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SCIENCE AND RELIGION (espec/a//y ISLAM)Oeience as a discipline of knowledge may be defined as "experimentally verifiableknowledge learnt through an intelligent and systematic ohservation of the 'universe andthe phenomena of nature". Islam is the429The Study of Education.universal religion of man and it means man's fuli submission to Almighty Allah notmerely in belief and mode of worship but in ethic and morality, in culture and social behaviour in politics and law, in economic and social set up and in all the individual andcollective affairs of man aliveLiani, having rational logical and practicable teachings, is a scientific religion. It has nospace for superstitions, dogmas and infidelity. Quran is Allah's revealed book, its principles, knowledge and wisdom can be tested on scientific basis. For instance Muslims believe in Tauhced (unity or oneness of God). Quran testifies this truth HI 67- 3 - 4 asfollows:."Allah, created the seven skies in harmony. You 'do not see any incongruity i;i thecreation of the Rahman (God). Then look again, car: you see any flaw? And then iook again and yet again, your sight will come back to you confused and fatigued". In theseverses God has challenged man to find any inconsistency or disorder in the universe.Since man sees a complete order and harmony in the minute details of the nature, so heinfers that the universe might have been created by one and only one supreme power i.e.Almighty Allah - the Omnipresent and Omni-potent. These verses also show that thestudy of nature also strengthens our belief of the religion of Islam. Similarly God hasrepeatedly enjoined the man to think and meditate our universe.With the development of scientific research, the religious teachings, laws and principlesalso got authenticity. The following few examples wiil be sufficient enough to indicatethe truth and universality of religious laws. 430 f°r Prospective HeadmastersQuran says, "And of every thing we have created pairs, you (O mankind) may bemindful."Science has proved honey to have a medical and nutritional value and is used as a food aswell as medicine for the treatment of several diseases. God speaks of it in his Holy Book in 17, 68 & 69 thus"And your Rabb (God) taught the bee to build its cell in hills, on trees and in mankind'sinhabitations; thus you eat (O mankind!) of all the fruits and follow the ways of your Rabb made most easy. These issues from within their (bee's) bodies a drink of various
 
colours, there is healing for mankind in this, there is surely a sign for those people whothink over".About the structure of all living bodies Quran says "And Allah has created from water every living creative; so, of them is that which walks upon its belly and of them is thatwhich walks on two feet and of them is that which walks on four. Allah creates what he pleases, for he has power over all things".Biologists have proved this by saying that all living bodies contain a very large percentage of water. They also believe that life began in the surface water of oceans. Thetheories of Biogenesis and Abiogenesis propounded by Aristotle depict tttat the origin of life is water and clay.Islam urges and exhorts mankind to study nature, ponder over and deduce laws from the phenomena of nature. Quran also describes the natural phenomena as the "signs of Allah". It means that they are manifestations of his attributes and qualities. The best andeasy way of 43]The Study of Educationknowing Allah is therefore the true observance of the natural phenomena. The peoplewho do not make use of their eyes, ears and mind to study the natural phenomena areviolating the following injunctions of the Quran which say17 : 20 "Will they not regard the camels, how they are created! and the heaven, how it israised! And the hills, how they are set up! And the earth, how it is spread!13 : 3 "And Allah has spread out the earth and placed therein firm hills and flowingstreams. And fruits o~ all kinds. He placed therein the male and the female. He covers thenight with the day. Lo! Herein surely are Signs for people who take thought."13 : 4 "And in the earth are neighbouring tracts, vineyards and ploughed land, and date palms alike and unlike- which are watered with one water. And we have made some of them to excel others in fruit. Lo! Herein, verily, are portents who have sense."45 : 13 "And He has made of service to you whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth. It is all from Him. Lo! Herein verily, are Signs for people who reflect."These verses make us believe that Islam does not prevent us to become scientists.The Muslims all over the world made progress in the scientific field only when they actedupon the injunctions of the Quran and Hadih of the Holy prophet (PBUH) After the era of "Khulafa-e-Rashideen" materialistic forces began to exert themselves and corrode thefoundation of the Islamic social structure. The Muslim society detached itself from trueIslam and became ignorant. This deviation of the Muslims from true religion432 for Prospective Headmasters
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