Comments on: Bringing Sunnah Back: The Proper Steps of Seeking Knowledge http://muslimmatters.org/2010/01/18/bringing-sunnah-back-the-proper-steps-of-seeking-knowledge/ Discourses in the Intellectual Traditions, Political Situation, and Social Ethics of Muslim Life Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:25:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jawaad Ahmad Khan http://muslimmatters.org/2010/01/18/bringing-sunnah-back-the-proper-steps-of-seeking-knowledge/#comment-100235 Jawaad Ahmad Khan Mon, 13 Jun 2011 03:10:35 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10185#comment-100235 MashaAllah this is a beautiful article which has cleared up some very scattered thoughts I've been having lately. I knew that there's a large issue of just random knowledge, (online lectures, weekend courses, etc.), which I personally have been gaining but it hasn't come together. I know there needs to be a change. Another issue was that I think many like myself start to depend on the 4-times-a-year AlMaghrib classes or the national educational institutions to provide us with all our knowledge, when we save enough to attend their two-week IlmSummit or Bayyinah Dream or whatever, but when we depend so heavily for them to act somewhat like the be all and end all organizations, we neglect those of knowledge most close to us, our own local Imams or scholars. We seek to learn from internationally known shuyookh, but neglect those ten minutes from our homes (who probably hold regular classes, but we don't attend b/c there's not that shiny marketing appeal). The path of knowledge leading toward Jannah requires regular classes and teachers, not an eman boost every few months when the next seminar comes into town. MashaAllah this is a beautiful article which has cleared up some very scattered thoughts I’ve been having lately. I knew that there’s a large issue of just random knowledge, (online lectures, weekend courses, etc.), which I personally have been gaining but it hasn’t come together. I know there needs to be a change.

Another issue was that I think many like myself start to depend on the 4-times-a-year AlMaghrib classes or the national educational institutions to provide us with all our knowledge, when we save enough to attend their two-week IlmSummit or Bayyinah Dream or whatever, but when we depend so heavily for them to act somewhat like the be all and end all organizations, we neglect those of knowledge most close to us, our own local Imams or scholars.

We seek to learn from internationally known shuyookh, but neglect those ten minutes from our homes (who probably hold regular classes, but we don’t attend b/c there’s not that shiny marketing appeal). The path of knowledge leading toward Jannah requires regular classes and teachers, not an eman boost every few months when the next seminar comes into town.

]]> By: Memorizing the Qur’an: Interview with Ustadhah Kareema « Crystal Clear Communication http://muslimmatters.org/2010/01/18/bringing-sunnah-back-the-proper-steps-of-seeking-knowledge/#comment-70358 Memorizing the Qur’an: Interview with Ustadhah Kareema « Crystal Clear Communication Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:56:38 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10185#comment-70358 [...] the Qur’an: Interview with Ustadhah Kareema As a belated part-two to our Seeking Knowledge series, sister Mariam E. and I conducted an interview with Ustadhah Kareema Czerepinski on [...] [...] the Qur’an: Interview with Ustadhah Kareema As a belated part-two to our Seeking Knowledge series, sister Mariam E. and I conducted an interview with Ustadhah Kareema Czerepinski on [...]

]]> By: Memorizing the Book of Allah: Interview with Ustadhah Kareema Czerepinski | allah.eu http://muslimmatters.org/2010/01/18/bringing-sunnah-back-the-proper-steps-of-seeking-knowledge/#comment-69854 Memorizing the Book of Allah: Interview with Ustadhah Kareema Czerepinski | allah.eu Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:25:25 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10185#comment-69854 [...] a belated part-two to our Seeking Knowledge series, sister Mariam E. and I conducted an interview with Ustadhah Kareema Czerepinski on [...] [...] a belated part-two to our Seeking Knowledge series, sister Mariam E. and I conducted an interview with Ustadhah Kareema Czerepinski on [...]

]]> By: Memorizing the Book of Allah: Interview with Ustadhah Kareema Czerepinski | MuslimMatters.org http://muslimmatters.org/2010/01/18/bringing-sunnah-back-the-proper-steps-of-seeking-knowledge/#comment-69840 Memorizing the Book of Allah: Interview with Ustadhah Kareema Czerepinski | MuslimMatters.org Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:01:26 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10185#comment-69840 [...] a belated part-two to our Seeking Knowledge series, sister Mariam E. and I conducted an interview with Ustadhah Kareema Czerepinski on [...] [...] a belated part-two to our Seeking Knowledge series, sister Mariam E. and I conducted an interview with Ustadhah Kareema Czerepinski on [...]

]]> By: Bint'Athar http://muslimmatters.org/2010/01/18/bringing-sunnah-back-the-proper-steps-of-seeking-knowledge/#comment-60116 Bint'Athar Mon, 22 Feb 2010 17:33:31 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10185#comment-60116 Beautiful!! <strong>"Reminders Benefit the Believers"</strong> may Allah make us among those. who benefits from these reminders. جزاك الله خيرا Beautiful!!
“Reminders Benefit the Believers”

may Allah make us among those. who benefits from these reminders.

جزاك الله خيرا

]]> By: Zuhayr http://muslimmatters.org/2010/01/18/bringing-sunnah-back-the-proper-steps-of-seeking-knowledge/#comment-58039 Zuhayr Sat, 30 Jan 2010 04:14:56 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10185#comment-58039 JazakAllah for the answer. JazakAllah for the answer.

]]> By: BrownS http://muslimmatters.org/2010/01/18/bringing-sunnah-back-the-proper-steps-of-seeking-knowledge/#comment-57952 BrownS Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:58:55 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10185#comment-57952 Jazakillahu khair. Such reminders are always beneficial for me, in that priorities tend to be very volatile, especially when - like you said - there is a variety of knowledge and sources available to us. A part of the problem is that it's the secondary and tertiary branches of knowledge (say beyond Qur'an, Arabic, and adab like fiqh or advanced aqeedah) that seem to be more easily accessible and available. Or maybe we just make it that way, I don't know. I do realize now, after reading this article, that sometimes I de-prioritized reading articles/books on adab and akhlaaq in favor of other topics. I'm looking forward to part 2. May Allah reward you for writing this motivational piece, and I pray that He makes it easier for us to develop and maintain proper niyyaat. Jazakillahu khair. Such reminders are always beneficial for me, in that priorities tend to be very volatile, especially when – like you said – there is a variety of knowledge and sources available to us. A part of the problem is that it’s the secondary and tertiary branches of knowledge (say beyond Qur’an, Arabic, and adab like fiqh or advanced aqeedah) that seem to be more easily accessible and available. Or maybe we just make it that way, I don’t know. I do realize now, after reading this article, that sometimes I de-prioritized reading articles/books on adab and akhlaaq in favor of other topics.

I’m looking forward to part 2. May Allah reward you for writing this motivational piece, and I pray that He makes it easier for us to develop and maintain proper niyyaat.

]]> By: Amatullah http://muslimmatters.org/2010/01/18/bringing-sunnah-back-the-proper-steps-of-seeking-knowledge/#comment-57834 Amatullah Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:38:58 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10185#comment-57834 No of course not, continue to learn the Deen but remember to give priority to the Qur'an first. Learn how to recite it correctly with tajweed, learn Qur'anic Arabic, read up on its tafseer and related topics. You can do this while seeking knowledge in other subjects/classes etc as well, but the Qur'an and Sunnah is the foundation to knowledge. Some scholars say that if one does not recite surah Fatihah correctly in prayer, then their prayer is invalid. Allah knows best. No of course not, continue to learn the Deen but remember to give priority to the Qur’an first. Learn how to recite it correctly with tajweed, learn Qur’anic Arabic, read up on its tafseer and related topics. You can do this while seeking knowledge in other subjects/classes etc as well, but the Qur’an and Sunnah is the foundation to knowledge. Some scholars say that if one does not recite surah Fatihah correctly in prayer, then their prayer is invalid. Allah knows best.

]]> By: Zuhayr http://muslimmatters.org/2010/01/18/bringing-sunnah-back-the-proper-steps-of-seeking-knowledge/#comment-57790 Zuhayr Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:00:07 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10185#comment-57790 jazakAllah Does this mean that a person should not learn any Islamic knowledge before he learns how to recite the Quran. jazakAllah

Does this mean that a person should not learn any Islamic knowledge before he learns how to recite the Quran.

]]> By: ummaasiyah http://muslimmatters.org/2010/01/18/bringing-sunnah-back-the-proper-steps-of-seeking-knowledge/#comment-57724 ummaasiyah Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:59:35 +0000 http://muslimmatters.org/?p=10185#comment-57724 Precisely. If anything, it makes us more vulnerable to giving out the wrong information to people who actually REALLY need to see a scholar about their problems. Precisely. If anything, it makes us more vulnerable to giving out the wrong information to people who actually REALLY need to see a scholar about their problems.

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