The greatest scholars of the time attended his funeral and the leading imams of the era lowered him into the grave. Allah elevated his status in Paradise and granted him a station amongst the scholars. سُبْحٰنَ اللہ!

May Allah grant us the ability to acquire sacred knowledge!

اٰمِیْن بِجَاہِ النَّبِیِّ الْاَمِیْن صلَّی اللہ عَلَیْہِ واٰلہٖ وسلَّم

The soaring rank of scholars

In the 11^th verse of Surah al-Mujādalah, Allah stated:

یَرۡفَعِ اللّٰہُ  الَّذِیۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا مِنۡکُمۡ ۙ   وَ الَّذِیۡنَ  اُوۡتُوا  الۡعِلۡمَ دَرَجٰتٍ ؕ

Translation from Kanz al-Īmān: “Allah will raise the ranks of the (excellent) believers amongst you and those who have been given knowledge.”^[1]

The Companion of the Prophet and leading Quranic exegete, ꜤAbdullah bin ꜤAbbās رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ عَـنْهُ says regarding this verse, “The scholar will be elevated by 700 ranks in comparison to an ordinary believer, and there shall be a distance of 500 years between each rank.”^[2]

Knowledge is the quṭb of faith

Dear Islamic brothers! Due to the knowledge they possess, scholars will be granted extremely elevated ranks compared to others on the Day of Judgement. The Proof of Islam, Imam Muḥammad Ghazālī رَحْمَةُ الـلّٰـهِ عَلَيْه explains, “Knowledge is the basis of success and the qutb of faith.”