The Pursuit of Knowledge: A Civilizational Mandate

Reflection delivered on December 9, 2016

In this critical Friday reflection, the Shaykh explains that our failure to seek knowledge on a regular basis is a departure from classical Islamic tradition and a dereliction of duty as evidenced from the traditions of the Prophet ﷺ and his Ṣaḥābah (companions)

. As our personal and civilizational success lays in continual learning of ourselves and of God ﷻ, it is imperative that our pursuit of knowledge is seen tantamount to our pursuit of physical provisions.

Click to Play or Right-click to Save