***(Importance of the Knowledge of History)***
Gul Riza Rahi Arariavi ✍🏻
History is an art whose explanation and importance is proven from the Holy Quran through hints and allusions,
The Holy Quran has repeatedly drawn attention to it,
God Almighty says!
"Say, travel through the land and see what was the end of the criminals."
Say, travel the earth and see what was the end of the criminals
"There was certainly in their stories a lesson for those of understanding."
Indeed, in their stories is a lesson for people of understanding.
And in the Quran, the power of the former nation, i.e., the people of Aad, the people of Thamud, and the definition of architecture are mentioned.
Similarly, the style of conversation and lifestyle of the people of Arabia has been depicted,
These are the things that are present in the Quran, we learn about the conditions of the previous nations from the Quran.
It is worth mentioning that before Islam, there was no common practice of writing history. Islam has mentioned historical things in the Quran in the form of events and stories as a lesson. Although the Quran is not a book of history, its purpose is to guide mankind, so it discusses history in such a way that people may find guidance and the servant's relationship with Allah may be strengthened, but the proof of the art of history is found in the Holy Quran.
The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also drew attention to the writing of history, but the conditions and events of past nations are mentioned in the Hadith themselves, the purpose of their narration is also the same as that of the Quran, that is, lesson and advice,
The Companions wrote down the sayings and deeds of the Prophet (peace be upon him) and the historical events and battles of that blessed era and other circumstances so that future generations could get the light of guidance from it.
A large collection of the biography and the conditions of the era of the Companions is found in the books of Hadith. Hadith is also not a book of history, but history is included in it implicitly. The presence of historical events in the collection of Hadith proves the importance of the knowledge of history and it is proof that the importance of the knowledge of history was accepted by the Prophet (peace be upon him), the Companions, and the scholars of Khair al-Qurun.
Benefits of History:
There are countless benefits of studying history. We get insight into situations from history. It makes us capable of correctly analyzing any current event and making the right decision in any new situation because the historian is aware of the past situations. He does not find any problem difficult, but he understands that in the same way that the situations came before and then they were removed, so will this also be removed. Darkness will disappear and there will be light, night will disappear
If a historian becomes a leader, he can correctly represent his nation. The nation that is aware of its history develops rapidly. Its understanding and insight are high. It learns from the negative aspects and adopts the positive aspects, and this nation creates a new history,
Our Tragedy:
Familiarity with history is a sign of a living and conscientious nation. Today, most of the people of the Muslim Ummah are ignorant and unaware of history. They do not know the conditions and achievements of their previous people, due to which our nation is cowardly, less courageous, afraid of death, and falling into the abyss of humiliation, and no one cares about it -
May Allah grant the Muslim Ummah awareness and awakening
Amen