Man and Universe [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

Sources
of Thoughts In Islam

The Holy Qur'an which has urged people to think, not only pointed out
the causes of wrong thinking, but has also specified the subjects which
are fit to be pondered on and which can be used as sources of knowledge
and information.

On the whole Islam is opposed to wasting energy on the question which
cannot be investigated or even if they can be, they are not beneficial
to man.

The Prophet of Islam has called vain the knowledge, the achieving of
which is of no use and the lacking of which causes no harm, on the other
hand, Islam has encouraged the knowledge of those subjects which are useful
and open to research.

The Holy Qur'an suggests three subjects for useful and beneficial thinking:
Nature, History, and Human Conscience.

I. Nature

In many verses scattered throughout the Holy Quran the natural objects
such as the earth, the sky, the stars, the sun, the moon, the clouds, the
rain, the movement of the wind, the sailing of boats on the sea, the plants,
the animals and every thing that man may perceive in his surroundings,
have been mentioned as subjects fit to think over deeply and to draw conclusion.
As an example we quote here one Qur'anic verse:

"Say: Behold what is in the heavens and the earth."