28.1 Reading & writing are teachings of Allah
Read! In the name of your Lord and Cherisher, Who
created-
created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood:
Read! And your Lord is Most Bountiful,-
He who taught (the use of) the pen,-
Taught man that which he knew not.Ch 96: V1-5
28.2 Educating one’s self is important
…Say: “Are those equal, those who know and those
who do not know? It is those who are endued with
understanding that receive admonition.Ch 39: V9
28.3 Requires opening one’s heart and mind
Do they not then earnestly seek to understand the
Quran, or are there locks on their hearts?Ch 47: V24
28.4 To be a believer one must study the Quran
Those to whom we have sent the Book study it as
it should be studied: they are the ones that believe
therein: those who reject faith therein,- the loss is their
own.Ch 2: V 121
28.5 Studying and teaching is highly regarded
Nor should the believers all go forth together (in
fighting): if a group from every expedition remained
behind, they could devote themselves to studies in
religion, and warn the people when they return to
them, that thus they (may learn) to guard themselves
(against evil).Ch 9: V122
28.6 A knowledgeable person is one who stands in
awe of Allah
... those truly fear Allah, among His servants, who have
knowledge: for Allah is Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving.Ch 35: V28
28.7 Knowledge must be translated into action
The example of those who were entrusted with the
(obligations of the) Torah, and did not apply it in their
daily lives, is that of a donkey which carries huge books.
Evil is the example of people who deny Allah’s verses
by their action. Allah does not show the way to people
who displace revelation from its rightful station.Ch 62: V5
28.8 The servants of Allah study creation
Behold! In the creation of the heavens and the earth,
and the alternation of night and day, there are indeed
signs for men of understanding,
Men who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing,
sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate
the (wonders of) creation in the heavens and the earth,
(with the thought): “Our Lord! Not for nothing have You
created (all) this! Glory to You! Save us from the penalty
of the Fire.Ch 3: V190 - 191
28.9 Allah’s signs are found in the natural phenomena
around us
On the earth are signs for those who have certainty of
faith, as also in your own selves: will you not then see?Ch 51: V20 - 21
28.10 Geology is among Allah’s signs
Do you not see that Allah sends down rain from the
sky? With it We then bring out produce of various
colours and in the mountains are tracts white and red,
of various shades of colour, and black intense in hue.Ch 35: V27
28.11 Biology is among Allah’s signs
O mankind! If you have a doubt about the Resurrection,
(consider) that We created you out of dust, then out of
sperm, then out of a leech-like clot, then out of a morsel
of flesh, partly formed and partly unformed, in order
that We may show (Our power) to you; and We cause
whom We will to rest in the wombs for an appointed
term, then do We bring you out as babies, then (foster
you) that you may reach your age of full strength; and
some of you are called to die, and some are sent back
to the feeblest old age, so that they know nothing after
having known (much), and (further), you see the earth
barren and lifeless, but when we pour down rain on it, it
is stirred (to life), it swells, and it puts forth every kind of
beautiful growth (in pairs).Ch 22: V5
28.12 History is among Allah’s signs
Do they not travel through the earth, and see what
was the end of those before them (who did evil)? Allah
brought utter destruction on them, and similar (fate
await) those who reject Allah.Ch 47: V10