Ethics of Seeking Knowledge in the Islamic Theology: Depiction of the Quranic Perspectives

Acquisition of knowledge is the basic need of human being. The psychologists, philosophers, sociologists and anthropologists had described various principles, rules and laws for seeking knowledge in its best form. But, there is scarcity of ethical principles, values, and standards for seeking knowledge among the modern as well as classical psychologists, philosophers, sociologists and anthropologists. The description of ethics for seeking knowledge had only been the characteristic of the Islamic theorists and educationists. They had ignited their thoughts from the teachings of the Holy Quran and Sunnah of the Prophet Muhammad (SAW).The present study is a brief description of the ethics of knowledge seeking in the light of Quranic perspectives. It is observed that sincerity, tolerance and respect are the pillars of the knowledge acquisition process.