Summary

Authors biography

First conference:

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Summary

Authors biography

First conference:

• The merits of acquiring knowledge
• Introduction
• Seek knowledge for Allah Alone
• The 5 degrees or motivating factors
  1. The scholar is the heir of the prophets
  2. Sincere intention multiplies rewards
  3. Good deeds erase bad ones
  4. Every creature asks for forgiveness in favor of the student
  5. The teacher gets the reward from all those who apply his teachings
• Conclusion on the 5 merits or motivating factors
• Other sources of motivation
• Study the biographies of the scholars:
• Anecdote of Ibn Abbas with Zayd ibn Arqam
• Anecdote of Ibn Abbas with Umar
• Anecdote of Imam Ahmad (a) with Abd Ar-Razzaq ibn Hammam As San'ani
• The importance of the Quran
• The importance of Hadith
• What is science?
• The organization of knowledge
• Tools that make learning easier
• Optimizing your time an anecdote from Ibn al-Jawzi
• Take advantage of youth to learn
• Conclusion

Second conference:

• Methodology in the study of Islamic Sciences
• Introduction
• The Finding
• The solutions
• Anecdote related by Al-Khatib al-Baghdadi on endurance in the pursuit of science
• The correct methodology
• Adorn yourself with noble characters:
  1. The sincere intention
  2. Gentleness and patience
  3. Gentleness means being progressive in study. Gentleness means not going into details at the beginning
  4. Dedication and consistency
  5. Two anecdotes about the importance of time
• Accept the truth without pride
• The method to follow in learning
• The categories of religious science
  • Basic sciences:
    1. The exegesis (Tafsir):
       1. Start with the short surahs
       2. Review and self-assess
       3. Study a higher level Tafsir
    2. Oneness (Tawhid):
       1. The dogma (Aqidah)
          1. Read the epistle in front of a sheikh
          2. Memorize text
          3. Browse themes beforehand
          4. Self-assess
          5. Revise
          6. Anecdote: How the great scientists revised
       2. Oneness of Worship: Three Levels of Study
          1. Study the epistle entitled The Three Fundamental Principles (Thalathat A-Usul)
          2. Mastering questions related to the Oneness of worship: studying the book of runicity (Kitab at-Tawhid)
          3. Study the book Dispelling Ambiguities (Kashaf Ash-Shubuha)
    3. The science of Hadith:
       1. The student will begin with the forty hadiths
       2. Memorize hadiths
       3. Read the comment
       4. Self-assess
       5. Reading advice after the Forty Hadiths
    4. The science of Jurisprudence
       1. Choose a summary of the majority school of jurisprudence in your country
       2. Master the topics
       3. How to read works of case law?
       4. The question-and-answer method
       5. The two types of information
       6. Do not seek the predominant opinion at the beginning
       7. The method of studying Fiqh according to the scholars of Arabia
  • Ancillary sciences
• The importance of the Arabic language
• Conclusion

Third lecture:

• Perseverance in the quest for knowledge
• Introduction
• Reasons for dropping out of studies
• Ignorance is the opposite of knowledge
  • Sects do not follow scholars
  • The 3 categories of science
• The causes of perseverance in the quest for knowledge
  1. Progressiveness
  2. Anchor knowledge
  3. Avoid foraging
  4. Arm yourself with a sincere intention
  5. Patience
  6. Modesty
  7. Be aware of the knowledge disparity
  8. Manage your motivation
  9. Realism
  10. Do research
  11. Put knowledge into writing
• Anecdote of Sheikh Salih with Sheikh Mahmud Shakir