* a hadees '' § "Shall I not tell you who the real scholar is? He is one who does not make people despair of Allah’s mercy but at the same time does not make them feel safe from Allah’s plan and he never abandons the Quran." - Ali Ibn Abi Talib (ra) § Faizan ShaikhIt is reported that Abu Al-Darda – Allah be pleased with him – said:Be a scholar or a learner, or a person who loves [the scholars] or a follower [of the scholars], but do not be the fifth.Humayd (one of the reporters) asked Al-Hasan (Al-Basri, who reported this from Abu Al-Darda`), “And who is the fifth?” He replied, “A heretic (mubtadi’, religious innovator}.”Ibn ‘Abd Al-Barr, Jami’ Bayan Al-‘Ilm 1:142./ § Zishan RazviSublime Words of 'The Gate to the City of Knowledge' - Hazrat Ali (as) ! How wonderfully He explained, clarified andbrought out the importance of the Scholars...! SubhaaanAllah....none possessed ever the gift of expressing so beautifully than the Most Righteous & and the Most Deserving & the Most Near Brother Friend n Vicegerent of Our Master Prophet RasoolAllah Mohammed (saws)...!