I've been reading about Ibn al-Jawzi and as expected I'm in awe of how he dedicated his life to learning and teaching the Quran and hadith. But as I read about his family, it amazed me further to learn that he had 3 sons, who like their father were also teachers of hadith. Although it seems normal for the children of a great scholar to also become teachers and scholars, what I find interesting is how alongside teaching many students and writing over 300 detailed books, Ibn al-Jawzi brought up 3 sons who also dedicated their lives to Islam. 2 of his sons held important roles within the Khilafah at the time and they were sadly killed by the enemies of Islam.
Scholars like Ibn al-Jawzi are great men, who learnt Islam, taught Islam and instilled Islam.
Made me think how sometimes we make a tiny commitment and think we've done our bit, just doesn't work like that when it comes to the Deen.
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