Seeking knowledge in Yemen.
I was speaking to a friend today. And he was telling me that a few brothers from Trinidad went to Yemen for a year and they had one word to describe it: HARD. They told him that it wasn’t really the living conditions that turned them off but rather it was the fact that in Yemen they study 24/7 and was a bit too rigorous for them.
I said to myself Subhan Allah. A lot of people want to go to Yemen in order to seek knowledge. But few prepare for such a journey. I am not speaking about financial preparation because anyone can save up enough money to go to Yemen. Rather, I am speaking about mental preparation. On this note, how many brothers and sisters do we find memorizing Qur’an, Hadeeth or texts or even making the effort to do so? Â
Honestly, after hearing that I even fear for myself. Then again one of the Companions of the Messenger said: “Say to the student of knowledge to put on shoes of steel…”. Over there one has to memorize books. A student who was there told me that a weak student memorizes at least 25 Hadeeth per week!!
You don’t write an exam and get a certificate like other institutions. The scholars there actually test you on what you have memorized from Ahadeeth and other texts and assess you upon that. If you look in the book of Tabaqaat by Shaikh Yahya Al Haajuri you would see: So and so memorized the Qur’an, Saheeh Al Bukhari, Saheeh Al Muslim etc.Â
Then at the end of the day you get no certificate at all but what you would have are the Ahadeeth and action upon it inshallah ta’ala.  And I guess this is why at the end of the day I don’t really care to return to an institute per say because I desire not any certificate. I have seen how a piece of paper has fooled many into thinking that those who hold them are people of knowledge when it is opposite. And Allah’s help is sought.Â
Therefore, is anyone ready to go to Yemen?
Assalaamu alaykum wa Rahmatullaah
Maasha’Allaah Musa…You reminded me of what Sheikh Muqbil used to say to the students (rahimahullaah) He used to say: ‘The only shahaada (certificate) we need is the shahaada of ‘Laa Ilaaha Illa Laah’!! How beautiful!
Also studies there go in accordance to a persons capabilities, so don’t worry and think that you will be bombarded with lessons, you take lessons at a rate that pleases you (with ijithaad of course!). So someone who does not speak arabic would have fewer lessons naturally and then as his language improves and progresses he/she will enroll him/herself in more lessons. There is no timetable there and no personal tutor…you have to look for your teachers and seek learning advice like what books to study and what order you would study them In, from the well learned students and the shuyoukh there of course.
So one must truely want the Ilm…and like Yahya Ibnu Katheer (rahimahullah) said to his son: ‘Knowledge is not gained whilst the body is in comfort’
You don’t even notice that you’re memorising 25/30/50+ ahaadeeth a week, it just becomes a norm for you…a part of your everyday life alhamdulillaah.
As for finding the living environment hard, well that goes without saying…everythig is so different to life in the west…But the Sheikha Aisha bint Muqbil (hafidhahAllaah) used to tell us: ‘You’re not here for our dirt and mountains’ Rather for the Ilm so we must remember that.
Furthermore when you see people who are happy and love the deen sooo much yet live on hardly nothing with the most shocking accomodations and people who struggle to stay in Dammaaj both financially and physically due to bad heallth eg…One thinks ‘Alhamdulillaah’, that alone gives one the drive to study and continue seeking knowledge.
Then you have the really really wealthy people who come…and you think to yourself ‘Eh subhan Allaah I wonder what riches they left behind? But hey If they can do it so can I!’
(It was Abdullaahi Ibnu Umar who said to tell the student of knowledge to put on shoes of steel’)
May Allaah facilitate your affairs baarak Allaahu feek,
wassalaamu alaykum
brother wat do i need??I have been planning to go to study Elim ..im ready to go inshaala anytime next years
any of your brother when send me more information would be very wonderfull may allah keep all over us in the right path inshaala..email me at weezy97219@yahoo.com
Masha’Allaah!
Assalamu ‘alaikum
I want to goto dammaj, pls mail me more info abt the place..my email add is sinningslave@gmail.com
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salamaualikum,
I am ready to go to dammaj any second, but i need contacts there, if someone can help.
mogame11@gmail.com
jazakumAllahu khairun
salaam
yeah mohammad im ready too, we just gotta pray we get those contacts
mahamud_123@hotmail.com
can anyone tell me about recieving money in dammaj from other countries
Asalamu aleikum , i really want to go to yemen , is there any bro/sis from south africa? that wants to go to yemen , please contact me, so we can go together insha-allah and help each other in Deen, May allah Reward the admin of the site.. Ameen . . my mail is simple-hearted@hotmail.com
Assalamualaikum,
Tell me the procedure to go to Dammaj.
rehansyed81@gmail.com
Jazakumullah Qhair ahsanal Jazaa
Rehan Syed
India…
Assalamu Aleykum Warahmatullahi Wabarakaatuhu.
My husband and I we want to go Yemen in april 2009 insha ALLAH, but i want to know is there is differnt places in Yemen? if Yes where is the best place to go as i got small children with me. Jizakallahu Khayr
Wasalamu Aleykum
Asalamu Aleykum wa RahmetULLAH wa Barkatuh
I would like to go to dammaj and im looking for contacts.
abu-muhammad.salafi@hotmail.com
salaamun aleykum,
Please can someone send me more information about Damaaj to study and live there. I want to take my family with me. What is the best way to do there inchaAllaah. And i need contacts there (espacialy in dutch or english or turkish)
Barakallahu fiekum
My email is: hakankaraoglu@hotmail.com
Assalmu’alaikum!
I wish to study in Dammaj, can someone provide me some informations to my email amirabuatika@yahoo.com.
Baarakallahu fiik…..
Asalamu alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
Can you send me sont informtion on enrollment, also about any other sunni islamic institutes there is yemen.
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