![]() He has to show, on the other hand, that whatever philosophers, theologians, or scholars of any field claim to be rational is not in reality rational if it goes against the Quran, Sunnah and the views of the Salaf. He has to show, on the one hand, that the beliefs, values and the principles of life and society that the Quran, the Sunnah and the Salaf expound have their rational justification they are neither irrational nor arbitrary. This places two obligations on Ibn Taymiyyah. Here there is and must be complete agreement between reason and revelation. And the whole purpose of Islam is the perfection of man on the lines of his fitrah. The beliefs, values and the principles of Islamic life and society have their roots in this fitrah. ![]() He says that God created man with a particular nature, fitrah. Reason is the next principle of Ibn Taymiyyah’s innovative work. Muhammad `Abdul-Hagq Ansari, Researcher in the Deanery of Academic Research at Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (Saudi-Arabia) states the following: In his introduction of the book “Ibn Taymiyyah Expounds on Islam”, Dr. Ibn Taymiyyah has written extensively on this topic. What about people who completely depend on reason and even discredit the teachings of the prophet?.Within the religious context, should reason be completely suppressed?.What is the role of revelation in acquisition of knowledge?. ![]()
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