Suhaib Webb – How One Word Captures The Relationship Between Student & Sheikh

The bab. The word bab is translated as

chapter, but a bab actually is a door.

If we say that bab is applied to

a a literal meaning, like right in front

of me now, or the bab of my

house.

That's the bab of my house, the door.

But also as a as a metaphor or

as a figurative usage,

babb is used to express that you are

entering into something.

One of my teachers

years ago in Egypt, over 10 years ago,

he told me something beautiful, that the reason

that the scholars would call chapters of religious

books,

is

to remind you of

To remind you of the doors of Jannah,

SubhanAllah.

So that as you're studying,

as I'm studying,

bab,

bab,

badu,

babbadi

al wahi.

A chapter on how wahi started.

So immediately I remind myself to be sincere,

like the reason I'm studying this knowledge

is Insha'Allah,

Udd

Khal Insha'Allah

be

Abu Abul Jann.

That hopefully I will be able to be

placed

in the doors of Jannah. So we see

something that's very different than other academic systems.

And we're gonna talk about this a lot.

That

Islamic, the Islamic academic framework

is not simply concerned

with

the educational

acumen

and educational

accomplishments,

but it is also concerned

with your character.

And your akhlaq

physically,

socially

and even spiritually.

So bab

badi al wahi. Al babbadu al wahi also

either one is correct.

The the door,

right, because you're entering into this new place.

And it reminds you of

the Another thing he told me that's nice,

the recent chapters are called Abweb, is how

how do we act when we enter into

someone's home?

So one of my other teachers used to

say, all the etiquettes of the student and

the teacher are found in the door in

the in the word

Bab,

akem tasharifiy.

Bab kedah, bab kedah.

Because when you enter to someone's house,

and I I enter into someone's house, there's

certain etiquette that we have in their home,

and also

the the host

is also going to engage in certain etiquette.

So the word bad

not only implies,

a

a a a

a

an etiquette on behalf of the teacher,

but also the etiquette on behalf of the

student. Not just the etiquette on behalf of

the student, but the etiquette of the teacher.

So you see the word beb

has like so many beautiful meanings, SubhanAllah.

But the first is to remind us, Alhamdulillah,

abarjannah.

And the second, when we say bab firk,

bab tasir, bab tajweed.

Right? The chapter for this or this or

this, we're reminded I'm entering into a new

place.

I'm entering into the home of that teacher,

metaphorically,

and I'm about to be served. I'm not

gonna get served food. I'm not gonna get

served water. I'm gonna get served knowledge.

And the one who's serving it is not

going to make it too spicy,

too hot,

is going to take care.

So also the one serving will have etiquette.

So if you pay attention,

the word bab

encapsulates,

number 1, sincerity for jannah,

number 2, the etiquette of the one entering

into the home, the student, number 3, the

etiquette of the one who serves the student

is the shaykh

or the shaykhah.

SubhanAllah, our deen, our deen is Jameel, man.

It's a beautiful religion. SubhanAllah.