Assalamualaikum wbt....
Its time for our third counsel.By Imam Ghazali.
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Third Counsel
Knowledge
To advice other is an easy matter. The difficulty is accepting advice, since this is a bitter thing for those who follow their own inclination and desires. They love the forbidden from the depth of their heart.This is more applicable to seeker of knowledge and students of learning, those of them who are busy in the grace of spirits and the benefits of this world. They believe that mere extract of knowledge, without proper action, will resque them. This is the beliefs of the philosophers.
Praise and glory be to Allah, the Greatest of All. They do not know this much, that when they acquire knowledge, if they do not work according to it,the indictment against them is certain. The Messenger of Allah s.a.w said: "The person most severely punished on the Day of Judgement is the learned one who did not follow Allah's guidance and did not benefit from his knowledge."
It has been narrated that someone saw al-Junayd (may Allah be pleased with his soul) after his death in a dream. Al-Junayd was asked: "What news do you have, Abu'l-Qasim?" He replied: "Perished are speeches and vanished are all illusions,; nothing benefited us except the prostrations which we made in the middle of the night."
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My lecturers always say this, or something close to this meaning, "You must know this. You must detect this, or else ur patient will die." or, "This is the thing that you need to remember for the rest of your life." You see, every little words of knowledge that i gain in these 5 years in medical school, insyaAllah I will need in my life. My life in the future as a doctor. (aminn)... everything is very practical. They have to be on my fingertips. They have to come to me, in a flow, effordless, just like i can speak in my first language.
Its the same right? For my friends in universities, all over the world. Now, everything we learn are going to be used in our future careers. Now that we "specialised".
For those who are passionate, this will be very easy. You will work for it. Sleepless nights. practices. tutorials.
See? How you treat knowledge coz ur life will depend on it. your future. You want to be good coz u wanna live with it.
Knowledge. All of this interesting, wonderful and exciting findings that people discover and arrage into lessons are actually the knowledge from Allah. Subhanallah, Praise be to the Al-Hakim, Al-Alim...
Now, see...
When I was in school, knowledge was for passing exams. Little I realise...its to be PRACTICED. Same as all Islamic knowledge you have. U think after SPM, or maybe the compulsory Pengajian Agama Islam at third level university, u dont have to learn anymore? This is where, many of our Muslims in Malaysia missed. This was what ppl missed when they are at school. Islam is another subject. U pass, u get A. Yay...merdeka. Dont have to visit em anymore. (even all other subject pun camtu)
Did u practice what uve learned???
Ok, knowledge is supposed to be sought continuously. "From the cradle to the grave." Lifelong learning. Allah pleced such a huge emphasis on knowledge, as the first Quranic Verse says, "Iqra' (read), In the name of your Lord Who has created (all that exist)" (96:1). Why? Coz we need the knowledge to live in Islam, as the Ad-Deen, the way of life.
I dont need to memorise word by word, the meaning of "ikhlas" or "ihsan", to practice it in my life. Just like i dont need to know the exact definition of "Cardio-pulmonary resuscitation" to so CPR. We just need to understand, and practice it.
So come on guys... You have known, u have learned loads. Dont be dont saperate Islam n ur life, coz your whole life and existence is Islam. Lets learn, practice and share!
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