بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
The Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) said, “Whoever pursues a path seeking knowledge therein, Allah makes easy for him a path to Paradise through it.”
One should pursue knowledge in a sound way. It must be done gradually, and deliberately. The path is something trodden towards a specific end. One’s studies cannot be random or unguided. One must be on the path of knowledge with the intention of seeking Allah’s pleasure.
Thoroughly studying Arabic grammar (nahw and sarf), logic (mantiq), and rhetoric (balagha) is integral to mastering the Islamic sciences. These three tool sciences are the means by which one is able to properly gain and apply the others. They are the means to sound knowledge. Without them, one’s knowledge will not be sound, one’s expressions will not be sound, and one’s knowledge will not be trustworthy.
“Imagine that knowledge is like your nourishment. Now, imagine that you need nourishment, but you have no tools to gather the food, cook the food, and eat the food. How will that work?”
A common problem faced by students today is a lack of direction and purpose in their study of these sciences.
May Allah grant us the proper tools to learn knowledge and make easy our path to Paradise. Ameen.
Allahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala aalihi wa sahbihi wasallam.
And Allah knows best and is Most Wise, and He alone grants success, and to Him is the final return of all.
Wassalaam
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