Complex Ignorant A poem by Sh. Shaykh Muhammad al-Yaqoubi Written originally in Arabic and translated by the poet The Calamity of this time is in an ignorant Who claims knowledge undeterred He has read a book after which he imagined That he became the undisputed Mujtahid of the his time He thinks that knowledge is what he only knows and tell to his listeners He is unaware of how much he does not know As he feels like a satiated person He claims knowledge of what he does not know He lies making up unswears like maker of hadith His ignorance is compound but evident as he looks like a lamer He may deceive people by what he tells But eventually they all discover his real state He slanders learned people out of animosity Using every vulgar swear word He sit in the front of every gathering But he should be sitting out of the corridor in the street Even though he does not know grammar, He unrestrictedly interprets verses of the Quran He deduces legal rulings without being qualified like a man wandering off in the darkness If you ever come across such a person Never be intimidated or frightened Just ask him a question in grammar From subjects such as the Followed and the Follower And about legal compensation in fiqh of various injuries such as cutting off the nose And about lifetime leasing of properties And the likes of such common subjects Then, there will appear to the people around you The level of his blatant ignorance The embarrassment will cause his face To become pale, dark and yellowish You may then stand up without fear To slab him on face in front of people There are people of Knowledge who are qualified Everyone of them has an awe-inspiring figure Everyone admits that he is ignorant When he is like a vast ocean of knowledge Due to his silence, you think that such a scholar is ignorant But he is always like a steady mountain The moment you ask him a difficult question You hear the clearest and most interesting answer Knowledge that increase you of Arrogance will never be fruitful Knowledge is light; its gleam Shines on the faces of people who prostrate and kneel Faces of scholars who are erudite and proofs With deep knowledge and courage to speak it up Light will not be obtained from letters in lines of printed books If you wish to become a scholar And teach in the central mosque Then pick up the treasures of knowledge from a qualified person And accompany him with eagerness He will grant you knowledge without much efforts while he has a lowered gaze an eye shedding tears Knowledge is light that al-Mustafa spread Then, the companion conveyed to the follower If you ever attempt to seek knowledge Be a man of cautiousness and conscience The people who benefit most of it are Those who have taqwa of the Al-Wahib al-Wasi Those who always guard Allah And do not maintain a state of transgression like sinners Knowledge will consequently loos you to inherit Access to the vast world of the unseen Knowledge is a guide in the heart A distinguishing light that shines and glitters With it you see things in their realities Without the deceptions or illusions
Posted on: Wed, 29 Jan 2014 17:33:37 +0000
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