Creative Thinking In Islam

1. Creative Thinking In Islam

2. I reflect and explain One of the 99 names of Allah is “the Originator” Al Badi’u(البديع), Allah says (بديع السموات والارض)P37 & P38 Badi‘us-Samawatiwal-ardh “The originator of the heavens and the earth….” Explain the meaning of this name “Al Badi’u”((البديعusing an e- dictionary. Al Badi’umeans unmatched in His attributes or actions, God created things starting with no previous examples. I express: The way I conceive the innovation. To invent a new thing which is unfamiliar in any aspect of life, overcome obstacles and difficulties to achieve progress and prosperity of the highest degree. Like, inventing a medicine for cancer diseases

3. The concept of creative thinking Allah (تعالى) Says: وجعلنا فيها جنات من نخيل وأعناب وفجرنا فيها من العيون(34) ليأكلوا من ثمره وما عملته أيديهم أفلا يشكرون(35) سورة يس “And We placed therein gardens of palm trees and grapevines and caused to burst forth therefrom some springs – That they may eat of His fruit. And their hands have not produced it, so will they not be grateful?” These verses from Quran Kareem denote on the perfection of our God in His creation. Creative Thinking is a productive process; it is the kind of thinking which produces the unusual.

4. The comparison between the innovation and development(Page 40)

5. Islam urges people to innovate: P40 • We have two stories from the Holy Quran which indicate about the innovation: • The first story was related to Dhul-Qarnayn (Surat al Alkahf), when people asked him (Dhul –Qarnayn ) to build a dam to protect them from bad people of Gog and Magog, Therefore he built unfamiliar barrier and Allah blocked the passage of Gog and Magog until a time to Day of Judgement.

6. 2. The second story When the Prophet Yousef discovered a creative solution to protect grains against corruption during storage, which saved Egypt from starvation. The solution was based on storing the grains without removing them from ears and take only the required amount of ears. {يؤتي الحكمة من يشاء و من يؤت الحكمة ففد أوتي خيراً كثيرًا وما يذكر إلا أولوا الألباب}“He gives wisdom to whom He wills, and whoever has been given wisdom has certainly been given much good. And none will remember except those of understanding.” (Surah al Baqarah 2: 269)

7. Factors assisting innovation: Page 44 • The family is the main support for the person to be creative. • Studying and searching for knowledge, the one who take the way seeking for knowledge ,God will help him to go to heaven. • Sincerity and perfection :Aishaرضى الله عليها ) )Allah's messenger said :Allah loves any of you who has done added to a perfect it. Mention Some other factors assisting innovation . • Encouragement and urging. • Capacitys’ development. • cultivate self-confidence

8. Divine innovation:Th innovation of the Creator is clear in all the creation of Allah; Allah has created things without a previous example. This innovation of Allah is clear in the system of the lives of creatures. God created the sky with its stars and created the earth, also the perfection between man, beast, plants, and inanimate things is an evidence of the innovation of the Creator. Yet all these send signals to man to try to the best of his ability to be innovative and achieve the construction of earth. • The Methodology of Innovation in Islam: Page 45

9. I draw a comparison Between Divine creativity and Human creativity.

10. 2. CreativityintheHolyQuran: The Quran motivitescreativity; in every verse there is an invitation to examine our surrounding carefully and reflect on them. Therefore Allah says of His creativity of the universe: {{ويتفكرون في خلق السموات والأرض ربنا ما خلقت هذا باطلا سبحانك }} WaYatafakaruna Fi Khaliq As- samawatiwaardiRabbana Ma khalaqtaHadahabatilaanSubhanaka . “…..and consider the creation of heavens and earth (and say): our lord You created not this in vain……” (Surah aal Imran 3: 191)

11. 3-Creativity in Prophet’s sunnah. • TheProphet Muhammad (Page 47) used to encourage the spirit of motivation in man and seek to develop the talent of creativity in the believers. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: • “Whosoever introduces a good practice in Islam, there is for him its reward and the reward of those who act upon it after him without anything being diminished from their rewards". • Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah said, “Allah loves any of you who has done a deed to perfect it”. This is an indication that the perfectness of doing a job is a kind of innovation.

12. Creativity of Muslim Scholars P48 • Muslim scholars made innovative contributions to various fields of life taking for a point of departure their faith and understanding the purposes of( maqasid )of Shariawhich is distinguished by originality.

13. The U. A. E and innovation P50 • The U. A. E. has created a suitable environment for innovations. • It encourages the innovators by helping them. The significance of the statement of Sheik Mohammed Bin Rashid (the joy of life is to do something never done before, never expected I'm waiting for a new innovate) • An evidence of the extent of attention given by the leaders of UAE to innovators and creative persons. • Naming the year 2015 the year of innovation • Honoring person producing innovative ideas • Recommendations to support the innovators in the U.A.E schools. • Development of learning in order to be a suitable environment to graduate the innovators .

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15. Student activities • First, explain the concept of innovative thinking : ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ • Second, mention some factors assisting innovation : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ • Third, find evidence of : • The fact that Islam urges Muslims to innovate -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

16. The outcome of innovation in general. • ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Fourth ,explain the U.A.E in encouraging innovation : • --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Fifth, Explain the scientific supremacy achieved by Muslims ; • -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Sixth, infer some obstacles to innovation : • ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------