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Know, may Allah have mercy on you.
The word I’lam with its variations is mentioned seven hundred and seventy nine times in the
Qur’an.
When you look at the story of Adam ‘alayhis-salaam in Surat al-Baqarah and you analyse it,
you will see something within that story of the first creation Adam ‘alayhis-salaam. Look at
it, it is in Surat al-Baqarah.
And (remember) when your Lord said to the angels: “Verily, I am going to place (mankind)
generations after generations on earth.” They said: “Will You place therein those who will
make mischief therein and shed blood - while we glorify You with praises and thanks
(Exalted be You above all that they associate with You as partners) and sanctify You.” He
(Allah) said: “I know that which you do not know.” And He taught Adam all the names (of
everything), then He showed them to the angels and said, “Tell Me the names of these if
you are truthful.” They (angels) said: “Glory be to You, we have no knowledge except what
you have taught us. Verily, it is You, the All Knower, the All Wise.” He said: “O Adam! Inform
them of their names,” and when he had informed them of their names, He said: “Did I not
tell you that I know the Ghayb (unseen) in the heavens and the earth, and I know what you
reveal and what you have been concealing?” (Surat al-Baqarah: 30-33)
Knowledge, ‘Ilm within its variations is mentioned eight times in these four verses talking
about Adam and his creation. In these four verses, they are mentioned eight times. Whether
it may be A’lam ( ,)أ ْعل ُمthe variation Ta’lamoon (‘ ,)ت ْعل ُمونAllama ( )علّمor ‘Allamtanaa
( ,)علّ ْمتناit is mentioned eight times in this chain of verses about Adam and seven hundred
and seventy nine times throughout the Qur’an.
Not only is ‘Ilm mentioned in these four verses, but more delicate than that is Adam had a
virtue and an excellence that made the angels prostrate for him. The angels praise Allah
more than Adam, the angels glorify Allah more than Adam and they thank Him more than
Adam, but he has the superiority of knowledge and the application of knowledge.
As a Khaleefah on this earth, as Allah said:
Knowledge is of the essence. An Ummah that wants to lead all the other Umam ( )أممis an
Ummah of knowledge, it definitely has to have knowledge. With lack of knowledge, Shirk
seeps into the nation, destroying the nation and decaying it just like it decays an individual
(it decays anything that it seeps into). Everything requires knowledge, not just Tawheed
(which is the heart and the core of knowledges), but even manners require knowledge. If
you do not have knowledge for manners, they become tainted. Standards require
knowledge. Today, you see people who are called heroes when in reality they are cowards Today without knowledge, free mixing and mingling becomes freedom and independence.
With no knowledge, attacking, degrading and transgressing upon Islam, Allah subhaanahu
wa ta’aala and the Prophet Muhammad sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam is considered intellect,
knowledge and freedom of speech. ‘Ilm is so important that the more you see the lack of it,
the closer we are to the Judgment day. The more you see the ignorance, the closer we are
to the Judgment Day. Is it not a sign the Judgment Day?
Everyone who seeks to make a change needs knowledge. Here we raise revivers Inshaa
Allah Ta’aala and I have said that before, we ask Allah subhaanahu wa ta’aala that a reviver
come from out of you. A reviver to revive this Ummah and its legacy, and the key to it is
knowledge. Look at the greatest revivers of all times, the Messengers and Prophets. We
mentioned Adam and how ‘Ilm was mentioned eight times in four verses about him,
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