Depth
in the study does not lead to the arrival of these matters because the depth in
the study is restricted to the partialities of a matter, its structured
composition and its laws. As for what lies around it and what is related to it
then this lies outside of the deep study and rather it requires during the study
shedding light upon that which surrounds the studied matter to know what
surrounds it and what is related to it because it is not (actually) part of it.
Al-Fikr ul-Mustaneer (The enlightened thought): As for the Fikr ul-Mustaneer
(the enlightened thought) it is the most elevated and it is the thought that
leads to the true Nahdah (revival). It is the thought that clears away the
obscurities and it does not suffice with knowing or understanding the
fundamentals of things and matters and their branches, or the reality and its
effects, or the texts and their meanings as is the case with the deep thought.
Rather it goes beyond all of that to understand that which surrounds the matters,
what lies around them and is related to them. So when the one possessing this
thought looks into and examines a thing he does not find it sufficient to
arrive at its conclusion by knowing its particular weight or its atom make-up
but rather it is necessary to know and understand its circumstances and
conditions.
In
other words it relates to knowledge of the laws that control over it, the
specificities that it is distinguished by and that which must by necessity
proceed along with it and is not able to escape from it or leave it behind
unless its condition changes and its circumstances and conditions are replaced
with others and as such is controlled by other laws and specificities or
characteristics. When this level of depth is gone into in the study then it is
necessary to enquire and question about that which is related to it, meaning
that which has made this thing submit to these laws and made it proceed in that
way according to these circumstances and conditions. This means shedding light upon
the parts of the thing and the laws that control or govern it and to have
knowledge of that which has made it submit to these laws. For this reason it
has been named the enlightened thought as it has not left a single matter
except that it has shed light upon it whilst the deep thought is insufficient
and the superficial shallow thought is rejected.
This
is the nature of the enlightened thought and what distinguishes it from the
deep thought. These are the thoughts that govern the behaviours of the human
and his conduct and upon its basis his concepts (Mafaheem) and inclinations
(Mayool) are shaped and formed, and his viewpoint in life is defined by it, and
through it he knows and understands the meaning of his existence in life. It is
this thinking that decides his position and standing amongst people? So does he
accept and choose to be declined in his thinking with a low level of
comprehension? Is he satisfied to be shallow in his thinking and short sighted?
Does he dive deep into depth whilst leaving a thousand questions and does he stay
away from questioning of those around him in regards to connecting the causes
and the effects or does he deal with it haphazardly when he is unable to
provide reasoning?
Or
does he seek the standing that Allah (swt) has dignified him with and the
blessing that Allah (swt) has bestowed upon him, the blessing of the mind (intellect)
and human dignity. He will think like a human and utilise his mind or intellect
(‘Aql) to comprehend things or matters and clear the obscurities of matters
away and understand their true realities. Therefore it is essential for him to
follow the events and incidents and connect them to their causes and effects,
to know their circumstances and conditions and to shed the exploratory light to
understand all that which is related to them. This is so that he can proceed
upon the path of revival and elevate to the heights of completeness by way of
the ‘Aql (mind/intellect) and proof. Due to this we say: ‘The man will revive
according to that which he possesses in terms of the thought about life, the
universe and the human being and their relationship altogether with what is
before the life of this Dunyaa and what lies after it’.
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