Quotes About Talab al-`Ilm (Seeking Knowledge)

“God is closer to those who try to understand Him than those who have a blind faith in Him.

“Work and strive toward God by seeking knowledge, not by growing beards, shortening garments, wearing sandals and obsessing over appearances and secondary things, for the first verse that was revealed of your Book was: "Read!"

Dr. Mustafa Mahmud

“The person who is seeking the truth, one evidence will be enough for him. A person who is upon their desires, a thousand clues will still not be clear for him.

Imam al-Albani

“A man leaves from his house having sins similar in size to the Mount of Tuhaama. But when he hears some knowledge, he becomes fearful and repents. He returns to his home afterwards with no sins. Thus you should never abandon attending the gatherings of the scholars.

Umar ibn al-Khattab

“It is fitting for a student that he begins with memorization of the Book of Allah -since it is the greatest of the branches of knowledge and that which should be placed first and given precedence.

al-Khateeb al-Baghdadi

“If you’re a student, don’t pose as a scholar.
If you’re a scholar, don’t pose as a prophet.

Shaykh Omar Suleiman

“When you desire to be honored by knowledge and to be ascribed to it and to be from its people before giving the knowledge what right it has over you (from action), its light becomes veiled from you and all that remains upon you is its mark and appearance. That knowledge is against you, not for you. This is since knowledge directs to implementing it. So if knowledge is not implemented in its due stages, its blessings depart.

Al-Junayd al-Baghdadi

“Purifying the soul, acting upon knowledge, and fearing Allah have a tremendous effect on obtaining knowledge.

Ibn Taymiyyah

“The first gift we can give to our society is our self education - when you are educated, you care about yourself and your neighbours.

Tariq Ramadan

“A person never ceases to be knowledgeable as long as he continues to learn. But when he ceases seeking knowledge and thinks he has sufficient knowledge, then he is in the most ignorant state he can be.

Saeed ibn Jubayr

“It is not the knowledge which should come to you, it is you who should come to the knowledge.

Imam Malik ibn Anas

“The one who acts without knowledge is like a wayfarer without a way, and such a person ruins more than he fixes. Therefore seek knowledge, in a way that doesn't harm your worship, and seek worship, in a way that doesn't harm your knowledge seeking, for there was a nation that sought worship and neglected knowledge, until they went out with their swords against the ummah (nation) of Muhammad peace be upon him. Had they sought knowledge, it wouldn't have led them to what they did.

al-Hasan al-Basri

“Imam al-Bukhari titled a chapter in the Knowledge volume of his collection of sahih traditions "Knowledge Before Words and Deeds". The scholars who explained al-Bukhari's works say that by using this title he wanted to show that knowledge is a condition for the correctness of speech and actions, for these two cannot be judged without it, since knowledge is prior to them and determines the correctness of intentions and the correctness of actions. They said: This is what al-Bukhari wanted to say, so that it does not occur to people's minds--due to the common saying that knowledge is useless without action--that knowledge is of little value, and so that they may not neglect the importance of seeking it.

Yusuf al-Qaradhawi

“Let not the massive amount of information at our finger tips distract us from knowledge that benefits.

Abdulbary Yahya

“Four things will shame the students of knowledge: Criticizing people, praising themselves, not teaching the knowledge,and not practicing what they know.

Luqman al-Hakim (Luqman The Wise)

“Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak was asked what he would do if after death he was given the chance to go back to life. He said: "I will go back to seek knowledge."

Abdullah ibn al-Mubarak

“There are six stages to knowledge: Firstly: Asking questions in a good manner. Secondly: Remaining quiet and listening attentively. Thirdly: Understanding well. Fourthly: Memorising. Fifthly: Teaching. Sixthly—and it is its fruit: Acting upon the knowledge and keeping to its limits.

Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah

“Whoever desires this world must seek its knowledge, and whoever desires the next must seek its knowledge.

Yasir Qadhi

“He who has not endured the stress of study will not taste the joy of knowledge.

Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi

Quotes About Talab al-`Ilm (Seeking Knowledge)

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