Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Mohammed Quote “The ink of a scholar is more sacred than the blood of the martyr.” ~ Mohammed Hadith 31 Education , Knowledge , Media , Virtue Ratings and Comments Reply Anonymous, Reston, VA US 6/15/06 Would that this was better understood by so many in the radical religious right (of all religions! ;-). Reply David L. Rosenthal 6/15/06 Too bad he isn't around to remind his so-called followers about this in person. Reply Me Again 6/15/06 Hmm..I wonder what the Islamic Extremists would say about this quote. Reply Robert, Sarasota 6/15/06 If only they practiced what their preached... then and only then consideration may be an option. Reply Mike, Norwalk 6/15/06 Each and every life is noble and sacred, the martyr's, the single lost face in a crowd, the rich, the poor, the religious, the non-religious, all being equal. There may be principles of liberty worth dying for but those principles support life and the free exercise of conscious (what ever religion or philosophy that might entail; atheism to zen) Reply Joe, Rochester, MI 6/15/06 Reply E Archer, NYC 6/15/06 Martyr's are created with 'ink'. Whatever is sacred is sacred already -- man cannot make anything sacred -- he may only declare what he believes to be sacred. Reply Kurt, Tucson 1/8/09 Unfortunately, this is considered a da'if ahadith (weak hadith) by the Ulema. Who knows though, maybe the Prophet Muhammad did say this and it's been suppressed for political reasons, as happened in the institutionalization of early Christianity? In my opinion, I'd like to believe he did say this. A beautiful thought, regardless of whomever penned it. Reply Anon, ZA 7/25/10 Such a shame that this single quote appears and that such a great man is judged by the fanaticism of some. SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Mohammed quote is found in these categories: Education quotes Knowledge quotes Media quotes Virtue quotes About Mohammed Bio of Mohammed Quotations by Mohammed Books by/about Mohammed Mohammed videos Mohammed on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Mohammed