There is no force more powerful than
knowledge; man armed
knowledge - invincible.
M. Gorky
From the very moment of birth and even, probably, earlier (before being born), every person absorbs information about the world like a sponge absorbs water. Teachers inspire: knowledge is power! And these words fall on fertile soil: they stimulate and strengthen the mechanism of the innate search for new information. Indeed, knowledge plays a significant role in a person’s life.
What role does knowledge play in both the human value system and society as a whole? This question is really worth thinking about. It seems to me that knowledge is a rather subjective concept for each of us. Let's say one person sees knowledge in financial well-being, another person imagines knowledge as the presence of the spiritual world, while another person associates knowledge with human truth. But, despite the fact that each person’s attitude to knowledge is different, one thing remains unchanged - it is an inseparable component of a person’s values, his spiritual wealth and society as a whole. It seems to me that knowledge is also a kind of bridge to the possession of information.
That is, the development of the concept of knowledge and its role in the value system of society and man arose relatively recently. The relevance of my research is determined by the complexity and contradictory nature of the relationships under consideration.
The purpose of this work:
– study the role and consider the place of knowledge in the value system of man and society.
To achieve this goal, you need to complete a number of tasks:
Consider the concepts of “values”, “knowledge”;
To study the essence of the relationship between the concepts of “knowledge” and “education”;
Determine what knowledge is as a value category, and what its role is currently;
Identify some problems in acquiring knowledge in modern society and ways out of existing problems.
The essence and relationship of the concepts of “value” and “knowledge”
Continuous learning is the key to success in the 21st century. Lifelong learning is the minimum requirement for success in your (and any other) field of work.
Brian Tracy
Many sociologists believe that values constitute the so-called component of culture. Values are certain generally accepted beliefs about goals that a person considers true and to which he should strive. Each culture has its own values, for example, some culture gives preference to heroism, another culture gives preference to creativity, and another culture gives preference to communication with God. Values are always formed under the influence of a person’s beliefs and beliefs. Convictions and beliefs represent a complex of a person’s subjective and personal attitude towards objects and theories.
Values are the universal basis of human activity and its universal regulator. Therefore, it is important that the value foundations of activity, both of an individual and a group, and of society as a whole, correspond to objective ideas about the good of man and society, objective positive values. This allows us to consider values as the foundations, conditions and means of human life and society.The basis of belief and faith is always knowledge. It is knowledge that can give belief and faith any meaning. Knowledge is any truthful information about something, or scientific information. Knowledge is the result of cognitive activities carried out by people in society.
Values and knowledge are closely interrelated. They mutually influence each other. It is knowledge that is a value category. Knowledge plays a huge role in the life of any person. They form a motive for action and force him to achieve a certain goal. There are quite a large number of examples where the thirst for knowledge has guided a person to action. So, for example, let us remember M.V. Lomonosov, who, in order to have the opportunity to study, walked many hundreds of kilometers to Moscow, which still causes surprise and praise. In general, people in different historical eras understood the value of knowledge differently.
Every person wants to be educated, to know more, to be able to do more. But the path to knowledge is not easy; it requires perseverance and perseverance. And this work is rewarded.
Sociological characteristics of knowledge in the value system of man and society
"Gold comes from the earth, and knowledge comes from books"
So why does a person need knowledge?
In the modern world, knowledge is primarily needed to obtain a prestigious profession and the opportunity to do what you love. It is interesting to communicate with a person who is comprehensively developed. The desire to be in the company of erudite, well-read people who have information is beyond doubt. It’s not for nothing that there is a saying“Who owns the information, owns the world” . Knowledge makes a person a ruler; it is a huge creative force.
However, knowledge in the hands of immoral people is a terrible weapon. After all, the most educated engineers created the death machine at Buchenwald, the most erudite, knowledgeable chemists and biologists invented biological weapons.
The biblical king Solomon asked God for the only good - knowledge. For this he was rewarded with everything: wealth, wisdom, love, longevity.
It is no exaggeration to say that scientific knowledge is rapidly penetrating all aspects of life, society, and man himself. But this “education” should not give rise to euphoria, faith in the ability of science to solve in the future all the most complex problems facing human civilization. Science is not omnipotent not only because it has not yet solved many of the mysteries of nature. After all, not all problems that have meaning in a person’s life can generally be the subject of dispassionate intellectual analysis. The value sphere, undoubtedly, today has the status of a special universal sphere of socially significant activity of people in society.
A value judgment ultimately leads to the birth of a value, which can be either positive or negative (such values are called anti-values or false values). To one and the same phenomenon, say, to the desire for wealth or profit, a directly opposite attitude may develop on the part of different subjects of evaluative activity. What will guide them in this or that case?
Apparently, we should talk, in the most general terms, about the target nature of values. For a ship without a goal, no wind is fair. To a person who does not have any clear ideas about what he lives for, no amount of knowledge will be of value.
The question of the place of knowledge in human life, its importance and significance is very relevant in the modern situation. On the one hand, specialists who know their business are in demand by our society; on the other hand, the question is raised about the truth of a person’s knowledge, about his professionalism.
Do you need knowledge? This question was asked by thinkers of various eras and generations. Let us remember the comedy by A. S. Griboyedov “Woe from Wit”, the very name of which already speaks for itself. An enlightened young man finds himself in a hostile environment that does not accept knowledge. And a true understanding of the course of things does not help the hero in resolving conflicts. Disappointed, he runs away from this world, exclaiming: “The carriage for me! Carriage!
Knowledge is the building material from which human experience is built. This is also a necessary condition for the existence of an individual in a certain social environment. That is, we can say that knowledge and its quality shape a person’s culture and the degree of its development.
But it is also important to note that knowledge is a colossal work. The search for truth is a creative process that requires emotional and intellectual stress. Often, a school certificate or a diploma of higher education does not indicate a person’s professionalism, his real knowledge and understanding of any issue.
Educated person. What is he like?
«
The sign of a good education is to speak about the highest subjects in the simplest words...”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Undereducation is understood as a single process of physical and spiritual formation of personality, a process of socialization, oriented towards historically conditioned, more or less clearly fixed social standards in the public consciousness. In this understanding, education acts as an integral aspect of the life of society - it is, first of all, a social phenomenon. Education has become a special sphere of social life from the time when the process of transferring knowledge and social experience stood out from other types of life activity of society and became the work of persons specially engaged in training and education; when public structures or social institutions were created that specialized in the accumulation and dissemination of knowledge. Education as a social phenomenon is, first of all, an objective social value. The moral, intellectual, scientific, technical, spiritual, cultural and economic potential of any society directly depends on the level of development of the educational sphere. However, education, having a social nature and historical character, in turn, is determined by the historical type of society that implements this social function. It reflects the tasks of social development, the level of economy and culture in society, the nature of its political and ideological attitudes, just as both teachers and their students are subjects of social relations.
Thus, education as a social phenomenon is a social system, the function of which is the training and education of members of society and which is focused on the transfer of certain knowledge, ideological and moral values, abilities, skills, and norms of behavior.
Knowledge itself is power! Francis Bacon
Education can be considered as a unique way for a person to enter the world of science and culture. The term “culture” translated from Latin means “cultivation, improvement,” and when applied to a person, it is cultivation, improvement, and the formation of his image. Since the content of education is drawn and replenished from the heritage of science and culture, as well as from human life and practice, education is a sociocultural phenomenon and fulfills the followingsociocultural functions:
the entry of man into the world of science and culture;
human socialization;
ensuring continuity of generations;
ensuring the transmission of cultural values;
ensuring the preservation and development of national traditions;
promoting the active acceleration of cultural changes in public life.
Education is a means of transmitting culture, mastering which a person not only adapts to the conditions of a constantly changing society, but also becomes able to develop and increase the potential of world civilization.
WITH The education system is an open, continuously changing system that has a number of special properties. We list these properties:
the effectiveness of the education system depends on how modern it is and whether it corresponds to the development strategy of society;
she is always future-oriented;
the system is constantly updated (new content, new technologies, control mechanisms, etc.).
Contents of education includes the following elements:
– basic concepts and terms that characterize both everyday reality and scientific knowledge;
– facts of everyday reality and science necessary to prove and defend your ideas;
– basic laws of science, revealing connections and relationships between different objects and phenomena of reality;
– theories containing a system of scientific knowledge about a certain set of objects, the relationships between them and methods for explaining the phenomena of a given subject area;
– knowledge about methods of scientific activity, methods of knowledge and the history of obtaining scientific knowledge;
– evaluative knowledge, knowledge about the norms of relations established in society towards various phenomena of life.
What is very important is that the tradition of studying the humanities at any university is one of the most important features of our higher education.
Of course, if it is clear for what purpose one has to master a particular subject, and to what extent this goal is consistent with one’s own professional and life aspirations in general, then a special cognitive interest appears, which gives rise to many questions, the answer to which requires increasingly deeper knowledge.
I am deeply convinced that humanitarian knowledge is imbued with a moral sense. They contain ethical standards of both their creators and their consumers. They are always built according to the laws of beauty, in accordance with the aesthetic canons of the time.
The study of humanities introduces us to the world of spiritual culture, allows us not to get confused and not lost in this world, to feel more confident in life, which constantly requires the choice of a cultural position, the ability to evaluate the phenomena of social life, and not to become part of a crowd controlled by arbitrary instincts. Spiritual values play a significant role in human life; conscious adherence to them determines the dignity of a person’s life, which is formed on the basis of many life circumstances. But at the same time, it is certain that the degree of spiritual development associated with the level of mastery achieved in humanitarian knowledge plays a crucial role. In humanitarian culture, each of its components is irreplaceable and quite independent. Therefore, historical, legal, psychological, sociological, pedagogical and, of course, philosophical knowledge, etc. are important both in society and in human life. Knowledge of foreign languages is important, facilitating mutual understanding between people of different national cultures.
There is no particular need to prove how attractive art, history, psychology, philosophy, etc. are to humans. its content, theoretical themes, unexpected turns of thought, its differences from the natural and technical sciences. The world of humanitarian knowledge is the world of immediate human life, both past and present, and in some respects, future. Humanitarian culture has as its subject man, man in his human society with the problems of man and the society in which he lives. And these problems can be both transitory and eternal, the resolution of which occurs throughout the lives of all generations, all peoples.
Conclusion
Each of us longs to become a smart and educated person. In our rapid age of computerization, the age of scientific and technological progress, comprehensive knowledge is necessary for each of usthroughout life. And this baggage should be inexhaustible.
The same starting indicators for different people do not mean that their life path will be similar. One person may stop at what has been achieved and will not strive to go further, while another sets ever higher goals for himself, achieving their realization.
The desire to leave your mark on history is the meaning of existence for many people. But caring about your fame at any cost is unacceptable. You cannot be like Herostratus, who destroyed the Temple of Artemis (one of the seven wonders of the world) in order to preserve his name in history. The true meaning of a person’s life can only be considered activities for the benefit of society in combination with the satisfaction of personal interests and needs.
Possessing knowledge gives enormous freedom - freedom on all levels. The more you know, the less you depend on what you don’t know. How nice it is to give people freedom.Can a scientist or philosopher be happy if he secludes himself in his laboratory, reading books and conducting experiments, but at the same time, absolutely indifferent to the feelings and needs of others? Can a person be happy who is interested only in his own knowledge, putting it above love, sympathy and duty? Perhaps for a while. But, persisting in the absolute value of knowledge, such a smart guy will sooner or later turn into an “evil genius”, ready to step over everything for the sake of new knowledge - knowledge for himself. And all this is to the detriment of one’s own physical body, one’s own emotions, one’s highest feelings.
Self-knowledge as an absolute end in itself is meaningless , because it is impossible to know oneself without knowing other people, without knowing the world as a whole. Man is the result of a huge number of cause-and-effect relationships not only with himself, but with other people, with other objects, with Nature, with the One Whole, with God.It is impossible to know the connections of a person without knowing the connections of the objects surrounding him.
Cognition is at the same time one of the most important goals of human life, since it is a necessary means for achieving any of his other goals.All types of knowledge are a necessary component of the meaning of human existence, conditions for realizing the full meaning of his life, but not meaning as a whole, not an end in itself.
In addition to knowledge, a person strives forharmony, love and perfection . A person cannot refuse to satisfy these desires, and for this he again needs knowledge - knowledge of himself, knowledge of all Nature and what unites them.
Having studied the essence of the concept of knowledge, values, their relationship and interaction, I would like to draw the following conclusion: Knowledge is only a part of values, a certain category of it. With the help of knowledge, a person forms life goals, sets them and achieves them, thereby motivating himself to certain actions.
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In a person’s life, knowledge plays a huge role in the development of personality, because thanks to it, the brain is replenished with the necessary information, which can later help in difficult situations.
Knowledge is luggage that constantly accumulates important information. By collecting knowledge, we gain some experience, which can provide invaluable service in the future.
Books, which are our true friends, allow us to replenish information. They will always understand and console you with their thoughts and reasoning. In addition to the fact that we replenish our vocabulary by reading certain works, we also delve into the problems of the heroes, look for some information, which we comprehend and accept as a fact.
I think it’s clear that no one wants to be illiterate, like Mitrofan from Fonvizin’s comedy “The Minor.” The hero only pretended to understand the world, but in fact he was only pretending. Of course, a person needs to choose: progress or stand still.
It is easy to realize that books are a source of knowledge. Not everyone understands this, but it is true. Take any novel, for example Fahrenheit 451, written by Bradbury. Opening the work, you plunge into an initially unknown world, filled with indifferent people who are indifferent to the lives of those around them. There is chaos in their society: books are burned so that people cannot think, form their opinions, or reflect. It is truly scary when a person is deprived of the opportunity to develop. And this book is just about that. The author constantly tells us that books must be protected and taken care of! It is important to accumulate knowledge and then pass it on to the next generation. It is worth developing, not degrading!
Therefore, in order not only to be able to freely express your thoughts, to have a voluminous vocabulary, but also an extensive stock of knowledge, it is worth turning to literature. She is not man's enemy. Writers tried to ensure that readers, discovering their work, cultivate a sense of beauty in their hearts. The only problem is that many people simply don’t need it. This is the tragedy!
Option 2
When they are born, people begin to absorb knowledge of a different nature. They are individual for everyone. For some they are simple and easy to remember, but for other people it takes a lot of time to realize and accept something new. At a conscious age, we can no longer remember that we needed basic knowledge of literally everything.
The first discoverers are, of course, parents or those who are forced to replace them. Relatives give us the opportunity to gain knowledge, first of all, in everyday life. How to properly hold a spoon, eat soup, behave at the table. In the future, this knowledge is very important because you will impress future employers, allies, spouses. Knowledge in good behavior, communication, culture of speech, manners needs to be known, even though it seems, at first glance, to be the simplest and most insignificant.
A person begins to acquire scientific knowledge during his school years, then in higher educational institutions. It happens that a person does not receive an education, but has a lot of knowledge and is considered very wise. Due to forces beyond our control, it happens that school knowledge may be limited or imperfect. Then self-education comes to the rescue. After all, now there are unlimited opportunities to obtain the necessary knowledge. You can use World Wide Web sources. Therefore, you need to be very careful, because this knowledge is very important when choosing a profession; we will use it always and everywhere in our existing work, in life, in society.
Nowadays, it is also possible to share knowledge and experience thanks to online broadcasts and video calls. This way you can gain more knowledge even from other countries, other people, cultures, mentality.
Only self-development will help you acquire vital and desired knowledge. This way you will be an interesting conversationalist, a valuable advisor and an irreplaceable person who makes important, correct decisions that will help other people. After all, it is very important to be a role model and pride for your family. Even if there is no such desire as to be an idol for others, it is still nice to realize that you have a lot of knowledge and have a desire to replenish its stock. The most important thing is to be attentive, reasonable, honest, observant, and then knowledge itself will reach you. Then all that remains is to keep them with you and update them in a timely manner.
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Vershkova V.A.
Gorlovka State Pedagogical Institute of Foreign Languages, Ukraine
KNOWLEDGE IN THE LIFE OF MODERN PERSON
What role does knowledge play in human life? Everyone who thinks about this question finds an answer for themselves. For some, knowledge is power, for others it is recognition in society, for others, acquiring knowledge becomes the meaning of life. From our point of view, knowledge is a vital necessity. The one who owns the information owns the world. This is a well-known fact that applies to every person. Popular wisdom says: “If I knew where to fall, I’d spread a straw.” In the 21st century, we understand the need and value of knowledge. Without them we are unable to survive. It is very difficult to cross the road without knowing how to do it correctly, or to provide yourself with everything you need without knowing or being able to do anything. The knowledge a person possesses defines who he is. The more knowledge he has, the greater opportunities open up in his life. For example, a person who knows several foreign languages with such capital has solid opportunities and prospects to improve his social status and financial situation. Today he is an ordinary translator, and tomorrow he can take a management course and become a manager of a large company. It is not only the material factor that stimulates. Let us remember M.V. Lomonosov, who walked half the country to be able to study. Two more components of knowledge need to be mentioned. This is freedom and protection. An ignorant person can easily be deceived, deprived of property, and his rights violated. It happened before, it happens now. A knowledgeable person can protect his rights, his property, his life.
As history shows, people understand the value of knowledge at all times. Moreover, the greatest people strive not only to gain knowledge, but also to share it. As an example, we can cite the story of G. Bruno. The scientist proudly climbed onto the fire, never betraying himself. He was confident in his knowledge, although it contradicted the established view of life in the society of that time. He paid for his knowledge with the most precious thing he had - his life.
F. Bacon is one of the first thinkers who made experimental knowledge the core of his philosophy. He ends the era of the late Renaissance and, together with R. Descartes, proclaims the main principles of modern philosophy. It is F. Bacon who expresses one of the fundamental commandments of new thinking: “Knowledge is power.” This aphorism contains the slogan and pathos of his entire philosophical system. The relationship between man and nature is understood in a new way, which is transformed into the relationship between subject and object and becomes part of the flesh and blood of the European mentality. Man is represented as a cognizing and active principle (subject), while nature is represented as a principle (object) subject to knowledge and use. Activist utilitarianism believes that with the advent of man, nature splits into subject and object, which are both separated and connected through instrumental activity. The natural scientific method explores nature as a calculable system of forces. F. Bacon sees knowledge and science as a powerful tool for progressive social change. Based on this, he places the “House of Solomon” - the house of wisdom - at the center of public life. He calls on all people to engage in wisdom, neither for the sake of scientific disputes, nor for the sake of neglecting others, nor for the sake of self-interest, power and glory, but so that life itself can benefit and succeed from it. A philosopher, like any other person who has such a treasure as knowledge, calls on people and himself tries to make life better.
Much more can be said about the benefits of knowledge, but I would also like to mention its dangers. At all times and under all social systems, learned people are never in power and never rule countries and peoples according to their own understanding and according to their conscience. This led before and is now leading to the fact that learned people are relegated to the level of ordinary workers who, for their own, even specific and complex work, receive wages or any other remuneration, and the fruits of their labors are transferred to the personal discretion of those who pay. Sometimes, and recently more and more often, the safety and lives of a huge number of people, and the planet as a whole, depend on the works and achievements of scientists. The textbook examples of atomic, biological and chemical weapons in the twentieth century, unfortunately, do not cure humanity of irresponsibility. Moreover, these people are quite consciously taught that they are only an instrument of society and the state, which can better manage the fruits of their discoveries. The power of knowledge in the hands of an unscrupulous person can lead to disaster. Therefore, I really want to hope for humanity’s understanding of what it already possesses and what it can still master. Knowledge is also responsibility.
Let us emphasize again. Knowledge is a treasure. Without them, a person dooms himself to a low existence. There are examples in history of how people with comprehensive and deep knowledge achieve great heights. The biblical king Solomon asked God for the only good - knowledge. For this he was awarded wisdom, love, wealth, and longevity. Highly educated, erudite people were the artist and scientist L. daVinci, commander A.V. Suvorov, poet, writer A.S. Pushkin and many others. These people are shining examples of the great role of knowledge, what it can give to a person and how it can influence his life.
The question of the place of knowledge in human life,
about their importance, significance is very
relevant in the modern environment. WITH
on the one hand, specialists who know
their business, in demand by ours
society; on the other hand, the question is raised
about the truth of human knowledge, about his
professionalism.
Do you need knowledge? This question
were asked by thinkers of various eras and
generations. Let us remember the comedy by A.S.
Griboyedov "Woe from Wit", the title itself
which already speaks for itself.
Enlightened young man
finds himself in a hostile environment,
which does not accept knowledge. And true
understanding the course of things does not help the hero
in conflict resolution. Disappointed,
he runs away from this world, exclaiming:
"A carriage for me! A carriage!"
But I believe that knowledge is necessary
a person on a difficult path in life.
They represent that
building material from which
human experience is formed. This and
necessary condition for existence
individuals in a certain social
environment. Without any kind of knowledge and
skills, a person simply cannot live and
be implemented in modern
environment.
Knowledge is not just memorized
teacher's request for a lesson at school. They
aimed at developing mental
human abilities, his logic, skills
talk, think, draw conclusions,
to reveal his hidden abilities.
A person who has a certain
understanding, idea of some
or a phenomenon, will never stop at
achieved. She will not enclose herself in
frameworks that limit cognition.
A person with an inquisitive mind will try
learn more, understand it and apply it in
own life. We are always developing with
receiving new information. And in this
such
abilities such as the ability to analyze and
draw conclusions. That is, we can say
that knowledge and its quality
form the culture of the individual, the degree of its
development.
But it is also important to note that knowledge is
colossal work. How much effort
it takes a person to
understand something new! And this work
not feasible for any of us. It scares many people
the process of obtaining is repellent
knowledge, many find it difficult to force themselves
sit with a book or listen to the teacher.
The search for truth is a creative process,
requiring emotional and
intellectual tension. Many
They just don’t see the point in studying
of this kind, they do not understand their importance
for each of us.
In modern conditions we can say
not only about the role of knowledge in life
man, but also about their truth. Often
school certificate or higher education diploma
education is not talked about
professionalism of a person, about his
real knowledge and understanding of some
or a question.
Undoubtedly, knowledge is necessary for a person
for life, moral development and
cultural education. But it's complicated
a path that not everyone takes,
realizing the need to know something
How to get the greatest happiness?
There is no greater happiness for a person than the study of Islamic sciences. And there is no greater poverty than ignorance. However, most Muslims today are content with ignorance.
Islam- this is the path indicated by the Almighty. Just as a body without a soul decays, so Islam without knowledge declines. The hadith says: " Knowledge is the soul of Islam and the pillar of religion "(Abu Shaykh).
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) attached great importance to the acquisition of knowledge. He said: " The pursuit of knowledge is the duty of every Muslim man and every Muslim woman." (Tabrani, Baykhaki and others). Hundreds of hadiths call us to acquire knowledge and strive for it. Here is the meaning of some of them.
« If Allah wants to bestow a special benefit on someone, He bestows upon him understanding (knowledge) of religion " This is an authentic hadith narrated by Muawiyat and reported by Bukhari, Muslim and others. From this hadith it follows that those who acquire knowledge are people whom Allah has endowed with special blessings.
« Oh people, knowledge is acquired as a result of the pursuit of it "(Tabrani).
« Whoever leaves home for knowledge, Allah makes the path to Paradise easier for him. " An authentic hadith reported by Muslim, Hakim, Tirmidhi and others.
« ...Truly, the angels spread their wings over those who strive for knowledge, rejoicing in his pursuits "(Tirmizi, Abu Dawood, Bayhaki and others).
«“ Welcome, seeker of knowledge ”, - with these words the angels surround the one who strives for knowledge. Then the angels stand on top of each other, and so they reach the nearest sky, expressing their love for the knowledge that he strives for" An authentic hadith reported by Imam Ahmad, Tabrani, Hakim, Ibnu Majhih and others.
« Whoever dies in search of knowledge meets Allah at a level where only one step remains between him and the prophets "(Tabrani in the book "Avsat").
« Whatever servant of God is in search of knowledge, these searches become atonement for his sins committed earlier"(Tirmidhi, Tabran).
« No one has acquired anything more valuable than knowledge that guides a person on the path of truth and protects him from everything harmful"(Tabrani).
« If a seeker of knowledge meets death in search of knowledge, he will die as a martyr " (Tabrani, Bazzar).
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) told his companion: “ Oh, Abu Zar, learn one section of science in the morning and follow the knowledge received - it is better for you than performing a prayer of a thousand rak'ahs" The hadith is reported by Ibn Majhih with a beautiful isnad.
« There is no benefit from this world and from everything in it except the remembrance of Allah and what is connected with it, and also except the alim and the student "(Beautiful hadith cited by Tirmidhi, Bayhaki, Ibnu Majhih and others).
« Whoever learns one branch of science in order to teach it to others, he will receive a reward equal to the reward of seventy Siddiqs "(Dailami). (Siddiqs are the people closest to Allah after the prophets).
« The pursuit of knowledge before Allah is more valuable than prayer, fasting, hajj and jihad in the path of Allah "(Tabrani, Ibnu Abdul Barry).
« Studying science for an hour is better than worshiping all night. Studying science for a day is better than fasting for three months. "(Dailami).
“Knowledge hides all flaws, but ignorance reveals them all.” The hadith narrated by Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) is reported by Daylami.
« Alimas are the lights of the earth, the successors of the prophets and the heirs of me and other prophets " The hadith narrated by Ali-ashab is quoted by Ibn Adiin.
“When the Alim and the Abid (who diligently worships) meet at the Sirat Bridge, they will say to the Abid: “Enter Paradise and enjoy, this is for your worship.” And they will say to the Alim: “ You wait, you can intercede (shafaat) for whomever you want, and your intercession will be accepted. On that day the Ulama will be like prophets " That is, the Ulama intercede like prophets. The hadith narrated by Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) is reported by Abu Shaykh and Daylami.
Tirmidhi cites a hadith narrated by Abu Umamat (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “ The dignity of an Alim compared to the dignity of an Abid is the same as my dignity compared to the least worthy of you. Allah will have mercy on those who teach people good, and angels and the inhabitants of the earth and heaven, even ants in anthills, pray for him. ».
“The one who will grieve the most on the Day of Judgment is the one who had the opportunity to study the sciences, but did not” (Ibn Asakir).
« Allah takes upon Himself the provision of food for those who are engaged in the study of sciences.».
« The sleep of one who has knowledge is better than the prayer of an ignorant"(Abu Nuaim).
« On the Day of Judgment, the ink of the Ulama and the blood of the martyrs are put on the scales, and the ink of the Ulama outweighs the blood of the martyrs. "(Dailami).
« He who strives for knowledge among the ignorant is like the living among the dead."(Al-Asakiri).
« An Alim from whom benefit comes is better than a thousand Abids. "(Dailami).
“One alim is more painful for the shaitan than a hundred abids” (Tabrani).
« The level of the Alim is seventy degrees higher than the level of the Abid, and between each two nearest degrees the distance is like between heaven and earth "(Dailami).
“Acquire knowledge, even if you have to go to China for this, because acquiring knowledge is the duty of every Muslim” (Bayhaki, Ibn Adi and others).
« Whoever seeks knowledge seeks heaven, and whoever seeks disobedience to Allah seeks hell. "(Ibn Najjar).
« Whoever goes to the mosque with the intention of learning good things or teaching others this, will receive reward for performing a full Hajj and a full Umrah (lesser Hajj)"(Tabrani, Hakim).
“On the Day of Judgment, Allah will gather the Ulama and say: “I did not put wisdom in your hearts in order to subject you to torment. Go to Paradise!
The Almighty in the highly respected Koran says (meaning): “ Are those who know equal to those who do not know? "(Surah Az-Zumar, verse 9).
Allah also says in the highly respected Koran (meaning): “Allah will raise up the faithful among you in the next world, and He will raise those who have been given knowledge to many degrees” (Surah Al-Mujadalat, verse 11).
Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him) interpreted this highly revered verse as follows: “The level of the Ulama is seven hundred degrees higher than the level of the believers, and between each two nearest of them there is a distance of five hundred years of walking.”
There are still many verses in the venerable Koran that indicate the high esteem of knowledge and its owners.
An authentic hadith reported by Bukhari and Muslim also states that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “ An example of the true path with which Allah sent me and knowledge is the example of abundant rain: part of it falls on the fertile ground and thick green grass grows there; the other part falls on solid ground and the water collects in reservoirs and Allah makes it useful for people - they drink it and irrigate the land with it. The third part of it falls on sandy lands, they do not retain moisture, grass does not grow on them... Like that good (fertile) land are those who studied the religion of Allah, who were helped by Allah through the knowledge with which I was sent, who studied the sciences and taught to them others... Like the bad earth, to which the rain does not benefit, the one who did not even raise his head for the sake of the true path with which I was sent, and did not accept it.
The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Acquire knowledge, for this is fear of God, the pursuit of it is worship (ibadat), discussing it is glorification (tasbih), asking questions related to it is jihad, teaching it the ignorant is alms (sadaqah), giving them to a worthy person is an act that brings one closer to Allah. Knowledge delineates the boundary between what is permitted (halal) and what is forbidden (haram), they are luminaries on the path to Paradise, entertainment when you are alone, a friend in a foreign land, your interlocutor when you are alone, a guide in joy and sorrow, a weapon against enemies and your adornment among friends.
Allah elevates some with knowledge and makes them leaders of good deeds, spreads their heritage, people take their example, listen to their advice, angels strive for friendship with them and caress them with their wings, everything dry and wet, and fish in the water, and insects , and land animals, and domestic animals - all ask Allah for the forgiveness of their (i.e. those whom Allah has exalted with knowledge) sins. Because knowledge revives hearts from the death of ignorance and illuminates darkness. Knowledge elevates the servant of God to the level of the righteous. Reflection on science is comparable to fasting, reading a book is comparable to night vigil in worship. Knowledge helps to strengthen family ties, through it they distinguish between good and bad. They are the leader of good deeds, for deeds follow knowledge. They are given to the good, and the bad are deprived of them.” (Ibn Abdul Barry and others).
May Allah help us tirelessly, throwing away laziness, to acquire useful knowledge! Amine.
