Many people are of the erroneous belief that religion and education cannot go hand in hand. While this may be the case with certain religious beliefs, it is most certainly untrue when it comes to Islam. Since the moment it was founded by the Prophet Muhammad more than 1000 years ago, Islam has been firmly on the side of the poets and the scholars. It has fervently encouraged its followers to seek knowledge, both in the realm of religious studies and in more secular matters. The Hadith and Quranic passages outlined above are just a small selection of a litany of similar statements to be found in core Islamic doctrine.

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"The seeking of knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim."

    - Al-Tirmidhi, 74

"So high [above all] is Allah, the Sovereign, the Truth. And, [O Muhammad], do not hasten with [recitation of] the Qur'an before its revelation is completed to you, and say, 'My Lord, increase me in knowledge."

    - Quran, 20:114

"One who treads a path in search of knowledge has his path to Paradise made easy by God."

    - Riyadh us-Saleheen

"Verily we have sent it down as an Arabic Qur'ân in order that you may understand"

    - Quran, 12:2

"Recite: In the name of thy Lord who created man from a clot. Recite: And thy Lord is the Most Generous Who taught by the pen, taught man that which he knew not."

    - Quran, 96:1-5

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