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The book of the elegance of knowledge among the wise | Episode (50) | Believing in an idea
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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 in Wisdom.
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By Dr. Hamzah Ibn Fayi' Al Fathi.
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May Allah preserve him.
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Believing in an Idea.
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The Irish writer George Bernard Shaw,
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who passed away in 1950 AD, said:
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"You can work eight hours a day for a salary,
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and ten hours for a new manager,
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and twenty-four hours for an idea you believe in."
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The greatest group that believes in ideas,
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whose actions and conduct are driven by them,
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are the scholars in every field.
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That is why they are always devoted to reading or research,
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or teaching, or scientific and experimental investigation.
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Time is consumed by them in effort, work, reflection, and refinement.
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Therefore, they are more dedicated to their ideas than anyone else,
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as they find their pleasure in them, fulfill their purpose through them,
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and savor their own essence.
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Hence, they have transmitted to us the fruits of their long study,
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their attachment to books, their staying up through the nights,
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their persistence in authorship,
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and their repetition of scholarly works, as previously mentioned.
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You find some of them revising books hundreds of times,
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and the reason is their dedication to the idea,
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their scholarly ambition,
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their intellectual nourishment,
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their scholarly deduction,
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and their analytical discernment.
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This intellectual dedication
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cannot be purchased with money or coins,
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but rather with concern and inner taste.
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We have seen the works of commercial scientific institutions,
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and the works of other individuals,
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and the difference was clear to anyone with intellect and fairness.
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So, live for an idea, O seeker of knowledge,
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and compete with time for its sake.
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Learn from the projects of those who came before,
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how they began with an idea,
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and culminated in monumental projects
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and profound encyclopedias,
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such as Sahih al-Bukhari,
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the Tafsir of Ibn Jarir,
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the Mughni of Al-Maqdisi,
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the Fath of the Hafiz, and similar works.
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And Allah is the Grantor of success.