Islam calls us to seek knowledge. The Prophet (PBUH) made seeking knowledge an
obligation upon every Muslim, and he explained that the superiority of the one who
has knowledge over the one who merely worships is like the superiority of the moon
over every other heavenly body. He said that the scholars are the heirs of the Prophets
and that the Prophets did not leave behind dinars and dirhams (i.e., money), rather
their inheritance was knowledge, so whoever acquires it has gained a great share. The
Prophet (PBUH) said that seeking knowledge is a way to Paradise. He (PBUH) said: