Be my Companion?
“Kunn saahib al-kitaab, laa saahib al-kutub”
Transl. “Be a companion of the book, not a companion of the books.”
In other words, rather than have a massive library of books, dedicate yourself to one book in every field and master it.
UmmZahra wrote,
That’s so true and boy does it apply to me. I have loads of books that I’ve only read half of or just a few pages.
Link | July 26th, 2007 at 9:55 pm
Editor wrote,
I be your companion. :h
Link | July 26th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
Umm Abdullaah wrote,
Nice.Jazakillahu khayran
Link | July 27th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
ExEx Blogger wrote,
Yup, you are very right. may Allah guide us to the true way.
Link | July 27th, 2007 at 7:36 pm
Umm Khawla wrote,
Wa Iyyaakum.
Eddy, I knew you’d accept it. Thank you :$
Link | July 28th, 2007 at 12:41 am
Editor wrote,
You know what? I’ve realised that this goes against the “Victims of Specialisation” theory I’ve been asserting. But eh, it doesn’t simply mean stick to one forever right. It goes to show that once you’ve mastered it, move on to the next field. Sa7? Wallahu a’lam.
Link | July 28th, 2007 at 11:12 pm
Umm Khawla wrote,
Exactly. Like the post says: “..dedicate yourself to one book in every field and master it.”
Link | July 29th, 2007 at 1:20 am
musaafirah wrote,
That’s very true. Now the hard part is in choosing just 1 book from every field…how do you know which one is best to master?
Link | August 2nd, 2007 at 1:16 am
istiqaamah wrote,
it could also be that al-kitaab is referring to the qur’an, since it is coming in the definite form.
wa Allahu a’lam.
Link | August 13th, 2007 at 9:00 am