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1. In Islam, knowledge is based upon
Divine revelation while the role of
rational is limited to appreciating the
revelation. We are commanded to
believe and accept every aspect of the
religion; even those which the mind cannot
fully comprehend like matters of the Ghayb
(unseen). The wisdom behind this is to distinguish the
sincere believers from those who are insincere. "None dispute
regarding the Ayaat (revelations, signs, proofs) of Allah except
those who disbelieve."
[Soorah Ghafir (40): 4]
Allah is the Creator of reason, and He is the One Who issues
the command. The true believer is he who responds and submits,
and says, "I hear and I believe and obey, even though I do not
understand the reason." He admits his mortality, weakness and
submission to Allah, Who cannot be questioned as to what He
does because His Commands are based upon Divine Wisdom
and Divine Justice.
This is how the Companions of the Prophet r submitted to
the Deen as Imam al-Bukharee (1597) recorded in his Saheeh
that Umar ibn Khattab t said of the Black Stone when he kissed
it, "By Allah, I know that you are only a stone and you can neither
bring benefit nor cause harm. Were it not that I had seen the
Messenger of Allah kissing you, I would not have kissed you."
2. Hikmah (lit. wisdom) in Islam refers to the Sunnah as defined by
the majority of the scholars of Hadeeth and Fuqaha (jurists), and
the Sunnah is the judge and criteria to distinguish truth from
falsehood.
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