Character of a student in Islam

Man is superior to all the creations of Allah. A man can think, reflect, decide and act upon and execute various duties. The education makes man understand various paths in life. Allah says in Quran that he has created things in pairs- Male and female, Day and Night, and likewise Allah has created two paths for a man- one is good and other one is bad. The good way is Allah’s and the bad way is Satan’s. Thus it is our responsibility as a student to understand what is good for us and what is bad for us.

Holy Prophet has shown us path for success in every situation of life. Thus we as a student should take the responsibility of following the teachings of Holy Prophet. We as a student spend at least 30 to 40% of our life time in education institutions. And it is our responsibility to build our character as per the commandments of Allah and the teachings of Holy Prophet.

Holy Prophet has taught us the lessons for all the state of affairs. Let us see two traits of a good student- (1) Truthfulness and (2) self-reflection-

1) Truthfulness: The great sage Mahmmad Ibn Sayyed said: When you seek God with sincerity. He comes to you as a mirror in your hand wherein you can see every wonderful thing of this world and the next world. Hazrat Ibn Abbas said: He who has got these four qualities is successful- truthfulness, shame, good conduct and gratefulness (Ghazzali, N.D).

The Holy prophet was asked about the means of getting perfection. He replied: Truthfulness in talk and action with sincerity. The man who has got these six things is called Siddiq or a great truthful man. The man who has got one or more of these things is called Sadiq or simple truthful man-

(1) Truth in talk,

(2) Truth in will and resolve,

(3) Truth in promise,

(4) Truth in fulfilling promise,

(5) Truth in action,

(6) Truth in various stages of religion. (Ghazzali, N.D)

2) Self-Reflection: The Holy Prophet asked Gabriel about Ihsan (doing good). He said: The meaning of Ihsan is to worship God in such a way as if you are seeing Him. The prophet said: Worship Allah in such a way that you actually see Him. If you think that you are not seeing Him, then think that He is seeing you, Allah says: Allah watches you- 4 : 1. God says: Don’t you see what every man earns? He says: Does he not know that God sees- 16 : 14? The meaning of “Allah watches over you” according to Ibnul Mobarak is- Keep the thought in mind as if you are seeing God. The great sage Abu Osman Magrebi said: The best way on which man can lead himself is taking account of himself keeping watch over himself and doing all deeds with wisdom (Ghazzali, N.D).

The knowledge cannot be gauged in terms of information gained, but through the application in practical life situations. A learned man is a great asset to the world. A doctor has to be a caring doctor, the lawyer has to be a just lawyer, police has to be a fair police, and a pilot has to be swift. As someone said, the society cannot stand by itself, the society is like a tree, and the roots sustain it. The people are the roots of the society. And the children are the people of tomorrow.

References

Ghazzali, I. (N.D). Ihya Ulum-Id-Din. Darul Ishaat.

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