Islam encourages and urges its followers to learn, read, write and do
research. Here are some proofs of the attitude of the religion of
Islam towards education, learning and scientific thinking:
1. The first verses revealed in the Holy Quran say )what means(:"Read
in the name of the Lord, who created man from congealed blood."This
means that the first revealed word was "read". This reflects the
importance of reading and learning according to Islam.
2. The Holy Quran repeatedly orders Muslims to contemplate the
universe, creatures, animals, seas, stars, the human body and plants.
3. The Holy Quran is scientific in its approach and thus it gives
Muslims an example of scientific objectivity and the scientific
approach. The Holy Quran often gives proofs to its statements.
4. The scientific approach of the Holy Quran is also clear when the
Holy Quran requires proofs from the disbelievers for whatever claims
they make.
5. The Holy Quran gives another example of scientific objectivity by
repeatedly blaming disbelievers for their blind imitation of their
forefathers. This is certainly an invitation from the Holy Quran to
the believers and people to think independently and critically.
Independent thinking is an essential condition for creativity, which
is the first condition to scientific innovations and technological
progress.
6. Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, )may Allaah exalt
his mention(, urged his Companions, may Allaah be pleased with them,
to use their own judgment if they faced problems to which there was no
specific solution in the Holy Quran or the traditions of Prophet
Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam. This encouragement of free
judgment is a green signal that stimulates people to think, but
without going against the principles of Islam.
7. Prophet Muhammad, sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, ordered people to
record knowledge in books.
Science Alone Is not Enough:
As we know, Islam as a religion holds that science alone is not enough
to bring real progress. In secular countries that are technologically
advanced, we notice that technology itself may create serious problems
to those countries and other countries.
For example, Science has led to the invention of atomic bombs that are
capable of destroying a whole city with its millions of civilians in a
minute. Killing one million civilians or more in a minute is a
terrible act of brutality. This act is the product of Science with the
absence of true religion. According to Islam, civilians should not be
harmed during war.
Further, Science has led to the invention of bombs that destroy plant
life. Again, this is an act of extreme materialism devoid of
spiritualism. According to Islam, civilians, animals and plants should
not be harmed during war. This shows that while Science gives us the
instruments of destruction, the misuse of these instruments does not
take place through Science. These destructive instruments are employed
through a political decision. This means that we have to go back to
the politician's psychology to determine what kind of behavior is
expected. Science and technology alone are not enough to achieve
progress in society; on their own they may, in fact, create real
problems for everybody. However, if Science is accompanied with the
practice of the true religion and submission to Allaah, it will be
used to serve man and not to torture or destroy him.
Limited Effect of Science:
Scientific findings and research do not always affect human life
satisfactorily. For example, scientific research has shown that
alcohol has a destructive influence on the brain, the digestive
system, the heart and the nervous system. Everybody who drinks alcohol
knows that alcohol is destructive to physical and mental health.
Nevertheless, this scientific knowledge has not decreased the number
of alcoholics. On the contrary, the number of alcoholics is increasing
tremendously despite the findings of Science!
Science works successfully when it comes to the treatment of matter,
but when it comes to human behavior, Science cannot do much. It cannot
overcome bad customs, but a true religion can easily do that. In
pre-Islamic times, people used to love wine, but when Islam prohibited
drinking alcohol, wine was poured out on streets the moment the
prohibition was declared. If a person fully submits to Allaah, he
obeys Him completely.
The Mercy of Allaah:
Allaah is Merciful, so He sent Apostles and Prophets, may Allaah exalt
their mention, to help humankind in the area where they need help:
life. All religions, particularly Islam being the last religion, came
with answers to the questions that puzzle man: Where did man come
from? What is the end of man? How to worship Allaah? What are man's
duties towards others? What are the regulations of peace and war? What
are the regulations of food, drinks, and clothes? What to do and what
not to do? What is right and what is wrong?
These questions cannot be answered by Science or man; they have been
answered by Allaah, the Creator of man. The answers are available, but
unfortunately, some people do not hear or listen or think of them.
Those who do not listen to God's answers and God's guidance insist on
experimenting with humans and their lives. Sometimes a country
abolishes the death punishment, then it decides to use death as a
capital punishment. Another country decides to ban alcohol, then
suddenly allows it!
Fatal Experimentation:
These experimentations with human lives are fatal. The victims of
these experiments are not animals, but the victims of each social
experiment are millions of families, innocent people and children.
When a government allows alcohol, the victims of this experiment are
millions of would-be alcoholics and the women and children who form
the families of such alcoholics. When a government decides not to
punish murder by capital punishment, this decision will encourage
millions of similar murders.
To sum up, whether it comes to material or spiritual matters, let us
seek the answers from the One who Created everything.
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