The Importance of Knowledge in Islam Friday 6 th February 2009 By Sheikh Mohamed Toulba (The Imam) Al Hamdu-Lillah, all praise is due to Allah, we praise him and seek his help and forgiveness. He whom Allah guides no one can misguide and he whom He misguides no one can guide. I bear witness that there is no true God except Allah alone without any partners and I bear witness that Mohamed is the messenger of Allah, may peace and blessing of Allah be upon him, his companions and those who follow him on the straight path until the Day of Judgement B&S: Today In Shaa Allah we will talk about The Importance of Knowledge and Education in Islam Education and obtaining Knowledge is very important That is why Islam attaches great importance to knowledge and education. When the Quran began to be revealed, the first word of its first verse was 'Iqra' that is, read. Allah says, (what means):