --> 00:01:41.349 How many degrees do they ascend in this world and the Hereafter, 00:01:41.349 --> 00:01:45.349 And how many gains and aspirations do they realize! 00:01:45.349 --> 00:01:47.799 Therefore, their statement is correct: 00:01:47.799 --> 00:01:49.799 It is the noblest of earnings, 00:01:49.799 --> 00:01:51.799 The most wholesome of aspirations, 00:01:51.799 --> 00:01:54.799 And the greatest thing for which people compete. 00:01:54.799 --> 00:01:57.799 Because its nobility returns to its possessor, 00:01:57.799 --> 00:01:59.799 Whereby fruits radiate, 00:01:59.799 --> 00:02:01.799 Blessings spread their fragrance, 00:02:01.799 --> 00:02:04.799 And glories and happiness dawn. 00:02:04.799 --> 00:02:07.090 Among its fruits are: 00:02:07.090 --> 00:02:09.090 Great reward, 00:02:09.090 --> 00:02:11.090 The purification of the soul and mankind, 00:02:11.090 --> 00:02:13.090 Benefiting all of creation, 00:02:13.090 --> 00:02:15.090 Displacing ignorance, 00:02:15.090 --> 00:02:18.090 Repelling the devils and their followers, 00:02:18.090 --> 00:02:21.090 Attaining glory and civilization, 00:02:21.090 --> 00:02:24.090 Achieving one's desires and rising in rank, 00:02:24.090 --> 00:02:27.090 Outstripping enemies and adversaries, 00:02:27.090 --> 00:02:29.090 Understanding life and its lessons, 00:02:29.090 --> 00:02:31.090 And its fundamental laws. 00:02:31.090 --> 00:02:34.090 And these are the parables We present to the people. 00:02:34.090 --> 00:02:38.090 “As for these similitudes, We coin them for mankind, but none will grasp their meaning save the wise.” (29:43) 00:02:38.090 --> 00:02:41.090 And Allah is the Guardian of success.