TIMESTAMPS

00:01 – Ḥamd and thanāʾ

00:40 – Recitation of Qurʾān

01:14 – Ḥadīth

01:34 – Introduction

02:06 – The need of preserving knowledge in Islamic communities

02:19 – The Guantanamo Bay of South Africa

03:22 – Dīn is preserved when knowledge is preserved

03:35 – Why dīn was lost in South America

04:09 – The ʿulamāʾ who looked after the preservation of knowledge in South Africa

04:53 – The importance of dīnī institutions

05:15 – What students do in dīnī institutions

05:33 – How the Prophet ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam encouraged the Ummah to spread this knowledge

05:55 – Important points when engaging in the preservation of knowledge

06:16 – The responsibilities of the student of knowledge

06:33 – The initial responsibility of the student of knowledge

07:30 – The first and foremost responsibility of the student of knowledge

08:20 – Perfecting the intention the moment one decides to go study dīn

08:46 – Second point: Where is knowledge received from?

09:46 – The sources of knowledge

10:33 – Embarking upon knowledge

10:49 – The importance of ijtihād

11:00 – Knowledge cannot be attained by wishing

11:55 – Second point: Where is knowledge received from?

13:03 – Quote by al-Imām al-Shāfiʿī

13:27 – Allah taʿālā raises the status of those who are humble

13:50 – Four simple pointers for the student of knowledge: ikhlāṣ, ḥusn al-ikhtiyār, ijtihād and tawāḍuʿ

14:00 – The vastness of the world of knowledge

14:33 – Poem about the pleasure of knowledge

15:05 – What the key of knowledge consists of

15:26 – The importance of staying in the company of the ʿulamāʾ

16:07 – First and foremost responsibility once a student enters the world of knowledge

16:43 – The task of the one who wants to preserve knowledge

17:35 – Second responsibility: taqwā

18:00 – Taqwā as three distinct relationships

18:10 – Taqwā as a relationship with Allah

18:18 – Taqwā in the manner of interacting with other ʿulamāʾ

19:16 – The most important duty of the ʿulamāʾ

19:29 – The duty of connecting the creation with al-Khāliq

20:12 – Meaning of the word “rabbānī“

21:48 – Third expression of taqwā

22:17 – The different levels of taqwā

22:33 – Statement of ʿUmar ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz regarding the taqwā of a scholar

24:02 – The importance of transmitting knowledge

25:32 – Why knowledge needs to be made relevant

26:00 – Revolutionization of the world

26:26 – The time of Sayyidunā ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb raḍiyaLlāhu ʿanhu

27:16 – The fiqhī legacy of Islam

28:03 – An example of the disconnection between the classical and modern world

29:38 – The versatility of fiqh

30:11 – Why a student needs to be more diligent in his studies today

31:06 – What does formal graduation mean?

32:21 – The journey of seeking knowledge does not end at graduation

33:16 – Those who have the potential to rise to challenges

33:48 – Once the ʿulamāʾ are taken away, the dīn no longer remains

35:19 – The importance of defending knowledge

35:39 – The challenge of social corruption and manipulation

36:12 – A conspiracy theory everyone has to believe in

37:00 – How the challenge of shayṭān presents itself

38:49 – The only factor which will stand in the way of making compromises in the Sharīʿah

40:36 – Allah taʿālā’s punishment descends when compromises are made in the Sharīʿah

41:12 – The Jews and Christians failed the test the Muslims face today

41:30 – What led to the Holocaust?

42:44 – Living in a time of challenges

43:48 – The munāfiq trys to compromise the laws of Sharīʿah

44:42 – Comfort in Sharīʿah is created by Allah taʿālā

45:12 – There is no room for compromises when Allah taʿālā and His Messenger have ordained something

45:56 – Why did Allah taʿālā send a messenger?

46:28 – A sign of complete faith is to take the Prophet ṣallallāhu ʿalayhi wa sallam as an arbitrator

49:44 – The ones on whom Allah’s mercy has descended

50:14 – Question and answer