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Common Sense and Islam

Common Sense and Islam. Author Prof. Dr. M. Motiar Rahman FRCS (Glasgow) Head, Dept. of Surgery Dhaka National Medical College and Hospital Chairman Qur’an Research Foundation. Author Prof. Dr. Md. Motiar Rahman FRCS (Glasgow) (The most experienced surgeon

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Common Sense and Islam

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  1. Common Sense and Islam

  2. Author • Prof. Dr. M. MotiarRahman • FRCS (Glasgow) • Head, Dept. of Surgery • Dhaka National Medical College and Hospital • Chairman • Qur’an Research Foundation

  3. Author • Prof.Dr. Md. MotiarRahmanFRCS (Glasgow) • (The most experienced surgeon • in laparoscopic Gall stone operation in Bangladesh) • Head, Dept. of Surgery • Dhaka National Medical College and Hospital • Chairman • Qur’an Research Foundation

  4. Definition of Common sense

  5. Definition of Common sense according to reality

  6. To keep man free from diseases that is to make man happy, Allah (ST) has given a unique system called theimmunological system in the human body by birth.

  7. This system canrecognize things that are good (correct) or bad (wrong) for health.

  8. But in addition to good health, to make life happy man also needs correct knowledge of different aspects of life like personal, familial, social, economical, political, international, the hereafter, etc.

  9. So Allah (ST) must have given certain abilities to man to recognize things that are correct or wrong in those aspects of life.

  10. Allay gifted that most beneficial is the ‘Common sense’ or ‘Allah-gifted general knowledge’.

  11. Definition of Common sense according to the Qur’an

  12. Fact-1

  13. وَنَفْسٍ وَّمَا سَوَّهَا . فَاَلْهَمَهَا فُجُوْرَهَا وَتَقْواهَا . Meaning: By the mind of man and that entity who created it in the right form. Then He has Ilhamedthe knowledge of sin and virtue. (As-Shams/91 : 7, 8)

  14. Explanation: The meaning of Ilham is to infuse some knowledge in the subconscious mind of man supernaturally.

  15. So, in verse 8, Allah has said that He supernaturally (without teaching) infuses the knowledge of wrong (sin) and right (virtue) in the mind of man.

  16. And the knowledge instilled through Ilham in the mind of man by Allah (without teaching) is called Common sense, Allah-gifted general knowledge, عَقْلٌ or conscience-intellect.

  17. Fact-2

  18. وَمَا كَانَ لِبَشَرٍ اَنْ يُّكَلِّمَهُ اللهُ اِلَّا وَحْيًا اَوْ مِنْ وَرَائِ حِجَابٍ اَوْ يُرْسِلَ رَسُوْلًا فَيُوْحِىَ بِاِذْنِه مَا يَشَاءُ ط (Shura/42 : 51)

  19. Meaning:No man can talk with Allah face to face,but only through indications arising in the mind, from the other side of a Curtain and through the messenger (Zibrail A.) who gives him the messages that Allah wants.

  20. Explanation: This verse states that man can communicate with Allah in three ways- • through indications arising in the mind • from the other side of a Curtain • through the messenger (Zibrail A.) who gives him the messages that Allah wants.

  21. The Prophets could communicate with Allah by all the three ways. But general people can only communicate through indications arising in the mind.

  22. In Fact-1 this indication was termed as ‘Ilham’.

  23. So in the light of this verse also, it can be said that the knowledge instilled through Ilham in the mind of men by Allah is called Common sense, Allah-gifted general knowledge, عَقْلٌ or conscience-intellect.

  24. Fact-3

  25. يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنْ تَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَكُمْ فُرْقَانًا ... ... ... ... ... (Anfal/8 : 29)

  26. Meaning: oh! People of Faith if you lead your life with Taqwa (Allah consciousness) in mind then He will give you the power of differentiation (between true and false) … … … … …

  27. Explanation: Allah gifted that power which can differentiate between true and false is called Common sense, Allah-gifted general knowledge, عَقْلٌ or conscience-intellect.

  28. Definition of Common sense according to the Hadith

  29. Fact-1

  30. وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلوةُ وَالْسَّلاَمُ لِوَابِصَةَ (رض) جِئْتَ تَسأَلُ عَنِ الْبِرِّ وَالْاِثْمِ.قَالَ نَعَمْ . قَلَ فَجَمَعَ اَصَابِعَهُ فَضَرَبَ بِهَا صَدْرِهِ وَقَالَ اِسْتَفْتِ نَفْسكَوَاسْتَفْتِ قَلْبَكَ . ثَلاَثًا . اَلْبِرُّ مَا اِطْمَئَنْتَ اِلَيْهِ النَّفْسُ وَ اِطْمَأَنَّ اِلَيْهِ الْقَلْبُ . وَالْاِثْمُ مَا حَاكَ فِيْ الَّفْسِ وَتَرَدَّدَ فِيْ الصَّدْرَ . وَاِنْ اَفْتَاكَ النَّاسُ .

  31. Meaning:The Prophet (SM) asked Wabesa (R), “Did you come here to know about vice and virtue?” He replied in the affirmative. Then the Prophet brought his fingers together, stroked his hand on his chest and told him to ask his heart for the answer.

  32. He repeated this three times and then said, “Virtue is that which gives your mind peace and comfort. And vice is that which creates in your mind doubt, hesitation and discomfort, although men gives you verdict (fatwa). (Al Maktabatush Shamelah:Mus.Ahmad,Hadith No.-18035,Tirmizi, Baihaqui)

  33. Explanation: Prophet (SM) said here that man has a mind- • that gets peace and tranquillity after doing righteous deeds and falls in doubt, hesitation and discomfort after doing sinful deeds. • that is, it can recognise righteous and sinful deeds.

  34. Man’s mind recognises righteous and sinful deeds through Ilham. And the knowledge acquired through Ilham in the mind is called Common sense.

  35. Fact-2

  36. وَعَنْ اَبِيْ اُمَامَةَ (رض) اَنَّ رَجُلاً سَئَلَ رَسُوْلَ اللّهِ (ص) مَا الاِيْمَانُ . قَالَ اِذَا سَرَّتْكَ حَسَنَتُكَ وَسَائَتْكَ سَيِّئَتُكَ فَاَنْتَ مُؤْمِنٌ . قَالَ يَارَسُوْلَ اللَّهِ فَمَا الِْاثْمُ ؟ قَالَ اِذَا حَاكَ فِىْنَفْسِكَ شَئً فَدَعْهُ .

  37. Meaning:Umama (R) narrated, one person asked the Prophet (S), “What is Iman (Faith)?” Prophet (S) replied, “when righteous deeds give you peace and sinful deeds cause you pain, then you are a Mu’min (believer).”

  38. The person again asked, “O Prophet! What is sin?” Prophet (S) replied, “the deed with which your mind disagrees is a sin and you leave that.” (Al Maktabatush Shamelah:Mus.Ahmad,Hadith No.-22220)

  39. Explanation: Prophet (SM) said here that- • the deed which one’s mind disagrees with is a sin (wrong) • that is, the mind can understand what is wrong.

  40. And the knowledge that is instilled through Ilham by Allah in this mind is called Common sense.

  41. Importance of Common sense

  42. Importance of Common sense according to reality

  43. To run our life we use our Common sense in every moment. In other words it is impossible to run our life without Common sense. So in reality, Common sense is very much important for human life.

  44. Importance of Common sense according to the Qur’an

  45. Fact-1

  46. وَيَجْعَلُ الرِّجْسَ عَلَى الَّذِيْنَ لاَ يَعْقِلُوْنَ. Translation: Wrong knowledge imposes on those who do not use their common sense (properly). (Yusuf/100 : 10)

  47. Fact-2

  48. وَقَالُوا لَوْ كُنَّا نَسْمَعُ أَوْ نَعْقِلُ مَا كُنَّا فِيْ أَصْحَابِ السَّعِيْرِ. Translation:(The inhabitants of the hell) will further say, if we would have listened (to them that is the statements of the Qur’an and Sunnah)orwe would have use our common sense, we could have avoided the hell.

  49. Fact-3

  50. وَإِذَا قِيلَ لَهُمُ اتَّبِعُوا مَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ قَالُوا بَلْ نَتَّبِعُ مَا أَلْفَيْنَا عَلَيْهِ آبَاءَنَا ۗ أَوَلَوْ كَانَ آبَاؤُهُمْ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ . (Bakarah/2 : 170)

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