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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 Wise.

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By Dr. Hamzah Ibn Fayi' Al Fathi.

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May Allah preserve him.

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Lovers of the Inkwells.

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Abu Bakr Al Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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"I visited Sahl Ibn 'Abdullah Al Tustari,

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and I had my inkwell with me.

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He said to me,

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'Are you writing?'

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I replied, 'Yes.'

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He said,

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'Write.

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For if you are able to meet Allah, the Almighty and Majestic, while you have your inkwell with you,

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then do so.'"

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The inkwell is the vessel for ink.

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Carrying it signifies writing and a love for knowledge,

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as well as intellectual engagement,

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and finding comfort in benefit and cultural enrichment.

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Life is only pleasant with an inkwell and a book,

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a pen and parchment,

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and books and study.

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“Read: In the name of thy Lord Who createth,” (96:1)

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This serves as evidence for the importance of writing,

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which is one of the means of acquiring and seeking knowledge.

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It has been authentically narrated that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"Write it down for Abu Shah,"

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a man from Yemen.

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And the hadith:

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"Bind knowledge with writing,"

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meaning: secure it and preserve it from being lost,

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"with writing," meaning by recording it,

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because human memory cannot encompass everything.

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He also said to 'Abdullah Ibn 'Umar,

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"Write,

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for by the One in Whose hand is my soul,

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nothing comes out of it [my mouth] except the truth."

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In the inkwell,

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there is the binding of knowledge and the securing of what has been memorized,

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the preservation of understandings and the classification of books,

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the shaping of the minds of people and the intelligent among them,

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and their protection from being lost.

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So, for the sake of Allah,

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how many sources have been bound,

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and how many volumes and treatises have been preserved!

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People have transmitted them, students have memorized them,

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paths have been made easy,

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and distances between lands and understandings have been bridged.

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Peace.