This hadith from the Prophet Mohammed serves as a call to save humanity through knowledge. Prophets are teachers, so are scholars, priests, ministers, imams, and rabbis.

“Indeed, we revealed the Torah, containing guidance and light, by which the prophets, who submitted themselves to God, made judgments for Jews. So too did the rabbis and scholars judge according to God’s Book, with which they were entrusted and of which they were made keepers.” Quran 5:44.

 Ahmed Chawqi said, “Stand up for your teacher and honor him with praise, for the teacher is almost a prophet.” 

“And the treasure of your infinite depths would be revealed to your eyes.”

Khalil Jubran, aka Kahlil Gibran, from his work: “Self-knowledge.”

 Ignorance is the source of all the problems the world faces. Racism is built on ignorance because humans reject what is different or new to them. From racism and the refusal to accept and coexist with those who are even slightly different, hate was born, and hate creates violence because hate is based on ignorance.

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