' Proclaim! (Read) in the name of your Lord and Cherisher, Who created,...' Surah Al-Alaq 96:1
Seeking knowledge is obligatory upon every Muslim as the first ayah revealed to our beloved Prophet Muhammad s.a.w in Surah Al-Alaq/ Iqra which means proclaim or read. There is a hadith from al-Tarmidhi which emphasizes the importance of seeking knowledge;
The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: "Seeking knowledge in (the company of others) for an hour in the night is better than spending the whole night in prayer." - Al-Tirmidhi, Hadith 91
According to the hadith above it is crystal clear that seeking knowledge is vital upon every Muslim. In every subject or course that we learn in school, college or university, we as a Muslim should look the extract of the subject from both perspectives which are from Western view and later on we have to understand the subject from Islamic perspective. As in today's challenging world, one should hold onto the teaching of Islam and should have a lot of knowledge not only about worldly matter but also akhirah. As a good Muslim, one should filter the information that he get in order to confirm the reliability of the information. In short, with knowledge, one can be one step closer to Allah S.W.T
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