With what does the beginner student of knowledge begin? With the Qur'an or with the texts?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you well, O honorable Shaykh. For example, a young man who wants to seek knowledge, like me, is it better for him to memorize the Qur'an first, or should he start memorizing the texts and take a little bit of the Qur'an?
The Shaykh : Or what?
The questioner : Or should he start memorizing the texts along with the Qur'an, taking the Qur'an in small amounts?
The Shaykh : I see that he should combine both, giving the greater portion to the Qur'an. That is, the student of knowledge begins with the Qur'an first, before anything else; he memorizes it and understands its meaning, and allocates part of his time to the other sciences.
The Shaykh : Or what?
The questioner : Or should he start memorizing the texts along with the Qur'an, taking the Qur'an in small amounts?
The Shaykh : I see that he should combine both, giving the greater portion to the Qur'an. That is, the student of knowledge begins with the Qur'an first, before anything else; he memorizes it and understands its meaning, and allocates part of his time to the other sciences.