*    Above al-Ṣiddīq رَضِیَ  اللهُ   عَنْهُ are the Prophets عَـلَيْـهِمُ  الـسَّـلاَم.

*    Above the Prophets are the Messengers عَـلَيْـهِمُ  الـسَّـلاَم.

*    Above the Messengers are the Ūlu al-ꜤAẓm Messengers عَـلَيْـهِمُ  الـسَّـلاَم.

*    Among the Ūlu al-ꜤAẓm عَـلَيْـهِمُ  الـسَّـلاَم , a higher rank belongs to Prophet Ibrāhīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم.

*    Above Prophet Ibrāhīm عَـلَيْـهِ الـسَّـلاَم is the loftiest rank in all creation; this station belongs to none other than the seal of the Prophets, our Prophet Muhammad صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم.^[1]

اَللّٰہُ اَکْبَر O devotes of Allah’s Messenger! This is just a brief explanation. In reality, no one can truly comprehend the status and rank of Allah’s Messenger صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. Yet, just by looking at these different ranks, we can begin to imagine the superiority of our beloved Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم over his lowest-ranked follower.

Now, listen to the Hadith once again! The Prophet صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, "The superiority of a scholar over a worshipper is like my superiority over the lowest among you."

This is the greatness and eminence afforded to Islam’s scholars. May Allah grant us all the ability to become practicing scholars of Islam.

اٰمِیْنْ بِجَاہِ خاتَمِ النَّبِیّٖن صلَّی اللہُ عَلَیْہ ِوَاٰلِہٖ وَسَلَّمَ

Obstacles in the path of seeking Islamic knowledge

Sadly, even after knowing the profound brilliances of Islamic knowledge, we find ourselves negligent in this regard.

The nafs makes us lazy, keeping us away from putting in effort. Satan