islamic quotations for start of a seminar

this PPT can be played while ppl settle down

1. The first wahi sent to Prophet Muhammad (SAW) Read! In the name of your Lord (Allah SWT) Who created– Created man from a clot of blood- Read! And your Lord is most generous- Who has imparted knowledge through pen Who taught man what he did not know. Quran (96; 1-5)

2. Seeking knowledge in young age is like engraving on a stone . - Hasan al- Basr

3. Always keep a notebook handy you never know when inspiration will strike.

4. Simple living and high thinking lead to fulfillment and freedom.

5. Acquire knowledge, it enables its possessor to distinguish right from wrong; it lights the way to heaven.

6. Never stop learning because life never stops teaching

7. Abdullah ibn Abbas (radhiallahu anhu) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (Sallallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam) said, “Acquiring knowledge in company for an hour in the night is better than spending the whole night in prayer.” (Tirmidhi 256)

8. Abu Hurairah (radhiallahu anhu) narrated that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said: “The knowledge from which no benefit is derived is like a treasure out of which nothing is spent in the cause of Allah.” (Tirmidhi 280)

9. Don’t be afraid of the space between your dreams and reality. If you can dream it, you can make it so.

10. Anas Ibn Malik (RA) reported that Allah’s Messenger (SAW) said that “ Seeking of knowledge is obligatory for every Muslim.” ( Ibn al Majah 1/224 and Tirmidhi 218)

11. Narrated By Ibn Masud : I heard the Prophet saying, “There is no envy except in two: a person whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the right way, and a person whom Allah has given wisdom (i.e. religious knowledge) and he gives his decisions accordingly and teaches it to the others.” ( Sunan Abu Dawood , Book 019, Hadith Number 3636).

12. You cannot be a master teacher until you are a master learner

13. Intelligence plus character that is the goal of true education.

14. You never appreciate your blessing as much as when they’re gone.

15. The important thing is to not stop questioning.

16. Begin and end your day with positive thoughts. Reading or hearing anything positive is an investment in Success!

17. One thing unique about wisdom, It cannot be inherited but must be acquired.

18. Be slow of tongue and quick of eye.

19. Seek (beneficial) knowledge, because seeking it for the sake of Allah is a worship. And knowing it makes you more God-fearing; and searching for it is jihad, teaching it to those who do not know is charity, reviewing and learning it more is like tasbeeh . Through knowledge Allah will be known and worshiped.” - Ibn Taymiyyah