This
body is called half life (or age) where the element of uranium radiates and
leaves behind a body (or mass) of lead from what it loses during the radiation.
This is why this body or mass is called half life (or age). In addition built
upon the law of temperature (or heat) they make calculations for the sun in
relation to when it will end by calculating the amount that it radiates from
its heat and they say that after a certain amount of years it will lose its
heat. Indeed they go further than this and say that there are many stars that
have lost their temperature and gone out (like a light) and have become black specks.
They have also calculated what is produced from that radiation in relation to
the increase of the intensity of the radiating body. From this they say that
the sun when it loses a lot of its heat this will increase its intensity and as
a result the power of its pull!!
And
as a result it will pull the planets towards it and this will mean the end of
the world. This is what they have stated and it does not concern us what they
have stated in their studies however the Muslim uses his ‘Aql (mind/intellect).
He uses it to know that every hot entity continues to lose its heat until it is
equal to its surroundings and that this means that these heavenly bodies
(planets) that emit heat have not remained for long enough for them to have
equalised with their surroundings. This means that they have a beginning or starting
point that they began from which means that they are not Azaliyah (eternal) and
this is what the sound mind decisively concludes. This is what we mean when we
say the thought should be Aqliyah (rational/intellectual) and built upon the
mind. As for the second criteria, which is that the thought applies upon the reality
of the human being and is in line with it? Allah (swt) says: [Adhere to] the
Fitrah (nature) of Allah upon which He has created [all] people. No change
should there be in the creation of Allah. \
That
is the correct religion, but most of the people do not know (Ar-Room 30). This
is approached in the same manner as we have taken to know the reality of things
or matters according to their true realities and how we have understanding
about them what is required to be able to make judgement upon them and for our
judgement to be in line with the reality. In other words the process by which
we have measured the reality of things and matters and the information that
explains them upon the intellectual rational principles that are axioms (undisputed)
and as a result of that the result was completely applicable and in line with
the reality. Therefore in the same way it is essential to know and understand
the reality of the human according to his true reality and to measure this
knowledge upon the intellectual rational principles that are axioms
(undisputed). It is therefore necessary to know and understand the reality of
the human being according to his true reality and obtaining information about
this universe and the human is sufficient to explain it and understand its true
reality. Then this information is measured and the reality of the human is
measured upon the rational undisputed principles when judging upon this human
so that the judgment is applicable to and in line with the reality.
Yes
it is essential to know the reality of the human because he represents the
point of legal responsibility (Manaat At-Takleef). He is the subject of the
study, the one who is examining and the one who is searching for the meaning of
his existence in the life so that he can define his course in it and he is the
one searching for that which will bring him happiness and contentment.
Therefore it is necessary for that which we have used to judge upon things and
matters, in addition to being rational and built upon the mind, for it to also
be in line and applicable to the reality of this human being i.e. in agreement
(and harmony) to the Fitrah (nature) which people have been shaped (or created)
upon. It is not possible to know the agreement of this solution to the Fitrah
or its disagreement to it unless we have known the components of this human,
his composition and the factors that lead to his tranquillity and peace of mind
so that he can spend this period of time (in this life) upon the straight path
and in continual tranquillity, and so that he can be rid of the misery and
unhappiness that he suffers from, in addition to the conditions of worry and
stagnation that affect him.
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