Islamic Scientific Schools

In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Islamic Social Structure in the Modern Era Introduction The Islamic social structure is neither radical individualism nor oppressive collectivism. It is a hierarchy of morally connected relationships in which individual rights and responsibilities extend outward from the individual to the family, community, society, Ummah and humanity, while ultimate accountability remains before Allah. Modern civilization has achieved extraordinary advances in science, technology, medicine, communication, and material production. Human beings possess unprecedented power to manipulate their physical environment and communicate across continents within seconds. Yet technological progress has not automatically produced psychological peace, stable families, social cohesion or a shared sense of meaning. Modern societies increasingly confront questions that cannot be solved merely through technological advancement: Why are loneliness and social ...

In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. WISDOM LIES IN HEARTS Author: Sajid Mahmood Ansari There are a number of Qur’anic narratives that help us to conclude directly without any complexity that wisdom lies in hearts. Though the Greek philosophers and later scientists have been believing, for centuries, that the organ of wisdom is brain. But latest research in neuro-cardiology supports the Qur’anic narratives. Qur’anic Narratives: The most eminent Qur’anic narrative that illustrates this fact rests in Surah Muhammad. The narrative goes: أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ أَمْ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبٍ أَقْفَالُهَا Will they not, then, ponder over this Qur’an? – or are there locks upon their hearts?  [1] Subhan Allah ! What a motivational Ayah is this!   This  Ayah clearly mentions that the organ of thinking and understanding is the heart instead of brain. The same fact has been illustrated in several other  Ayaat . As follows: أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَر...