In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Sahifah al-Sadiqah: The First Book of Hadith by Sajid Mahmood Ansari During the early stages of the revelation of the Qur'an, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) took measures to ensure that his words, known as hadith, were not recorded alongside the Qur'an. This decision was made to prevent any potential confusion between the divine scripture, the Qur'an, and the sayings or actions of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The primary reason for this distinction was to safeguard the Qur'an's unique status as the direct word of God, as Muslims believe it was revealed to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) through the angel Gabriel. The Qur'an is considered the ultimate and unalterable source of guidance for Muslims, containing the teachings, principles, and laws that form the foundation of the Islamic faith and practice. Narrated by Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri that the Messenger of All
In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. History of the Spiral Universe Author: Sajid Mahmood Anasri We discussed the structure of the universe in our previous article titled The Spiral Universe . We concluded that the universe is spinning on its axis like a giant spiral galaxy. We drew this conclusion on the basis of the Prophetic narrative and observational data. Now, this paper aims to give a brief history of the universe again with the help of observational data. In our paper Basics of the Muslim Cosmology , we spotted the light on the faith in creation in Islam and how the scientific theories progressed towards a universe that had an origin in the remote past. However, this paper aims to give an updated history of the spiral universe, from origin to present, based on Muslim Cosmology. Divine Programming Allah Almighty says: “Glorify the name of your Lord, the Exalted, Who created, then evolved. And Who programmed then guided.” [1]
In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Signs of Almighty God in Photosynthesis Photosynthesis is the amazing process by which plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to create food and oxygen. Just like we need food to survive, plants need it too, but they make their food themselves. It's like they have their own kitchen inside their leaves! Here's how it works: Plants have a special substance called chlorophyll that gives them their green color. When sunlight shines on the leaves, the chlorophyll captures its energy. This energy helps the plant combine carbon dioxide from the air and water from the ground to create a sugary substance called glucose. Think of glucose as the plant's food. It's like a yummy energy snack for them! But that's not all. As a byproduct of making food, plants release something very important for us: oxygen! This is the same oxygen we breathe in to stay alive. Photosynthesis in Lab? It is no
In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. The Impure Water Imam ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi al-Hanbali said: If the impurity is removed by the water while it is still undergoing a change (i.e., the properties of the water are still altered), or before the impurity ceases to exist, then the water is considered impure. However, if the water separates from its location without causing any change in its properties after the impurity ceases to exist, then the water is considered pure if the location is on the ground. If the location is not on the ground, then the water is considered pure according to the more valid of the two opinions. Is it considered purifying? There are two opinions on this matter. If a woman utilizes the water for ritual purification alone, then it remains purifying. However, it is not permissible for a man to perform ritual purification with it, according to the apparent view in the madhab. The third category: Impure water. This refers to water
In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Divine Programming and Organic Evolution Organic evolution, often referred to simply as evolution, is the process of change and diversification of life forms over generations. It is a fundamental concept in biology that explains the patterns and mechanisms by which species arise, adapt, and become extinct. Organic evolution might be referred to as Divine Programming for the diversity of life on Earth. What is Speciation? Speciation is the process by which new species arise from existing ones. It is a fundamental concept in evolutionary biology, explaining how the incredible diversity of life on Earth has emerged over millions of years. Biologists believe that new species arise through natural selection. Speciation is the process by which new species arise from existing ones. It is a fundamental concept in evolutionary biology, explaining how the incredible diversity of life on Earth has emerged over million
Pedagogy in education concentrates on the different learning styles of students. Every teacher knows that no two students are exactly the same, and so finding out how students learn helps the teacher create lessons that help each student learn in the way they learn best. There are several different theories as to how students learn.
I.D.E.A.S : The Best Learning Design
I.D.E.A.S is the learning design that comprises of five levels. This learning design is based on the Muslim philosopher Ibni Tufail's philosophical novel with title Hayy ibn Yaqdhan (ØÛŒ ابن یقظان) that was written in the early 12th century C.E. The name by which the book is also known include the Latin: Philosophus Autodidactus ('The Self-Taught Philosopher'); and English: The Improvement of Human Reason: Exhibited in the Life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan. The novel greatly inspired Islamic philosophy as well as major Enlightenment thinkers.
I.D.E.A.S is formulated by Sajid Mahmood Ansari inspired by Hay ibn Yaqdhan, that depicts five levels of learning: Inspiration>Discovery>Experiment>Application>Salvation This is the way how human learning proceeds.
Hayy ibn Yaqdhan is an allegorical novel in which Ibn Tufail expresses philosophical and mystical teachings in a symbolic language in order to provide better understanding of such concepts. This novel is thus the most important work of Ibn Tufail's, containing the main ideas that form his system. With this novel, Tufail focuses on finding solutions to the three main problems discussed during his period.
The plot of Ibn Tufail's more famous Arabic novel was inspired by Avicennism, Kalam, and Sufism, and was also intended as a thought experiment. Ibn Tufail's novel tells the story of an autodidacticferal child, raised by a gazelle and living alone on a desert island in the Indian Ocean. After his gazelle mother passes away when he is still a child, he dissects her body and performs an autopsy in order to find out what happened to her. The discovery that her death was due to a loss of innate heat sets him "on a road of scientific inquiry" and self-discovery.
Without contact with other human beings, Hayy discovers ultimate truth through a systematic process of reasonedinquiry. Hayy ultimately comes into contact with civilization and religion when he meets a castaway named Absal. He determines that certain trappings of religion and civilization, namely imagery and dependence on material goods, are necessary for the multitude in order that they might have decent lives. However, he believes that imagery and material goods are distractions from the truth and ought to be abandoned by those whose reason recognizes that they are distractions.
Ibn Tufail drew the name of the tale and most of its characters from an earlier work by Ibn Sina (Avicenna). Ibn Tufail's book was neither a commentary on nor a mere retelling of Ibn Sina's work, however, but a new and innovative work in its own right. It reflects one of the main concerns of Muslim philosophers (later also of Christian thinkers), that of reconciling philosophy with revelation. At the same time, the narrative anticipates in some ways both Robinson Crusoe and Emile: or, On Education. It tells of a child who is nurtured by a gazelle and grows up in total isolation from humans. In seven phases of seven years each, solely by the exercise of his faculties, Hayy goes through all the gradations of knowledge. The story of Hayy Ibn Yaqzan is also similar to the later story of Mowgli in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
Hayy ibn Yaqdhan dealt with many philosophical themes, especially in regards to epistemology. The thoughts expressed in the novel can be found "in different variations and to different degrees in the books of Thomas Hobbes, John Locke, Isaac Newton, and Immanuel Kant."
n Hayy ibn Yaqzan, Ibn Tufail was also "the first author in the history of philosophy to ask himself the question" of the "conditions of possibility" of thought. He asked himself the questions "how does thought manifest itself" and "what is structure?"[ His answer was that "the most humble experience is already, by itself, structured like a thought."
A Latin translation of Ibn Tufail's work, entitled Philosophus Autodidactus, was first published in 1671, prepared by Edward Pococke the Younger, who had completed the translation prior to 1660. The novel inspired the concept of tabula rasa developed in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1690) by John Locke, who was a student of Pococke, and who referred to his translation as a "novelty"]Philosophus Autodidactus also inspired Robert Boyle, another acquaintance of Pococke, to write his own philosophical novel set on an island, The Aspiring Naturalist.
The first English translation of the novel was published by George Ashwell in 1686, based on Pococke's Latin translation. The first English translation of the Arabic original, entitled The Improvement of Human Reason: Exhibited in the Life of Hai Ebn Yokdhan, was published shortly after by Simon Ockley in 1708, followed by two more English translations. Baruch Spinoza also read the work and soon encouraged a Dutch translation, which was published by his friend Johannes Bouwmeester in 1672. Another Dutch translation, De natuurlijke wijsgeer, was published by Adriaan Reland in 1701.
There were also two German translations of the novel, the first based on the Latin translation and the second based on the Arabic original.[25] One of these translations was read by Gottfried Leibniz, who praised it as an excellent example of classical Arabic philosophy. In Paris, Pococke's agent also wrote to him stating that he "delivered a copy to the Sorbonne for which they were very thankful, being much delighted with it.
