The Quest of a Curious Muslim — Page 157
157 Epilogue The pursuit of knowledge is something highly valued in Islam. The Quran teaches us the beautiful prayer: و َ ﻗ ُ ﻞ ۡ ر 7 ب ّ ِ ز ِ د ۡ ىن ِ ۡ ﻋ ِ ﻠ ۡ ﻤ ً ﺎ Meaning, “And say, ‘O my Lord, increase me in knowledge’” (20:115). Similarly, the Holy Prophet sa taught us the following prayer: ا ل ل ; ُه م ; ِإ 6ن ي َأ ْس َأ ُل َك ِع ْل ًم ا َن ا ِف ًع ا َو ِر ْز ًق ا َط ي 6 ًب ا َو َع َم mً ُم َت َق ب ; mً Meaning, “O Allah! I ask You for knowledge that is beneficial, and goodly provision, and deeds that are acceptable (to You)”. 80 We have addressed a small number of questions on contemporary topics in this book that are most commonly asked by the youth of today. However,