Re: How to become a scholar?
A person once asked the Prophet (saw),"I'd like to be the most learned of men".
The Prophet (saw) replied,"** Fear Allah, and you will be the most learned of men."
**Also "Taqwa" is the true source of becoming a scholar along with sincere thirst for knowledge. I have personally found those people more effective scholars who have gone through a lot of hardships in order to gain knowledge and their actions speak louder then their words. Because speaking is easier than practical implementations and one value knowledge more when one gets it the hard way.
Also I have found that knowledge comes easier to the humble people. When a noble man learns knowledge he becomes humble, whereas when an ignoble person gains knowledge, he becomes conceited. True Knowledge can only be acquired through humility. The path towards this knowledge is like a person’s wanting to drink from a stream: he has to lower himself to be able to drink. Water seeks the lowest level, thus we have to imitate water.
One should also quietly reflect upon knowledge to be able to remember it and understand different dimensions of it, because a knowledge which is not absorbed but only heard is useless. Some scholars think that their loud voice and too much speaking is a proof of the depth of their knowledge, but an empty utensil makes more noise than the full one.