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Quran & Tafsir · Q&A

Linking Science with Quran and Hadith

“To what extent is it correct to link modern scientific discoveries with the Quran and Hadith, given that the Quran is a book of guidance?”

He answers at 1:05:52 in Deeper Meaning of Quran 17 05 2015 · 4 min 1 sec

His answer, in his own words
1:05:52
maulana, in ka ek aur sawal hai, unhon ne aap se poocha hai ke maujooda scientific discoveries ko quran aur hadith se jodna kahan tak durust hai, jabke quran kitaab-e-hidayat hai? dekhen, yeh bohat bari ghalatfehmi hai. scientific discovery ke log to hote hain ke maghrib ki discovery hai.
1:06:15
scientific discovery kya hai? laf ko daryaft karna, jo Khuda ka jo qanoon hai, usi ko daryaft karne ka naam hai scientific discovery. misalan dekhen, pehle zamanay mein insaan yeh samajhta tha ke zameen beech mein hai, suraj ke gird ghoom raha hai. ab science ne daryaft kiya ke aisa nahi hai, balkay suraj beech mein hai, zameen ghoom rahi hai.
1:06:37
to yeh scientific discovery Khuda ke qanoon ko daryaft karna hai. scientific discovery kisi aur cheez ka naam nahi hai, Khuda hi ke qanoon ko daryaft karne ka naam hai. yeh bohat bari ghalatfehmi hai, log samajhte hain ke scientific discovery koi aur cheez hai. misalan, main jab chhota tha to main samajhta tha ke khane ka matlab pet bharna hai.
1:07:00
mere bachpan mein khane ka matlab do hi hua karta tha: pet bharna aur taste. bas baat ko jab maine mutala kiya to maloom hua ke science ne jo daryaft kiya hai, wo teesri cheez jo chhooti hui thi, wo sab se bari cheez hai. wo hai nutrition, nutritive value jo hai, us ki wo sab se bari cheez hai.
1:07:23
yeh to Allah ka qanoon hai, yeh koi aisa nahi ke kisi Misr, kisi Europe ne daryaft kar liya hai. har woh cheez jo science mein, science ki wajah se, exact sciences mein, waise to log social science ko bhi science kehte hain, wo main is ko science nahi manta. political science ko bhi science kehte hain, wo main science nahi manta.
1:07:45
main sirf physical science ki baat karta hoon. to physical science Khuda ke qanoon ki daryaft ka naam hai, kisi aur cheez ka naam nahi hai. woh toh is mein koi, koi, koi takrao ki baat hi nahi hai. wohi, wohi jo quran mein hai, wohi is mein hai.
1:08:08
is ko aap is pe kafi likha hai, aap parhiye apni kitabon ko. maulana, unhon ne yeh bhi likha hai, aap se janna chahte hain ke haroon yahya ki kitabein aap ke khayal se kis had tak quran aur sunnat ko samjhane mein support kar sakti hain? dekhiye, mein kisi ki kitab par koi tabsarah nahi karunga.
1:08:31
aap parhiye, aap parh kar khud rai banaiye. khud parhiye, khud ko rai banaiye. mein is par koi remark nahi dunga. Okay, so we will end this session now.
1:08:54
Thank you.
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