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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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“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)

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The Splendor of Knowledge according to the Sages.

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By Dr. Hamzah Ibn Fayi' Al Fathi.

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May Allah preserve him.

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A Summary of the Nobility of Knowledge.

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The scholar Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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He who passed away in the year 751 AH.

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If there were no other merit to knowledge

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save for drawing near to the Lord of the Worlds,

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joining the realm of the angels,

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and keeping company with the Highest Assembly,

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that would be sufficient honor and virtue.

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How much more so, when the glory of this world and the Hereafter is contingent upon it,

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and conditional upon its attainment.

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If we were to summarize the nobility of knowledge,

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it would be as Ibn al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy on him, stated:

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It is nearness to Allah,

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joining the realm of the angels,

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and keeping company with the Highest Assembly,

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where there is beautiful praise,

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a good reputation,

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and a great reward.

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For this reason, the scholars are the allies of Allah,

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and the inheritors of the prophets,

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who understand His law and convey His message.

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As for their nearness to Allah,

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it is caused by their vast knowledge,

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and their profound fiqh,

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which brings them close to their Creator,

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and makes them aware of the path to Him.

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They recognize truths of faith and wonders of certainty

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that others do not know.

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This has made them the people who fear Allah the Exalted most.

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Likewise, their companionship with the angels,

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in that they watch over them and attend their gatherings,

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for teaching and conveying,

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protecting them by the help and preservation of Allah,

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and praising them in the Highest Assembly.

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This motivates the wise

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to seize it and hasten toward it,

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so that opportunities do not pass them by,

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or windows of opportunity vanish.

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It is a motivating honor,

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and a dazzling glory,

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that calls upon everyone with intellect and ambition.

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Furthermore,

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the honor of this world and the Hereafter is contingent upon it.

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For Allah has raised its status,

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exalted the word of its people,

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preserved their standing,

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and caused the great to look toward them.

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The wealthy have vied with them,

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and have felt constrained by them,

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because they observe in them a glory that cannot be bought,

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an acceptance that cannot be matched,

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and a strength that can hardly be breached,

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in those among them who are sincere.

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For whoever lives for knowledge with sincerity,

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and remains detached from the world,

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Allah will raise him,

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just as he said:

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“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)

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“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)