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The Rightful Parent of Science

Peace be upon you In the previous episode, we corrected the ancestry of science and explained how it is the fruit of the system of Belief in the Creator which builds knowledge on the basis of innate nature, mind, observation, and testimony We also showed how science is innocent of materialism and that materialism is just masked atheism that cannot stand on its own or provide any benefit; but is a virus pirating on the system of belief in the Creator All this requires many steps to correct the situation created by the lie that science is related to materialism; a lie ingrained in many people's minds; fooling them for so long We'll present these corrective steps briefly today as each requires a lot of detail; beyond the scope of this episode These steps are provided for your contemplation First: We need to stop undermining science and presenting the examples of its falsification as a natural part of science; as if science is the product of our enemy to oppose our faith Rather, science is the 'son' of our innate system of belief in the Creator: the kidnapped son! And all the falsifications and lies are the grime and stink smeared by the kidnapper on science to attribute it to himself The deification of science is also smeared dirt of which science is innocent As if science is screaming: "Why are you cursing me along with my masked kidnapper? Isn't it enough that you neglected me and left me to be kidnapped? Now you're undermining me along with my kidnapper and treating us as one?" Our mission is to wash off the grime and stink, restore the purity of science, and become its pioneers This will make you feel that you and your faith are inherent in this universe Second: We should stop using phrases such as "This phenomenon has no scientific explanation" as evidence for the existence of the Creator; as if we're accepting that science is the child of the masked kidnapper and trying to prove its failure by requesting evidence outside the sphere of science for the existence of the Creator What's more evidence for the existence of the Creator than science? What proof is stronger than the precision and fine-tuning of universal phenomena? Much less their existence in the first place? And that all this requires a Wise, All-Knowing, Capable Creator Who is Independent of everything; to Whom everything returns This is the best evidence to those of sound mind and heart “Say, 'Look at what is in the heavens and the earth' But signs and warnings are of no avail for people who do not believe.” (Quran Translated Meaning 10:101) Miracles without a scientific explanation were provided to the Messengers to prove something beyond the Existence of the Creator; that they are truly His messengers As for His Existence Glory be to Him: The fine-tuning of the universe as described by science is sufficient evidence for the Creator for people of reason Third: We should place science in its proper place among its siblings after we return it to our family of faith whose father is the system of belief in the Creator and its sources of knowledge The siblings of science are the other forms of ilm (knowledge) which do not need labs, test tubes, or reactions to prove them Authenticated testimony of unseen things from Allah and His prophet are true Ilm because the sources of knowledge in the system of belief in the Creator prove the honesty of the Prophet Peace and Blessing be upon him and establish the truth of what he told us about the Unseen Science and the Unseen are two branches of one tree; and neither is required to prove the truth of the other Their common origin provides sufficient evidence of their validity If you understand this you'll realize that it's meaningless to contradict the Unseen with science You'll learn why we believe in the authenticated Hadith which tells us that Gabriel Peace be upon him, has 600 wings without scientific evidence At the same time you'll realize the total ignorance in publishing an article titled: "First 'scientific' proof of life after death" An important note to mention dear viewers, is that we use the term: system of belief in the Creator because there is some common ground between us and others who believe in a Creator; which differentiates us all from the deniers But, this doesn't mean that we and the people of other religions are the same in terms of the purity of the belief system and its freedom from distortion Rather, our faith is distinguished by the authenticity and credibility of its texts: the Qur'an and tradition of the Prophet Peace & Blessings be on him as we'll explain later Allah willing Fourth: Re-defining the scientist We call the Western atheist researchers 'scientists' to be brief. But, when they start blabbering nonsense in a fit of materialistic fever they become the most ignorant of creatures regardless of their academic degrees or IQ scores! They have a fundamental ignorance that deprives them of benefiting from their knowledge. If they were truly knowledgeable: “It is those of His servants who have knowledge who truly fear Allah.” (QTM 35:28) In the Hadith authenticated by Al-Albany, the Prophet Peace & Blessings be upon him, said: “With every sunrise, all creatures of Allah praise Him thankfully except for devils and the idiots of Adam's children.” (Al-Tabarani) We ridicule the stupid sayings of these scientists Claiming that the universe emerged spontaneously, without a creator by a series of coincidences is stupid The claim of random evolution is stupid Claiming an infinite number of universes to explain the fine-tuning in our universe is stupid Those with sound sources of knowledge —even those with low IQ scores— rise above such stupidities Any useful science from these Western scientists is due to their reliance on the sources of knowledge in the system of belief in the Creator and their denial of materialistic stupidity A true scientist has a sound perception of the sources of knowledge, a sound innate nature, and a sound mind He ponders the universe with his senses using sound criteria for recognizing and accepting authentic testimony. This is the true scientist! We shouldn't interpret the verse: “It is those of His servants who have knowledge who truly fear Allah,” (QTM 35:28) to mean only the scholars of verses; their interpretation, reasons, and rules and chains of Hadith narration Rather, the scientist has sound sources of knowledge He benefits from the testimony from Allah and His Prophet so he benefits from science (observing the universe) which increases his guidance His knowledge of Allah's written signs (Quranic verses) drives him to learn about Allah's observed signs (in the universe) “Say, 'Look at what is in the heavens and the earth.'” (QTM 10:101) Also, his knowledge of Allah's observed signs strengthens his faith and understanding of Allah's written signs as can be seen from the context of this verse: “Did you not see that Allah has sent down water from the sky? Then We brought forth with it fruits having different colors. And among the mountains there are tracks, white and red - of different colours, and (others) utterly black. And among humans and beasts and cattle, there are those with different colors as well. “It is those of His servants who have knowledge who truly fear Allah.” Surely Allah is Mighty, Forgiving." (QTM 35:27,28) The verses present the observations of the universe, i.e. beneficial science So, there shouldn't be a separation between scientists and Shari'a scholars Now, dear viewers we've reached the end of this episode and I ask Allah to make it —along with the previous one— a methodological milestone to organize our thoughts. We digressed a bit from the deception techniques in the myth of evolution Next episode we'll get back to the myth of evolution and apply what we learned about dissociating the delirium of masked atheism from beneficial scientific achievements Stay tuned Peace & Mercy of Allah be upon you
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