Alim Course

Benefits of an Aalim Course

Posted on April 17, 2010 with No Comments

Everyday we hear Quran and Hadith lectures/taaleem at our local masjids and yet, we wish we could understand it better.

Then again, some of us have a different agenda. Some of us wish to gain thawab by propagating the deen of Allah to others with a deeper understanding.

The worst intention to undertake an aalim course is fame. Doing it for this reason will possibly see you being thrown into the fire pit, head first, according to the famous hadith.

But if you do have the right intention, then it’s definitely commendable and also important that you get started.

There are many, many benefits to becoming an aalim. The most obvious benefit is the ability to understand the Quran and Hadith in its original language. This allows you to gain a better understanding without needing to consult an alim on a regular basis.

Furthermore, Fiqh is an important science of Islam and one which has the most controversy in certain areas.

If one had the knowledge of the 4 aimmah and their ijtihaad, then he could apply his fiqh knowledge practically throughout his life as well as others around him.

If you had a question about salah or marriage, who do you turn to? A Doctor? Of course not. You’d refer the question to an expert in this field and this would be an alim.
You’d listen to him and take his advice because he would be speaking from the quran and hadith.

Similarly, when you undertake an alim course, you will be in that position where you can research and find answers to questions asked by the common man.