A Teacher Must Be A Student
May 8, 2008 by Abdur Rahman
Peace, one and all…
A teacher stands in debt to those he teaches, for the great honour they have done him in opening themselves. And, as in all things, the honour of teaching is in fact a deep and sacred trust. An honest student places their suddenly vulnerable selves into the teacher’s hands. What greater sacrifice could there be?
This is why a teacher must first be a student themselves. How can you hope for the gift of another’s heart unless you have first struggled to surrender your own?
Ma’as salama,
Abdur Rahman
as salaam alaikum,
i wish that some teachers would really get how much some students really value them! there are a lot of clumsy folks who take their teachers for granted, but as a student I really look up to them and expect the best from them. i put my trust in them. unfortunantly there are some teachers who have forogotten this because there are so many students who no longer care about the value of what they are learning.
Salam
Although a teacher does have trust of his students, I regard respect and reverence for the teacher also equally important for any benificial avenues which the student hopes to discover and follow.
Salaams Thinking It Over,
Welcome to my online home. Thank you for your comments. They are most helpful. It is indeed hard to keep the truths you speak of in mind.
Abdur Rahman
Salaams Collector,
True indeed.
Allah bless you always
Abdur Rahman
A valuable post, dear Abdur bhai
And such a teacher-student relationship is also true on the Sufi path between the Master or Shaykh and the darvishes.
Ya Haqq!
Salaams Irving bhai,
Jazak Allah for your kind thoughts. And may I meet such a master!
Abdur Rahman
Wise words… for you teach me such beautiful truths how could I teach anything to you? maybe someday
[...] Ma’as salama, Abdur Rahman [...]
Peace Enreal,
I am naught but a student, and one who misunderstands much. I have learnt much in conversation with you, and conversation is truly what I seek.
God bless you always
Abdur Rahman