ATH: Imam W. D. Mohammed(ra) "2003 Islamic Convention Address"

 Education enables big progress for man

Education Muslims must understand that education enables man to make progress in big measure,  without it you make progress in little, small measures. Look at the societies before modern history, look at the societies that didn’t have education that were not devoted to science or not devoted industry, not devoted knowledge look at them in history and  you will see how small their contribution is to mankind.  Then  look at those who have appreciation for science, appreciation for industry, appreciation for education and look at the big world that they have created for mankind.

You must support education, you must have a respect for education and you must support it even if you are poor support it with mouth, with your lips for education even if you are poor and ignorant .  Isn’t that how our parent from slavery and our parents from the South when the North was open to them and they had to leave the South to make progress, isn’t that what they told their children?  Didn’t they impress upon their children, “Now you might do very well up North but get an education.  You owe it to me son and you owe it to your grandfather who is gone or you owe it to your grandmother whose is dead in her grave, you are free and we were not, get yourself a good education.” WDM 2003 Convention Address