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(Suggested By- Zahid Jamil)
Performing acts of Ibadah and good deeds in one’s daily life matters will reap reward only at a scale comparable to these actions. One can raise their status in Jannah, however, by benefiting mankind in a way which is sustained even after your departure from this world. Traditional scholars have often rightly imparted that a person who digs the well or builds accommodation for travelers would earn reward as long as such facilities are assisting the people. Also worth mentioning are the celebrated inventors of scientific contraptions - the great Muslim scientists of the 9th and 10th centuries who devised algebra, chemistry, the printing press and much more are a part of this highly rewarded group of people whose actions have positively resonated throughout centuries. All the great scientists of the past and of today who have belief in God would also earn their reward in a similar fashion. Evidently it follows that a scientific researcher has the potential to reap more reward in the life hereafter than all the Ibadah and other good deeds a man can achieve in one lifetime.
Why Muslims should take lead in scientific research and how should Muslim governments establish research institutions that parallel those of the western world. How should Muslim governments offer huge incentives to invite Muslim and non-Muslim scientists from around the world to work for these institutions? So far Muslim governments have only established some universities to facilitate higher education but they have failed in establishing research institutions of any significance.