Are WE Donkeys?

Salaam

Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jillani has referred to those who KNOW yet do not apply their knowledge no better then donkeys carrying heavy books.

The Holy Qur’an in reference to the Torah likened those who possessed the divine commandments yet did not understand or apply their knowledge as donkeys.

Don't we act like donkeys? We carry so much knowledge on our backs, but don't understand it.

And what exactly does it mean to be a donkey?

Are those people who spend their lives memorising of the Qur’an in a parrot like fashion without understanding it Donkeys?

Does purposely missing your salaah make you a donkey?

Does knowing that the beard is Fard/wajib yet failing to keep one make you a donkey?

Does knowing that the Hijaab is a divine commandment from God and failing to wear one make one a she-donkey?

Is the one who does not practise what he/she preaches a donkey?

It’s interesting to note that man is considered more superior then an animal because man has been blessed with the ability to think and reason. Therefore by comparing a man to an animal shows that those who KNOW and yet don't act upon their knowledge are no better then a low life animal....

Wouldnt it be correct to say that we're donkeys? And what exactly does it mean to be a donkey?

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