Seeking Knowledge
By Novid Shaid, 1997
All knowledge worth seeking
is like a never-ending dining table
covered with wholesome food.
Some stand gobbling wantonly
Wanting everything at once
While others only nibble
Their taste buds hardly aroused.
Pray let us sit at the table
With attention to manners and grace
Then let us dine with peace and patience
So we can enjoy the full measure of the [...]
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The Etiquette of Seeking Knowledge
The Islamic tradition teaches us that both students of sacred knowledge and their teachers have lofty principles and refined codes of conduct that they must adhere to in order to ensure that they can truly achieve virtue through their knowledge and that God opens up for them (futūḥ) the full extent [...]
Why Learn From a Teacher?
Answered by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Question: What’s the significance of studying fiqh with scholars rather than just reading the text yourself, if it’s a reliable text. The texts have commentaries and are written by scholars, so you would still be getting your knowledge from scholars in a way. So what [...]
Advice to Students
By Habib Umar Bin Hafiz
Habib Umar bin Hafiz (may Allah preserve him) was asked: ‘what advice do you have for your students and what hopes do you have for them for the future?’[1] He replied:
‘We counsel our students specifically and students of the Sacred Law generally to check their intention [...]
Seeking Benefit as a Seeker of Knowledge - Explanation of a Chapter of Imam Zarnuji’s Work on the Adab of Seeking Islamic Knowledge - Shaykh Faraz Rabbani
Shaykh Faraz Rabbani quotes and discusses Imam Zarnuji on the Adab, practices and strategies in seeking Islamic knowledge.
“Knowledge is taken from the mouths of those that are accomplished, [...]
What is the Reality of Islamic knowledge? - Shaykh Muhammad an-Ninowy
Muhammad an-Ninowy on knowledge (ilm) as the internalization of the Qur’an.
Notes from the SeekersGuidance Winter 2010 General Assembly
By Beenish Akhtar
SeekersGuidance held its first ever General Assembly for the Winter 2010 semester. Students from over 15 countries tuned in to listen to inspirational messages from Shaykh Faraz Rabbani and Shaykh Yahya Rhodus. The following notes on Shaykh Faraz Rabbani’s portion of the program were taken by [...]