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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 Fa'i' Al Fathi.

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May Allah preserve him.

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The Human Need for Knowledge.

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Al-Hasan Ibn Salih, may Allah have mercy on him, said:

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Who passed away in the year 169 AH:

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"People are in need of this knowledge for their religion,

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just as they are in need of food and drink for their worldly lives."

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If people realized the importance of knowledge,

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and their spiritual thirst for it,

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they would think of it just as they do food and drink,

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they would hasten toward it and strive for it,

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and they would elevate themselves in their love for it.

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And just as they love food and drink,

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which contribute to maintaining health and worldly survival,

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so too is knowledge; there is no religion without it,

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nor is there uprightness apart from it,

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nor is there happiness devoid of it.

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Among the necessities of knowledge are:

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The fiqh of prayer and all other acts of worship,

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safety from innovations and deviations,

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knowing what is pure and virtuous,

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a remedy for confusion and doubts,

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victory over the self and its desires,

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and curbing the reins of the enemy and regrets.

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And when everyone becomes certain of this need,

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and considers it an urgent necessity,

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they will dedicate themselves to acquiring it.

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Schools will be built and universities will be highlighted,

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and throngs of people will gather from every place,

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for the sake of knowledge, love, and acquisition.

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Books will be printed,

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and libraries will become like restaurants,

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in every place and on every street.

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Indeed, mosques will be nourished with them,

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and lessons and study circles will be filled with them,

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because the matter is no longer a luxury or a Sunnah,

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but a religious obligation,

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and a worldly, civilizational necessity.

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And peace.