How does a Muslim scholar, serious student, and others who have devoted their lives to the service of Islam and the Muslims support himself/herself? I ask because this is perhaps one of the main reasons why parents don’t wish for their children to become scholars of Islam -- they are usually poor, they don’t get paid much at all (if at all), and they attract trouble from different extremist groups. I come from an upper middle-class family. How can I convince my parents that I can become a...
