Scholars Are Like Stars | Shaykh Muhammad 'Awwamah

al-Shaykh Burhān al-Dīn al-Marghīnānī رحمه الله recited the following poetry:

The status of the scholar is the highest of all stages. Beside this stage, all other stages are non-entities.

The honour of the scholar remains and after death, it does not perish. There is hope of it being increased in the Hereafter.

As for the ignorant, he enters the sand after death.

The leaders of large armies and large countries cannot reach the honour of the scholars.

I will expound to you some of the virtues of knowledge. Therefore, listen to them although, it is impossible to enlist all the virtues.

Knowledge is a complete and perfect light which even guides the blind to the right path.

While the ignorant remains floundering in extreme darkness throughout his life.

It is the highest summit. Whoever seeks refuge in it, is saved like those who take refuge on the summits of high mountains.

He is saved from all kinds of calamities while the people around him are negligent.

He moves around safely without any fear on difficult paths.

The scholar becomes a means of intercession for the sinner who is entitled to end up in the fire; the worst of consequences.

All hopes are attached to knowledge and whoever obtains it, has received all his aims.

O intelligent one! Knowledge is a very lofty stage. After achieving it, the deprivation of all other stages is insignificant.

If you did not obtain the world and its luxurious life, do not be perturbed. For knowledge is the best of gifts.
Taʿlīm al-Mutaʿallim Ṭarīq al-Taʿallum

Speaker: al-͑Allāmah Muḥammad ͑Awwāmah

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