Musleh Khan – Is seeking Western secular education permissible Q&A
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The speaker discusses the importance of secular knowledge in understanding the religion and relationship with Allah. They emphasize the need for a comprehensive area called theilaha illala, which is a crucial area for implementing Islamic sciences. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of practicing the religion to achieve good results in the future.
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So, this question here, is Western or against secular education? Is it something that is permissible? Is it something that is humane? Is it something that is sane? Absolutely. And it does not actually specify Western theology or secular knowledge in the Quran. But Allah subhanho wa Taala generalizes and gives us an indication, phylum, and nahu, La ilaha illAllah. learn and understand, study the religion, and within the religion why so that you can understand who Allah subhanho wa Taala is, this area here is a very comprehensive area, for on the one hand, it is talking about Islamic sciences. But in order to implement and understand Islamic sciences, especially in our world
today, we need to have an addition we need to have the secular knowledge and of course the secular knowledge, knowledge that is beneficial knowledge that is going to help you understand your religion, knowledge that is going to help you understand your relationship with Allah azza wa jal in this world, how are you going to pray? How are you going to walk in the malls? How are you going to be Muslim? Wherever you are? So absolutely, you need to have secular knowledge you need to study the sciences of this world. And this is why shift or they mean or he mahalo once said, That, of course, the priority, the main knowledge that you want to always focus on is the Islamic knowledge that is
always going to be our priority, because that, of course, helps us in this world and in the hereafter. But in addition to that, the secondary knowledge that is also attached to Islamic knowledge, is of course, the knowledge of this dunya the knowledge of this world. So those university students who you're going to school and you're studying all of these different fields realize that that is actually something that is praised and encouraged with the condition that you also uphold Islamic knowledge to that. Once you do that, insha Allah you will be a very good practicing Muslim. And wherever you are in the world, you will know how to practice your religion
with knowledge and wisdom just below