Why We Need To Study More To Improve Our Amal
Islam is a religion that promotes the pursuit of knowledge as a virtue, with several verses in the Quran encouraging us to use our intellect to think and ponder. The following is an example of such a verse: وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مِّنْهُ ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ And He has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth - all from Him. Indeed in that are signs for people who give thought. (Surah Al-Jathiyah, 45:13) We as a Muslim are encouraged to keep learning new skills and gaining new knowledge in order to improve ourselves. We continue to question, analyse, and ponder as part of our knowledge tradition. We begin by broadening our reading horizons. We ask thoughtful questions and use critical thinking.