Foreword
By
the Commission on Scientific Signs of Qur’an and Sunnah
IT IS THE
TRUTH, and the truth lies in man's
knowledge of the reality about himself. Armed with such a fact, and taking
advantage of such a privilege, it entitles him to know the realities about
the world around him, and then taking cognizance of his own place in this
existence, the scope of his relationships and links, and his rights and
obligations therein.
The truth, however, must
have exponents which shall guide people to its path, and explain its reality
to them. That is the message of notification pivotal to learning and instruction.
A message Allah has designated to whomever He wished from among His chosen
servants, such as His noble messengers and great intimate servants with
whom He had imparted training. From His own knowledge did He send down
revelation to them, so that they may be guided to the truth and be introduced
to it. Then, as a gesture of mercy and guidance to the world, at all times
and places, these noble messengers and intimate servants were sent to His
creatures and other servants as well. Allah says: And
to every people a guide.(Qur’an 13:7)
In view of the fact that
this auspicious task of seeking the truth, goes far away back in antiquity,
and is as inveterate as history itself, and since it will remain as essential
as life itself, until Allah inherits the earth and all beings thereon,
it was extended by Allah to every believer who has come to recognize it.
Scholars were made the successors of prophets in as much as the delivery
of the message and guidance are concerned, so that light and good fortune
may prevail among mankind at large.
Consequently, the last
of the messages, namely the Holy Qur’an, was sent to guide mankind to the
path of knowledge, and to the truth about itself. But, while doing so,
it showed appreciation towards the capabilities of the intellect, though
within the scope of knowledge as a tributary of the intellect. It also
championed the cause of science and its fruits, with a view of encouraging
man to exert all possible efforts in considering and contemplating the
recited verses of the revelation, as well as the interpretations given
to those verses by the prophetic traditions, and by so doing, identify
the signs of the visible world, as well as the secrets and horizon of the
soul.
He (Allah), reassured man
that in his enlightened progress, if he were truthful in his intention
and industrious in obedience to Allah, and performed duty towards life,
He, the Most High, would support him with a spirit of His own, open up
to him and guide him to the righteous path.
Not only that, He even
offered them an unbreakable promise to the effect that, whenever the going
gets tough for researchers and contemplators, and when they are faced with
some obstacles and impediments, He, the Most High, would lend them assistance
and help make the unveiling of facts easier for them. This, so that they
may know it through His guidance, and by His grace, and help them identify
those facts in consideration of their sincere determination and efforts,
for Allah is all-knowledgeable about them.
Now listen brother, to
Allah's magnificent saying: And say:
Praise be to Allah, who will soon show you His signs, so that you shall
know them’; and thy Lord is not unmindful of all that you do.
[Qur’an 27:93]
Thus, no one could have
any excuse, and thus would Allah's plea be established against His creatures.
Through His conscious and responsive creature who craves for the truth,
against His creatures who are either inattentive or feign in attention
about the truth, Allah says: But those
who dispute concerning Allah after He has been accepted, - futile is their
dispute in the sight of their Lord: on them is wrath, and for them will
be a terrible penalty. [Qur’an 42:16].
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