Sadullah Khan – New Academic Year & the Islamic Legacy of Learning and Excellence

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most Gracious, most Merciful.

All praise is due to our Creator, our cherisher our naughty Shane

our Sustainer we bear witness this and unworthy of worship but Allah,

we bear witness, we believe in all the prophets who came in the great

line of divine And we bear witness the Prophet Muhammad, Abdullah,

that sort of allah sallallahu alayhi wa, he was happy he was

Salam is the final of all the emissaries of Allah.

Mr to Allah for fall for raw teachers, students, elders, so

that youth brothers and sisters visitors, I greet you with a

Islamic universal greeting of peace, made the peace, the mercy

and the blessings of Allah be upon each and every one at this

auspicious hour of Jumeirah in this beautiful house of Allah in

this most beautiful city in the world. I say to you As Salam

aleikum wa rahmatullah wa barakato.

We are well aware that Allah subhanho wa Taala commenced the

final divine communication. He has sent revelation throughout

history, but he concluded the revelation with Revelation to

Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam, and he commenced that

final revelation with a single instruction with a particular

word. And that word, of course, ikura

ikura is an injunction to learn.

It is an exhortation to pursue knowledge. And so significant is

the pursuance of that knowledge that Allah subhanho wa Taala says,

yearn for Allah who Levine among women come when Latina Raja Allah

will exalt those who will elevate those who believe and those who

have knowledge, who will elevate them to higher ranks.

Beyond that, the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu alayhi wa sallam who

came as a mercy out to the universe also said in them

I have come as a teacher to humanity.

This hadith documented by mama daddy me and more than that, in

Hadith in Sahih, Al Bukhari Rasul Allah Allah wa sallam said, in

brief to return me, Monica, UCLA, I've also been sent to improve

human patterns of behavior and human conduct. These two prophetic

traditions emphasize two specific points, one, the prophetic task of

teaching and also that of moral training, the significance of

education and its confluence is flowing together with ethical

values and of moral conduct. So therefore, teachers, they are

people who follow the professional prophets. Teachers are those who

follow the profession of prophets, and with feelings, you have the

prophetic task combined, of fulfilling the following

responsibility. The teacher is known as a murderous and murderous

means one who schools are the people who know madressa does

teaching and modalities is one who schools other people by means of

instruction.

He is also a more huddling he or she is wildly more aneema In other

words, a transmitter of the knowledge which they have at their

disposal. They are also referred to as Murghab be Murabbi means a

facilitator of their development, which is pythons the most

important ut Murghab be the facilitator of development and

they also added which means inculcating etiquette, manners

skills

Whose disciplines morals and values and this task of moral

teaching of moral values of etiquette is among the primary

responsibilities of parents as well. And that's why they also

said Allah while he was in them in a hadith documented in booster the

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even worse than Omar

tyramine added been harsh and that no person gives his or her child a

better gift, or a better inheritance, then knowledge and

good moral training.

We thus ponder over the wise advice of one of the companions of

Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam was bingeable, who is

reported to have said to either

find the time Luma who Leela Harsha Portola, who are you by the

way Musa Kurata, who does be well, and who jihad. He said, acquire

knowledge for knowledge and gender is piety. It brings reverence for

one's Creator and brings fear of wrongdoing. Seek knowledge

is an act of worship. Studying is a celebration of the glory of

Allah, searching for it is like a jihad a struggle. Then he said,

What are Aleem who? The Mullah?

were better than Julio early kuruva. Under humare will halali

will haram Romana was Abidal Jana, he said, teaching what you know to

someone who realizes the value of what you're teaching that is

sadaqa for them. Applying knowledge in your own home is a

means of cementing family relationship knowledge

distinguishes the permissible from the impermissible the right from

the long wrong knowledge is a lighthouse of the end of the path

to justice in paradise. Then he goes on sin says about even while

also feeling well mahadi To fill halwa or saw He will FILL he said

knowledge is a source of solace when you are alone. It is the

inner friend who speaks to you in your privacy. It is it accompanies

you even when you're alone on travel with the little brother

several he will go raw was Silla Allah was the winner in the Akela

will collibra angle Verba he said knowledge is a positive force.

Knowledge is the positive force that will help you surmount the

test of comfort of trials and of hardship. Knowledge is your most

powerful weapon against your enemy. It is your adornment in the

company of your friends, and it even brings you closer to those

who may be estranged from you. Knowledge therefore, is the key to

human progress as Mr. Musharraf. He said.

Knowledge indeed is light. And the acquisition of knowledge is

absolutely essential in enabling human beings to fulfill his or her

mission, and function as khalifa to live in other as vigilance of

Allah on earth. Hence the lessons of Allah Allah wa salam instructed

us in the Hadith documented in the Sunnah, the manager told me

forever, Allah Cooley Muslim men were Muslim, seeking of knowledge,

searching of knowledge, because she wants to have knowledge is an

obligation, all forms of knowledge. It's an obligation upon

every believer, male and female. In other words, there was no

barrier, no gender barrier to learning. He also said rather wise

ones have said,

Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave, there is no age barrier

to learning. And some of the scholars have said Maalouf is seen

seek knowledge even if it been China. In other words, there is no

geographical boundary to learning, no gender barrier. There is no age

barrier. And of course, there's no geographical boundaries to

learning. So this legacy of Islam is the legacy of knowledge is the

legacy of learning. And that is why part of our history part of

our legacy reflects that. The University of Cairo in a

university located in phase in Morocco, is the oldest existing

university in the world is the first degree awarding institution

in the world, recognized as such by UNESCO itself, a institution,

the mosque and the institution was donated by a lady called Fatima Al

figuri in 859, of the Gregorian calendar, and we find subsequently

became a leading center not only for teaching Islam before all the

sciences, to the extent that pa some of the graduates of that

university was Pope Sylvester the second, Pope Sylvester The second

was a student there

Maimonides, the foremost Jewish scholar, he was a philosopher. He

was a student they're one of the foremost historians who happens to

be Muslim biblical Dune was a student there. And beyond that,

the oldest consistently used University is as a university and

is continuing this year is 1020 years of continuous imparting of

education and knowledge. And therefore, there are so so Allahu

alayhi wa sallam said, Man Celica Thalia Can you tell me Sophie here

Elman, Sal, Allahu Allahu be he thought he can, Ill Jana, whoever

goes out in search of knowledge, Allah paves the way for them to

paradise. May Allah include us among them.

And numerous Hadees, the student who's in search of knowledge in

the path of Allah until he returns, and if he dies, he dies a

martyr. And these are numerous Hadith, clearly indicating the

sanctity of learning and the importance of knowledge. Now we

are here in the first week of the new academic year, teachers and

learners are returning to classes at schools, colleges and

universities. Last week, my brother Muhammad, I think, made an

announcement about the Outstanding Performance by our students, when

brother just told me now Never mind the performance. You must

come in, yeah, 1000 kids here, and they're absolutely silent. I must

commend you for that. So may Allah bless you may keep it this way

next week as well, easy, but Al Hamdulillah

800 to 1000 people in the masjid and to be silent in the behave the

way they are, is part of the reflection insha Allah of the

Adam, in tribute to the principals and the teachers as well who are

present here today. So we are in the first week of the new academic

year Alhamdulillah. Some are produced outstanding results.

Among the best results, we are producing Hungary law. But we do

know that after the results, some had performed outstandingly beyond

expectation, but others did not quite achieve the academic results

that they may have desired. So as each one of us those who have done

well, not so well, very well, all of us equally. Let's look back at

2019 and ponder effectively and examine ourselves. What did I

really do? Well, and this applies for parents in the business as

well and relationship, but more to the students right now and the

teachers. What did I really do well in 2019, but I would like to

build on in 2020. How can I make my success of 2020 bigger than

success in 2019? What mistakes or shortcomings were there in 2019

that I need to fix and make sure I don't repeat in 2020 There is of

course eager anticipation of engaging this coming year in sha

Allah, whatever the results that may be attain. Everyone can always

do better. But one important thing I want to tell all of you as I

always remind you, a shoot Musa will hook pessimism is part of bad

character. Irrespective of how you perform, never lose hope. Have

faith in Allah, but do the best you can. You know, trust in Allah,

but tie your camel you know those do what needs to be done, improve

the unit improve and never lose hope. And hope is a very important

attitude. It's an attitude towards the future. You can't have hope

about the past, it can only be towards the future. And it is

amongst life's greatest motivators. We find

that hope is that optimistic expectation that something good or

better, could or will happen in sha Allah, if only we continue to

do our best. There is a fundamental reality that we have

to acknowledge.

No human being is perfect. Every drummer we could look at the

microphone, walk into wobbu Hadith and tell me the waiter salsa Salam

said all human beings, all human beings fall short all human beings

sin and the Best of those who sin who earn who do wrong or those who

rectify, who improve, who asked forgiveness and return to the

better way. So if you have not done what you should have done, if

you made some mistakes in the past, your mistakes do not make

you a failure. There are people who are somewhat failed in some

way, who fell short in some way. But all of those who tried the

best, who had Yaqeen.

Who do who did what was required of them in sha Allah, they did

Excel. So make sure each one of us learn from your errors and from

your setbacks. So that your past serves as a lesson for the future.

So get so that you can get better

And why is it improve every day that goes by? Remember the quest

for excellence is not a quest for perfection. Only Allah is perfect.

Our responsibility is it's gone in exile, excellence and goodness in

Allah you're

a youth Kena Allah loves. If you do something, do it to the best of

your ability because Allah will reward you Allah wants you to do

good Allah commands you to do good in Allah yet moto will deal with

your son. And as you always say, Hello Jessa

can the consequence of good be anything other than goodness

itself.

So make sure to build on what is good. learn from mistakes, and

realize that today well lived and tomorrow well plan can make every

day in the future, a vision of hope.

Why is once have said

to him, for in the limousine.

Or for goon we're on one only cooling Mohamed de facto who for

in Africa of the car, it will burn it will be ready with Taqwa who

are going to pass it. They said learn because knowledge is a

beauty for the one who possesses it. It is a virtue and a gateway

for all things that are praiseworthy, gain understanding

because that is the best guide for you in life guide towards

righteousness towards piety and towards noble objectives. But also

at the same time, make sure it's holistic learning. Holistic does

not only mean you learn Donita, Aleem and dunya Italian, as some

people may say, No,

it's not only the religious and the secular, it is a holistic

mind, body, spirit and soul. So be mentally fit and be physically fit

as well. Exercise, exercise, not the wrong exercise, by the way.

Some of us do kinds of exercise, it makes us sick, and make other

people sick. You see, I say we jumped to conclusions. We throw

our weight around, we rush to judgment, we blow our own trumpet,

we boost our egos we run from reality, which was the truth, we

stretch the lies, we bend the rules, we push our luck, not that

kind of exercise.

The right kind of exercise, when you're physically fit, eat

healthy, be aware of your environment and participate in

that which will develop you holistically and towards the path

of righteousness. So as 2019 has left us,

let us be grateful hamdulillah for the blessings that we have

received for the prayers that were answered. And some may not have

been answered because Allah may have something better in mind for

us. For the lessons we have learned, for the challenges we

have survived for victories that we have gained with a big or small

and let us learn from the mistakes that we have made. But focus on

completing what was not done, and improving on those things that

were not done well enough.

I conclude by reminding you a great legacy of Accra was not only

meant to be one of past glories of Halloween and of Al Azhar. It is

supposed to be an ongoing unfolding legacy from the days of

Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam till the end of time

because the school was meant to be a failure on

the best of communities evolved for the benefit of humanity. So

let us all be willing to learn and to understand as a soul allah

sallallahu alayhi wa alayhi wa sallam said in the Sahale Buhari

document is available Ali yeah you have nurse in number L mu B

while fickle with de facto. That's what Allah said are people

knowledge comes by wanting to learn. Understanding comes by

seeking understanding. Akula kolyada was tougher Allah wa salam

aleikum wa rahmatullah.

I do want to say Strickland, Russia, and the Board of Trustees

of our school, for always extending the school to such an

extent that we can