Knowledge the way to Paradise

 قَالَ رَسُولَ اللهِ صلي الله عليه وسلم

وَمَن سَلَكَ طَرِيقًا يَلْتَمِسُ فِيهِ عِلْمًا سَهَّل اللهُ لَهُ  طَرِيقًالِلجَنّهِ   

متفق عليه

The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w), "Whoever treads a path in search of knowledge, Allah will make easy for him/her the path to Paradise." [Bukhari and Muslim]

Paradise is a great dominion of pleasure and delight which Allah created for His righteous servants out of His mercy in appreciation for their patience and good deeds they have done in this world.

Paradise is made of infinite lush dark green garden prettified with beautiful palaces, trees and rivers. The soil of Paradise is perfume. The stones and rocks of Paradise are precious jewels. The palaces of Paradise are made of gold and silver bricks. The tenets of Paradise are hollowed pearls. In the palaces and tents of Paradise there are fancy beds of silk brocade. The couches of Paradise are luxurious and raised high with decorated cushions lined up.
The people of Paradise will wear silk dresses and bracelets. Their faces will glimmer with gorgeous exquisiteness and allure. The Host in Paradise is Allah. Every time the people will see Allah time they will increase in beauty and glamour. The neighbours in Paradise will be the Prophets of Allah (a.s) and the Companions (r.a).
The trees of Paradise are massive with never-ending shading. Each tree is laden with plentiful fruits of every kind. The fruits of Paradise are softer than butter and sweeter than honey. Paradise has sweet, soothing, cold and refreshing rivers of water, milk and wine. Drinks in Paradise are served in crystal cups brimming to the top. The meat served in Paradise is tender and appetizing. In Paradise, people will have everything that they desire.

Reference: Surah Rahman, Surah Waqi'ah, Surah Insaan and Ibn Qayyim's description of Paradise.

Allah rewards Paradise to those of His servants who learn knowledge. Knowledge is the way to  Paradise.
Knowledge is acquiring facts, information, skills and experiences of a particular topic, subject and/or field. The Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) said, "acquiring knowledge is an obligation upon every Muslim" and he (s.a.w) encourage us to study beneficial knowledge; knowledge which is good, it brings us closer to Allah, improves our life and enables us to help other people.
Islamic knowledge is is a detailed familiarity with, and understanding of the Qur'an and ahadith. Although it is recommend to study all beneficial knowledge, learning Islamic knowledge is the best because Qur'an is the rope of Allah which connects us to Allah and ahadith are the statements of the Prophet (s.a.w) which help us understand and apply the Qur'an in our lives.
Mu'awiyah (r.a) reported, the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) said, "When Allah wishes good for someone, He bestows upon him/her the understanding of Deen." [Bukhari and Muslim] From all the blessings which Allah has given us: health, wealth, food, family, friends, a house and a school, the knowledge of the religion of Islam is Allah's greatest blessing which He offers to only to special people.
Knowledge of Islam guides us to live the best life in this world and go to the best place (Paradise) after death. Ibn Mas'ud (r.a) reported, the Prophet Muhammad (s.a.w) said, "Envy is permitted only in two cases: a man upon whom Allah bestows wealth and he spends it in rightfully, and a man upon whom Allah has bestowed knowledge which he applies and teaches it." [Bukhari and Muslim] We often feel jealous when we see nice things that other people have and we wish we had them too. But in Islam, the nicest of things is money which is spent in the way of Allah (charity) and knowledge which is acted upon and shared with others.
Traveling to seek knowledge, that is leaving the house and all comforts to learn knowledge is especially beloved to Allah.  So the act of waking up in the morning, making preparations and then driving to school is so virtuous and pleasing to Allah that because of this, Allah makes the path to Paradise easy for students.


Targets:

• Sincerely pray to Allah that He allows you to enter Paradise.
• Make a firm intention in your heart that you want to learn the knowledge of Islam & act upon it.
•  Do all your homework on time and go to bed early on Friday. Wake up on your own on Saturday and Sunday, get read and come to Islamic class happily.