The compatibility of reason and revelation in Islam (Quranic approach)

Revelation and reason are indeed intertwined in Islamic worldview. Revelation, at least in its Islamic form, seeks its justification in empirical reality; it sees empirical reality as manifestation of a transcendental reality. Therefore, human is linked to the truth of God either through revelati...

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Main Author: Ashimi, Tijani Ahmad
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Published: 2015
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spelling iium-456462018-03-02T08:43:09Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/45646/ The compatibility of reason and revelation in Islam (Quranic approach) Ashimi, Tijani Ahmad BP174 The Practice of Islam Revelation and reason are indeed intertwined in Islamic worldview. Revelation, at least in its Islamic form, seeks its justification in empirical reality; it sees empirical reality as manifestation of a transcendental reality. Therefore, human is linked to the truth of God either through revelation or reason. It is undeniable fact that, reason can guide people to some extent to the broadest universal truths (such as existence of God), it has also contributed immensely to the scientific development and technological advancement in this twenty first century. However, human reason may not be able to provide insight into the details of metaphysical world, such as hell, heaven, creation and eschatology etc... Hence, the role of revelation is emerged to remedy such deficiency that can not be solved by human intellect alone. Thus, it is inadequate to reject revelation and contrast scientific with revealed knowledge. i.e the reality should not be confined exclusively to the realm of visible world and empirical phenomena, under the raison d’etre that reason can not ascertain transcendental reality. As a matter of fact, both revelation and reason are compatible in Islam; for the sake of comprehensive understanding of this universe. Based on this fact, this humble paper will apply Quranic approach to explore vis-a-vis compatibility or integration of revelation and reason in Islam. 2015 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/45646/1/45646.pdf Ashimi, Tijani Ahmad (2015) The compatibility of reason and revelation in Islam (Quranic approach). In: The 2nd International Conference on Qur’an and Sunnah (ICQS 2015), 13rd-14th March 2015, Kuala Lumpur. http://www.iium.edu.my/irkhs/events/Icqs2-2015
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Ashimi, Tijani Ahmad
The compatibility of reason and revelation in Islam (Quranic approach)
description Revelation and reason are indeed intertwined in Islamic worldview. Revelation, at least in its Islamic form, seeks its justification in empirical reality; it sees empirical reality as manifestation of a transcendental reality. Therefore, human is linked to the truth of God either through revelation or reason. It is undeniable fact that, reason can guide people to some extent to the broadest universal truths (such as existence of God), it has also contributed immensely to the scientific development and technological advancement in this twenty first century. However, human reason may not be able to provide insight into the details of metaphysical world, such as hell, heaven, creation and eschatology etc... Hence, the role of revelation is emerged to remedy such deficiency that can not be solved by human intellect alone. Thus, it is inadequate to reject revelation and contrast scientific with revealed knowledge. i.e the reality should not be confined exclusively to the realm of visible world and empirical phenomena, under the raison d’etre that reason can not ascertain transcendental reality. As a matter of fact, both revelation and reason are compatible in Islam; for the sake of comprehensive understanding of this universe. Based on this fact, this humble paper will apply Quranic approach to explore vis-a-vis compatibility or integration of revelation and reason in Islam.
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author Ashimi, Tijani Ahmad
author_facet Ashimi, Tijani Ahmad
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title The compatibility of reason and revelation in Islam (Quranic approach)
title_short The compatibility of reason and revelation in Islam (Quranic approach)
title_full The compatibility of reason and revelation in Islam (Quranic approach)
title_fullStr The compatibility of reason and revelation in Islam (Quranic approach)
title_full_unstemmed The compatibility of reason and revelation in Islam (Quranic approach)
title_sort compatibility of reason and revelation in islam (quranic approach)
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