Transcript Basic Problem of Human Life and their Solution Sources of

Basic Problem of Human Life and
their Solution
Sources of Knowledge
Importance of Revelation
Basic Problems
• Two Types
▫ Natural/Basic
 Collective in Nature
▫ Secondary/Miscellaneous
 Not of all
Basic/Natural Problems
• About Self
▫ Who am I?
▫ What is Purpose of life ?
▫ Concept of freedom (Independent or subordinate)?
• About Universe
▫ Why it was Created ?
▫ What will be it’s end?
▫ How the universe was created ?
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• About Creator
▫ Who is the Creator?
▫ What is the purpose of creation?
▫ What is the relationship between creator and
creation?
▫ What will happen after death?
Solutions of these Problems
• Ignorance
• Knowledge
Ignorance
• Rational ignorance
▫ A voluntary state of ignorance that can occur
when the cost of educating oneself on an issue
exceeds the potential benefit that the knowledge
would provide
• Blank Ignorance
▫ Innocence, a term sometimes used to indicate a
naive lack of knowledge or understanding
Knowledge
• Plato famously defined knowledge as "justified
true belief", though "well-justified true belief"
• In Islam,
▫ "The Knowing" (al-ʿAlīm) is one of the 99 names
reflecting distinct attributes of God.
▫ The Qur'an asserts that knowledge comes from
God (2:239) and various Hadith encourage the
acquisition of knowledge
Types of Knowledge
• Needed for Material Development
• Needed for Ifran-e-Zat / Spiritual Up healing
Basic Sources of Knowledge
• Senses
▫ Basic five
▫ Additional Five
• Short Comings
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Limited
Temporary
Only gives Facts
Doubtful
Cant tell about Meta Physical things
• Aqal (Wisdom)
▫ To Understand
▫ Guidance
• Aqal in Quran
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Thankful for His Blessings 2-269
If Akhrat is better than this life Aeraff-169
Excel in fruit Raad-4
In the formation of day and night 3-190
Drawback
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Limited
May Contrast
Ineffective
Changeable
Have contrast in It
Depended on senses
Wajdan (Mirth)
• Concept
▫ Truth is suddenly revealed
▫ Observation + Reasoning = Mirth
▫ Without senses and understanding , knowing
about truth
• Shortcomings
▫ Affected by Senses
▫ Utmost struggle needed
▫ Cant be relayed upon
Understanding/ Shaoor
• Concept
▫ Based on environment, Experience, age, Maturity
• Types
▫ Conscious
▫ Sub Conscious
▫ Pre Consciousness
• Inadequacy
▫ Limited
▫ Dubious
Certified Knowledge
• Concept
▫ Experiences + Traditions + Observation
• Inadequacy
▫ Changeable
▫ Not vast
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Ilham / Intuition
• Concept
▫ Truth in reveled at heart from God
Conscience
• Concept
▫ Differentiate b/w good and bad
• Limitation
▫ Cant instigate good or bad
▫ Imbalance
▫ Tilted towards self
Ma`rfat / Mystical (Spiritual Truth)
• Concept
▫ Know the Nature and law of nature (God)
▫ Depends; Piety, Aloofness from sin, Purity
• Kashaf (Spiritual Discovery)
Revelation
Ilham/
Intuition
Ma~rifat /
Spiritual
Truth
Kashaf /
Unveiling
Wajdan/
Mirth
Common
Man
Of
theological
truths
Spiritual
Truth
For selected
persons of
God
Revelation
• From God only
• For Prophets
• Types
▫ In Words
▫ Sense revealed at heart
Authenticity of Wahi
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Certain
Complete
Independent
Perfect
Permanent
Error Free
Unlimited
Tells about meta physical truth
Reliable
For all purpose
Solution of Basic Problems
• Tells about
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Creation
Death
Purpose of Life
Protection of Quran
Life after death
All basic problems are solved
Conclusion
• All sources of knowledge are imperfect but Wahi
• The only perfect solution of Basic Problems of
Human life