The following is a transcript I prepared at the request of at the request of one of the Ulema in Africa who was delivering a speech on this subject at a conference for the Ulema. Dear brothers today I want to discuss a vital subject which I believe is a key issue for us all and should be at the heart of our discussion today – the importance of addressing the reality of the Ummah and the issues that affect them. The responsibility of the Ulema The Prophet (saw) said: "إن العلماء ورثة الأنبياء، إن الأنبياء لم يورثوا ديناراً ولا درهماً، إنما ورثوا العلم، فمن أخذ به فقد أخذ بحظ وافر" “The Ulema are the inheritors of the prophets, the prophets did not bequeath dinars or dirhams, but they bequeathed knowledge, so he who takes it will take an abundant chance” We know that they cannot be the inheritors in Prophethood as this ended with the final Messenger Muhammad (saw), rather it means they are inheritors in the sense of responsibility of spreading the Deen, working to
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