الظاهر
هو اسمُ فاعل من (الظهور)، وهو اسمٌ ذاتي من أسماء الربِّ تبارك...
Pursuit of knowledge
(طَلَبُ الْعِلْم)
من موسوعة المصطلحات الإسلامية
المعنى الاصطلاحي
Diligence in learning the religion of Islam and its rulings that came from Allah and His Messenger as derived from sound resources.
الشرح المختصر
"Talab al-‘Ilm" (seeking knowledge) is two categories: 1. Individual obligation: It is seeking to learn what is obligatory for each Muslim, such as the fundamentals of belief, the rulings of prayer, etc. 2. Communal obligation: It is seeking to learn what preserves the religion, such as memorizing the Qur’an, Sunnah, principles of Jurisprudence, and the like. 3. Sunnah (recommended): It is specializing and increasing in knowledge.
التعريف
To exert efforts to acquire knowledge and achieve that through attending circles of study and questioning scholars, or through extensive reading.