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The Spread of Islam and the Development of Science. Islam and Science. The seen and the hidden things. Islam instructs man to use his mind and observe things around him. The Qur’an liberates man from serving natural phenomena by calling him to serve the true Master of the universe.
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The Spread of Islam and the Development of Science Islam and Science
The seen and the hidden things • Islam instructs man to use his mind and observe things around him. • The Qur’an liberates man from serving natural phenomena by calling him to serve the true Master of the universe. • The teachings of Islam direct man to look after his being and surroundings. • Islam directs man to maintain his body and soul, his present and future life.
Information and Knowledge • Information leads to knowledge and mindful observation leads to faith. • The signs of the Qur’an alert man to observe the seen world and discover the hidden world. • Knowledge of the seen phenomena leads to understanding the unseen truths. • Minding is the tool of the heart and wisdom is the target of observation.
Reasons behind things and actions • As the minded creature observes his cosmic environment he discovers reasons behind natural things and human actions. • Islam places man in oppositeness to God Who sends the Message to the minded receiver. • Oppositeness is necessary to understand the reasons behind existence. • Speech is based on oppositeness of items.
Cause, Causer and Caused • Man is made to love life but he dies. • The TM explains the reason behind death. • Death is the way to eternal life. • It moves man from the narrow world to the limitless glory of the real life. • However, man has to pass through the trial of faith. • Therefore, man is granted with a minding heart.
Life is the Core, Death is a Passing Event • What’s death? • Death is the absence of temporal life. • Some people think that death is the end of the story, but they are not on the right. Death is a passing event on the way of life, the true life. • What’s the core business of man? • The core business of the minded creature is to submit his will to his true master and Lord, God.
The core business of man is therefore the submission to his True Master in every thought and every action. God has placed man on earth to try his thoughts and examine his actions. Why then has God placed us on earth? To see who is the best in deeds He gave us life and made us minded.