Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Intellect's Connection with Religion in Quran

“How do scholars say that intellect has no relation to religion while the Quran was revealed at our level of understanding? Secondly, matters that are not comprehensible by intellect have been clearly explained, such as soul, destiny, and reflection on God's essence. Please explain.”Asked by Abdul Basit Umri, Doha, Qatar

He answers at 41:21 in Q&A · 1 min 24 sec

His answer, in his own words
41:21
maulana, agla sawal doha, qatar se maulana abdul basit umri ka hai. unhon ne likha hai: "maulana, ulma yeh kaise kehte hain ke aql ka talluq deen se nahi jabke quran hamari samajh ki satah par nazil kiya gaya hai? doosri baat yeh hai ke jo baat hamari aql mein aane wali nahi, un ke bare mein saaf bayan kiya gaya hai, maslan rooh, taqdeer, allah ki zaat mein ghore aur fikr. is ke bare mein bataein." haan to bas yani aql ka istemal, main ne arz kiya wahi baat phir kahunga ke ek hai aql ka istemal quran ki, yani quran ki, quran ke mad lete hue,
42:17
aql ka istemal quran ke mad lete hue. ek hai aql ka istemal quran se be niaz ho kar ke. to quran se be niaz ho kar jo jo aql istemal ki gayi ki jayegi, woh to bhatkao ki taraf jayegi, bhatkao. lekin jab quran ko ki rehnumai rehnumai mein aql istemal ki jayegi to bilashuba woh saath mustaqeem, saath mustaqeem tak pahunchegi, is mein koi shaq nahi hai. maulana, agla sawal doctor farida khanam ka hai dilli se. unhon ne likha hai: "why is it that muslims do not react to the evils committed by the members of their family, by the members of their community, but they launch their protest only to the evils when these are committed by the people belonging to another community, humm, they regard as their enemies?"
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