Re: The Qur'an: An Awakening of Reason
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- Date: Sat, 21 Jan 2006 02:05:27 +1100
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> The Qur'an: An Awakening of Reason
> By Dr. Muhammad Muhammad Dawud
>
> Understanding, meditation, observation, reasoning, are words reiterated
many
> times in the Qur'an in the context of criticizing the disbelievers'
> insistence on blind imitation of their wrong traditions and refusal of the
> truth. For example, Allah Almighty says, [And when it is said unto them:
> Follow that which Allah hath revealed, they say: We follow that wherein we
> found our fathers. What! Even though their fathers were wholly
unintelligent
> and had no guidance?] (Al-Baqarah 2:170).
>
> Allah Almighty also says, [Will they then not meditate on the Qur'an, or
are
> there locks on the hearts?] (Muhammad 47:24). In this verse, Allah
Almighty
> calls the disbelievers to reflect on the verses of the Qur'an and try to
get
> the message they imply.
>
> Likewise, the Qur'an calls people to meditate deeply upon Allah's
creation.
> He Almighty, for instance, says, [Lo! In the creation of the heavens and
the
> earth and (in) the difference of night and day are tokens (of His
> sovereignty) for men of understanding] (Aal `Imran 3:190).
>
> The Qur'an also awakens people to reflect upon Allah's creation and the
> truth of their being by posing rhetorical questions in this respect. Allah
> Almighty says, for example, [Have they not observed all thing that Allah
> hath created] (An-Nahl 16:48). He Most High also says, [Will they not
regard
> the camels, how they are created?] (Al-Ghashiyah 88:17).
>
> There are also many verses in the Qur'an that wind up with impressive
> questions in this regard, such as, [Will they not then heed?] (As-Sajdah
> 32:26), [Will they not then see?] (As-Sajdah 32:27), [Have ye then no
> sense?] (Ya-Sin 36:68).
>
> The importance of the role of reason in understanding, and thus believing,
> the message of Islam is further emphasized by considering the person's
> capacity of understanding and reasoning as the basis of his or her being
> held legally responsible in Islam. That is why Almighty Allah forbids all
> things that may cause harm to man's intellect and make him intoxicated.
> Hence, He Almighty says, [O ye who believe! Strong drink and games of
chance
> and idols and divining arrows are only an infamy of Satan's handiwork.
Leave
> it aside in order that ye may succeed] (Al-Ma'idah 5:90).
>
> The Qur'an also stresses that having sound knowledge is the means for
> developing one's intellectual faculties; this is implied in Almighty
Allah's
> words [And such are the parables We set forth for mankind, but only those
> understand them who have knowledge] (Al-`Ankabut 29:43).
>
> Contemplating the above sample verses, it is emphasized that the Qur'an
> awakens people to realize the truth of their existence and calls them to
> give up the blind imitation of wrong traditions and the fanatic attitudes
> they hold in this respect. This is because Islam considers sound human
> reason as the source of man's honor and the basis that gives humankind
true
> guidance and leads to a genuinely enlightened civilization.
>
> Hence, it is high time now for Muslims all over the world to free their
> reasons from the shackles of blind imitation so as to assume their correct
> Islamic role of enlightenment in this world. They should give up all ways
of
> [old-fashioned] idle reception of the process of education and replace
them
> with critical and scientific thinking, so as to be able to progress and
> resume their pioneering roles in various fields of knowledge.
>
> To fulfil this objective, it is not enough to memorize the Qur'an by
heart;
> Muslims must also meditate upon its meaning and message and inculcate in
> their children's minds that the Qur'an teaches them the way to lead
positive
> and enlightened lives.
>
> Theses are points for all reasonable people to consider, and exceptionally
> truthful are Almighty Allah's words [But none remember except men of
> understanding] (Al-Baqarah 2:269).
>
>
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>
> Professor of Linguistic and Islamic Studies, Suez Canal Uni., Egypt.
>
> http://islamonline.net/english/Quran/2005/01/article01.shtml
>
>
>
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