Youth advised to benefit from short-term Islamic courses

<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Human beings do get some leisure in their everyday lives in spite of all their engagements.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>There is no (scheduled) engagement in these hours.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>People desire to spend this time in as useful a pursuit as possible.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Some people end up spending their time in useless activities.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Temporary satisfaction is gotten but these kinds of activities affect their health, thoughts and nature negatively.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Usually, this is spent in watching cinema, joking or indecent pursuits and end up bartering harm instead.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Those activities, which are prohibited by the Shariah, their harm is obvious, but Muslims should avoid those activities/games, which are Mubah (permissible) by the Shariah when they exceed the limits of exercise, etc. and make one heedless.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Translation of Hadith: The best Muslim is the one who abandons useless pursuits.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>(Jame&rsquo; Tirmidhi)</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">These are the words of Mufti Syed Ziauddin Naqshbandi Qadri, Professor, Islamic Law, Jamia Nizamia, and Founder/Director Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center in the weekly lecture held at Masjid Abul Hasanaat under the auspices of Abul Hasanaat Islamic Research Center.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Mufti Sahab said that seeking knowledge is the best way to value time. <span style="">&nbsp;</span>In the period when the education of the children/youth is going on, the students should engage themselves in educational pursuits in their leisure.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>For e.g., the summer holidays can be spent in learning to recite the Holy Quran properly, understanding the Holy Quran, short-term Islamic studies course, spoken Arabic/English courses, various computer courses or the like.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Allah Ta&rsquo;ala has ordered us to seek all kinds of knowledge/sciences through the Holy Quran, be they religious sciences, worldly sciences, political sciences or social sciences, medical or physical sciences.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Each kind of knowledge has its own importance.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">Muslims should learn all kinds of sciences and they should always be in the front ranks in every field.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>They should consider every place where knowledge is being granted as a respite and draw benefit from it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">There are various basic issues in our religion, which all of us have to know compulsorily.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>These include issues of our tenets of belief (Aqida), rules of Taharah, Salaat, fasting, Zakaat, Haj, etc.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Learning these rules is not only important for us but also propels us towards success in our everyday lives.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">It is our responsibility that we learn the basic issues of our religion.<span style="">&nbsp; </span>Nowadays, for those who are in the pursuit of modern sciences, there are 2 ways to acquire Islamic knowledge, either take out time for it every day or at least during holidays, learn all the basic tenets of belief and rules of Islam.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &quot;Verdana&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> </span></p>