Ebrahim Bham – Importance And Challenges In Education

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			Alhamdulillah Alhamdulillah.
		

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			respected all ama elders and brothers
		

			in the ayat which I've recited, it's a very well known Ayat of the Holy Quran. The first revelation
that came upon our beloved nebia Kareem sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and this is in this revelation
came after a considerable period of time.
		

			The greatest time between revelations between the MBR Masato wasallam was a time between has
officially Salam and nebia cream sauce along with the Quran refers to as photography at a time when
where he was suspended in after over 600 years, 650 years. When Allah tala sends down revelation, it
is about an reference with regard to knowledge Accra read, although there is an aspect that tells us
the purpose of education, which I will make mention of, you know, towards the end of the talk, ikura
read in the name of Almighty Allah subhanho wa Taala, who created this brought about an
unprecedented enthusiasm for knowledge, that the first word that came down upon our beloved nebia
		

			Kareem sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was with regard to knowledge, the Quran read. Now this creates
such a great enthusiasm that we found such incidents in our history with regard to education, and
the pursuit of it, which leaves a mind amazing and boggled with regard to how the Muslims pursued
knowledge. To give an example. I said before I refer to lolly came to hear about the fame of the
knowledge and scholarship of Mr. Mohammed, the student didn't remember any parameters.
		

			So when he came, he came to my Mohammed and said, I want to learn from you. I've heard that you are
such a great alum. I want to learn from you. So Mr. Mohammed Rahmatullah Lee said, I don't have any
time my whole day has been taken. So when he insisted Mr. Mohammed Rahmatullah Lee looked at his
schedule and said, at the time when I make Wazoo for tahajjud, prayers, there is no one with me.
Whatever you want to learn, come and learn it for me at that time. I said before I said, I used to
remain awake whole night, that I must not miss that few moments of gems that I would have gained
from Mr. Mohammed Rahmatullah Lee, that was the enthusiasm that they had for knowledge. So he used
		

			to remain awake, remain awake all night, that I could gain the few moments with him and Muhammad
Rasul Allah. And just bear in mind that today when we talk of knowledge, we don't only talk of
knowledge in the sense of Islamic knowledge and knowledge of Quran and Hadith which of course, is
the most superior form of knowledge. It is the most superior form of knowledge as I will go on to
explain. But of course, we also have what we today termed as contemporary knowledge. What sometimes
is referred to as secular knowledge. I don't like the word and I don't like the definition secular,
because secular gives the impression. And the word secular comes from the Latin, which means
		

			something that I don't believe in something that is beyond my perception. And I will go on to
explain that this contemporary knowledge, far from it being Haram, far from it being prohibited. If
we do it with the correct intention and methodology, it can also become Dean,
		

			no less a scholar. Then Imam ghazali Rahmatullah Lee, the great Sufi and the great scholar with you
all, he spoke about knowledge and he said that there are two branches of knowledge for design and
forest fire. First there is depth knowledge which isn't compulsory for every individual to know that
we find nebbia cream sauce from South Florida to Allah cola Muslim. The acquiring of knowledge is a
compulsion upon each and every believer. Now what is compulsory? What is compulsory upon every
believer is not compulsory for every believer to become a chef or a chef or tafsir
		

			a PhD in medicine, what is compulsory the AMA have written and then maybe you can also put it in
another way. I have a PhD in chemistry. Who does that absolve me from the level of me for either to
naraku Muslim? I've got a PhD in chemistry the adage says, knowledge is compulsory, I've got a PhD.
So therefore, that knowledge which is compulsory doesn't apply to me because I got a PhD not
necessarily so.
		

			What is compulsory? Our own ama have written that knowledge you have you must know what Allah wants
from you in any given situation that is compulsory. You are going for Hajj is compulsory for you to
know the basic Messiah of Hajj you are getting married, it is compulsory for you to know the basic
Messiah Lofa nica, what is required from you as an husband? What are your responsibilities? What are
your duties? You are, for example, opening a business it is compulsory for you to know the basic
aspect of how to conduct business according to the Sharia. It is first compulsory upon you. That is
why the time of Omar no one was allowed to conduct business in the marketplaces until he knew the
		

			mosyle of business. Yes, they could be a situation sometimes that there is something that is very
complex, then you can go and as the automa but the basic aspect of how to conduct what is right and
wrong in any given situation. It is for design. Then Imam ghazali Rahmatullah Lee writes, but any
branch of knowledge which is indispensable for the welfare of mankind,
		

			any branch of knowledge which is indispensable for the welfare of mankind, is far as a key fire for
the oma to acquire it. And do you know, what does he write could be? Well, he said, like accounting
and medicine, if the oma doesn't have people who are well grounded in this knowledge, which is
compulsory for the welfare of mankind, the oma will be prejudice. Therefore, it is for exactly fire
for the oma to have people who will have knowledge of medicine and accounting the way man because
Allah, Allah, Allah, Allah has made mentioned. And many times I've heard people which I feel is
naive, that many people say, let other people invent, let other people gain that knowledge, we will
		

			use it as if if you are going to gain that knowledge from other people who will not be prejudiced,
they are going to gain it and they are going to dispense of it according to the norms and values.
And today, we are seeing the harm that is caused to the oma that they have not been able to keep
pace with having knowledge in all branches of knowledge. So he says Imam ghazali says to have that
type of knowledge is for the occupier. And the oma together with the expertise and Quran and Hadith
have also acquired expertise in this if you go and look at the history of Islam. ibni Haytham many
years ago wrote a treatise on the Milky Way galaxy, that time when no one knew about the Milky Way
		

			galaxy galaxy. He was a scholar in optics mentioned is made that he was a first person in this
history of humanity to conduct the cataract eye operation in interface was the first person to do
the the observation of the parliamentary blood circulation, something that was attributed today in
the in the world to William Harvey, but William Harvey came 300 years after evening of his evening
furnace was the first person to do an attempt of what we will call today aeroplane flying, he was
the first person and this is a reality with regard to it. If you hold on a sociologist of such great
skill and expertise that he wrote, he tabula river 1718 volumes, his muckety muck of that, that the
		

			introduction of that was a very volumous first volume only the introduction kita to his kita
believer, and that was such a study of society. Knowing the trends of society that the British
historian Arnold Toynbee wrote the greatest work the greatest work ever compiled by a human being
irrespective of the time and place Muslims are among the people who have to go in the first world
map was thrown up by Allah greasy at the request of the ruler of Sicily. Muslims were busy at that
time going to invent and going to go and explore new places and you will find it because of this tip
number two Tarot you know, travel 75,000 miles. You can imagine if he had a loyalty card, how much
		

			miles you would have earned 75,000 miles. Muslims are among the people who came to different parts
of the world which were not explored, and they gave names to it. They came to an island and they saw
that the moon is so beautiful and so brilliant here. They called it juice
		

			and today it is known as the word Eskimo Comoros.
		

			islands, they came to an island and they found that that particular island was full of winds and
they were very fierce winds they call it juice all However, today it is known as Hawaii they came to
a place and they saw that this was a place where the Persians had made the station and they call it
maka Dasha. Today it is known as Mogadishu I can go and give you an example with regard to it.
Muslims were amongst those who not only earned and they not only became masters in the Quran and
Hadith they also became masters in various disciplines. And that is why in our Sharia you know, the
ideal situation that they shouldn't be caught me between the two Yes, the Quran and Hadith will
		

			always be superior, why will it be superior to all the other disciplines the knowledge that has to
be acquired, has to be acquired within the parameters that will be set out by Islamic law by the
Quran and Hadith and then that will be the reason why it is superior because that will become the
framework for all other knowledge to be to be pursued and to be acquired. Another aspect with regard
to the superiority is that the Quran and Hadith comes from Allah tala there will never ever be a
change and you will not find a change 1400 years ago and what is now it is not as if interest was
haram that time and it is now in any way because of it becoming widespread and prevalent somehow
		

			there is an accommodating nature towards it. What was haram then is haram now and of course in this
contemporary knowledge, we will always find an evolving we're always finding evolving. So we find
that what was 2030 years ago they told you butter is unhealthy for your health and you must have
margarine today they say no butter is better than Marjorie because this is an evolving science.
There is no evolving in the Quran and Hadith what was haram then is haram. Now, what was halal then
is Hello now. So this is that will always remain the framework the most superior, it provides the
guidance for us to gain the other knowledge. But the other disciplines, far from it being haraam is
		

			for is a key fire and sometimes can according to what we do it with attention and methodology can
become Dean, let me give an example. A person one day walks into the room Diovan. And he comes in he
asks, he comes to one Arashiyama gumbo he was teaching something and he's teaching logic could be
the book of logic known as could be. And he comes and he says a near and dear one of mines have
passed away. I want you to make a salad so I want you to make a reward for the person who has passed
away. manana Rashid Ahmed gumbo Rahmatullah Allah says that I give the reward of this lesson of
logic to your near and dear one.
		

			He was surprised he expected that knowledge and that there is of Quran and Hadith. I will give you
the civil reward for it, mana Rashid Ahmed Ganga Rasul, Allah says, No, I am giving the the the
reward of the lesson of logic to near India.
		

			So we we have to gain this is a challenge that we have, that we have to gain these knowledges within
the framework and make it also Dean. And that was what was previously close money writes that after
the formation of Pakistan, his father militia was asked to write an educational model and system for
Pakistan. And he wrote this model which he called the system of zaytuna, which was the university in
Tunisia, one of the first universities that was, you know, established by the Muslims. And in that
particular University, there were people like kidney Holden, who was teaching history, they were
people like averroes, if niroshan that was teaching his discipline. And there was 30 years that was
		

			teaching Quran and Hadith. And they were teaching it in such a way that there was no distinction
everyone was doing it for the sake of Allah subhanho wa Taala, Juarez me is known as far as me is
known as the father of algebra. But if you read his book, which Holly Baig has written with regard
to his book and his introduction, his introduction to chemistry will read like the introduction of a
book on Quran and Hadith. He praises Allah subhanho wa Taala. He talks about Allah subhanho wa
Taala. So when we look at this, we find that Muslims are supposed to gain expertise in all of these
branches of knowledge and disciplines. Unfortunately, we have created this dichotomy much to the
		

			detriment of the Muslim Ummah, and to the progress of the Muslims. However, there is also in this
challenges.
		

			One of the greatest challenges is not in the content, but is the environment in which these
knowledge and disciplines acquired. So we find that the knowledge and of course the university
environment sometimes is not conducive. Now what good challenge is supposed for us to bring about
the knowledge of those disciplines, according to the Quran and Hadith, according to the right
environment, that will remain a challenge for us as a Muslim oma. And until we do not do it, we will
be failing in our duty. Having said that, in the absence of having that particular type of
disciplines been taught in
		

			ideal environment with a correct intention with a correct methodology was the correct content
according to the Quran In addition, until that time, what do we do? Now we have a situation and what
is that situation? situation? I can't generalize. But these are reality. The people who are going
out into that environment, the university environment, given the fact that I've said that sometimes
these disciplines Never mind be permissible,
		

			but we have a situation that they are going out in the environment. That environment nowadays speaks
about rebelliousness speaks about freedom. Now, bear this in mind that there is a in Islam.
Knowledge is a means towards an objective. It's not an objective in itself. The objective of
knowledge in Islam is to come closer towards Almighty Allah, not to breed rebelliousness in
arrogance.
		

			The objective of knowledge in nama yaksha laminaria body, the learner are those who fear Allah,
those who got degrees look at what the definition of knowledge Allah has given us. The learners are
those who fear Allah subhana wa Taala What's the use of having the greatest amount of knowledge that
we can have PhD this and that and we don't recognize your Creator? The Quran it said, Yeah, Allah
Muna Sahara mineral hierarchy dunya. Well, how many
		

			people know about this material world, but they are neglectful of the year after Managua has said
that he has given this example of knowing much, but not knowing about your objective. He say a group
of Muslim students went out, you know, for a boat ride. And while they were going out on a boat
ride, they started poking fun at the boat rider and they said, Do you know any geography and he
said, I don't know what we're talking about this a quarter of your life is gone. Then they say do
you know history? He says I know the history of my grandfather more than that, I don't know. He
said, half your life is gone. Then you say you know mathematics. And he said, I know how much money
		

			to take from you more than that. I don't know no myths. They say three quarters of your life is
gone. And while they were sitting poking fun at them, a wave came in, and it was now certain that
the boat is going to capsize. And he asked them with a certain you know aspect of crime crime
because of the fact that they were poking at him. He said, Do you know how to swim? They said no,
this is your whole life is gone. Now can you imagine on the day of kiama Donatella asked you who
created you, I got a PhD in this, but you don't know who created you. This is the same example. That
time what knowledge Do you need when you need it? Most. Knowledge is never supposed to make us
		

			rebellious. That is Allah tala. When we read this is Accra. I find it amazing. We only read Accra,
but we don't read the whole iron. Read In the name of Allah. Read In the name of Allah did read that
knowledge must bring you closer towards Almighty Allah subhanho wa Taala not make you rebellious.
Mr. Malik Rahmatullah Lee. You know, one of the greatest callers in our history was asked 48
questions by a group of students 32 He said, I agree, I don't know. A person one day came from
Marrakech, North Africa came to Medina, hearing of the fame of Imam Malik and said, my, my
neighborhood, my village have sent me to ask you a question. And he asked the question, Mr. Malik
		

			said I don't know. He said, what I'm going to tell my people they sent me from North Africa to
Medina to ask you the question. He said, Go and tell them your family doesn't know the answer.
		

			Layla says I met 120 Sahaba. And they used to say every time a question was posed to them, you can
ask another savvy. I don't want to take the responsibility. Knowledge doesn't make you rebellious
doesn't make you arrogant. Today, however, we find that many times. Again, bear in mind the entire
talk that I'm giving you, these disciplines that we learn can be well hisab counting medicine, not
only permissible sometimes for the key fire, rewarding I gave you the example of one unwish Maharaja
Ramadan going, but sometimes in this environment, it is creating a situation of rebelliousness,
arrogance, freedom of thought, without the framework given by Allah subhanho wa Taala. There was a
		

			recent study that was carried out in America that 23% whether it is true or not, but it does gives
us a source of concern. What was this, that in this particular study, it was found that 23% of born
Muslims by the age of early 20s, they have a doubt, and they no more identify themselves with the
religion of the birth 23% many of them perhaps exposed to these types of situations. And then on the
other hand, Allah tala is amazing Allah subhanho wa Taala is honey, Allahu Allah honeyville Hamid,
they said 23% of the people in America who are born not
		

			as Muslims, by by the age of 20, early 20s 23% of them are inclined towards Islam and Muslims Subhan
Allah. Now what is the solution with regard to it, the solution is for us to be guarded with regard
to it, be aware with regard to it. The solution, unfortunately, is not that we stigmatize those who
are going in those fields, there is nothing wrong in acquiring that knowledge. By stigmatizing those
people, you are leaving them on their own devices. And one of the greatest reasons why people rebel
against Islam in such environments is that they don't have a sense of identity and belonging. And I
find it amazing that sometimes the solution is given stigmatize them and leave them, you are leaving
		

			them out to those people and those forces that could even leave them more towards going towards a
path of, you know, atheism or going towards the wrong path. The solution for us as a community, is
to bring those people within our phone, give them identity, give them a sense of belonging, give
them the necessary skills and Eman and the necessary Islamic tarbiat for them to go into those
particular fields, and still excel in those fields and remain as Islam and Muslims. I find it
amazing that sometimes you find people giving the examples, that these people have gone out into the
rain, and therefore if they got wet, therefore it's their fault, not our fault. It's not the example
		

			we are supposed to be given the example we are supposed to be given is, it's raining out there. We
are going to give you umbrellas to protect you. We are going to give you umbrellas to protect you,
those people who are going out to gain those disciplines. It's not wrong. In fact, it is first a key
fire with the right intention and methodology. They must be taught to learn those skills and
disciplines with the right intention and methodology. And we as a community in the religious sector
must be helping those people. And that is a reality, my dear respected weathers and you know,
today's time, we are not going to change people by harshness, we are not going to change people by
		

			you know, in a situation of trying to stigmatize them and leave them alone, because in that
particular time, everyone will make him create his own mission. We need each and every one from this
coma. And we need to be working together. The way the way navia Kareem Salalah cillum change people
and brought people together was through the means of Mahatma and kindness and love.
		

			He told us a mother the allowed ones Yama in the book. Oh my god, I love you. Yama.
		

			Yama, I love you. After every salad read Allah Almighty Allah.
		

			Allah helped me in remembering you and making a budget of you. As a master. I never ever forgot that
door for the rest of my life. He didn't tell him, you know.
		

			He didn't tell him that home was I love you read this after every select. He told Abdullah he told
us it have Serra de la once. Your brother is such a great person. He's got such great qualities. If
only he can add the 100 prayers in his qualities. When Abdullayev no Omar came to know about it. He
said I never mustered after it.
		

			He didn't say is such a bad person either. I'm *. Abdullah is such a wonderful person. He's
got such great qualities If only he hates that, dude. That is the way we change people. That is the
way we approach people. And in conclusion, our save in our beloved maybe a cream sauce. silom taught
us always to be optimist. Muslims are always optimist. The via Kareem said Allahu alayhi wa sallam.
He said Actually, I'm really amazing and wondrous is the affair of the believer. everything for him
is good. When he gets something good, he makes sure he gets reward. If something untoward happened
to him he makes about he gets rewarded. I mean, for him, everything is good. Maybe a cream sauce
		

			taught us to be optimistic. Maybe a cream sauce was optimistic, even with regard to the worst
enemies of Islam, who are amongst those who are hostile towards Islam in the Muslims. When he came
to Makkah once he asked Villepin Walid Walid Where is your brother Khalid Where is your brother
Khalid so when he said jasola He can't even he can't even bear to see you. He has left maka. And
what did Mr. Aslam said will lead an intelligent person like Khalid can remain oblivious of the
beauty and the truth of Islam for such a long time. Tell him to come and see the beauty of Islam.
Dead Khalid, who cause the death of 70 Sahaba was the cause of the setback in the Battle of ohad
		

			when he came to hear these kind words, quote, nobody saw slim said Khalid can such an intelligent
person he can remain oblivious of the beauty of Islam. He started looking
		

			In Islam and he became a Muslim, we lose hope of our own.
		

			We are casting our own aside and you're the Navy of Allah is giving doubt and making people feel
wonderful and making them feel one that who are outside and saying, an intelligent person like Hadid
can remain aloof from Islam for such a long time, my dear respect for others. In conclusion, we
spoke about the importance of knowledge.
		

			The first the first revelation came, then we said that there are two types of knowledge for design
we gave the example with regard to it first, we said that contemporary situations are not against
Islam. Sometimes with our correct intention and methodology. They become rewarding. I gave you the
example of my Russian American boy, I told you what my mom has said sometimes it feels like a fire,
but it has to be done within the framework of Islam. Today, unfortunately, we find many people while
caning the different disciplines are far removed from the objectives of knowledge in Islam. Because
knowledge in Islam is supposed to bring you closer towards Almighty Allah not make you rebellious or
		

			make you arrogant. And then we made mention with regard to a certain type of solution, Milla given a
topic of understanding and making work