RENAISSANCE MAY 2021

Faith & Beliefs 39 Monthly Renaissance May 2021 could develop a better understanding. Such people believe that all arguments given in the Qur’ ā n are conjectural and accusative and that they have no connection with the philosophy of decisive conclusions. Muslims who were influenced and impressed by Greek philosophy were deprived of the Qur’ ā n due to this perception. They did not come towards the Qur’ ā n, or, if they did so, they thought of it as a privy (God forbid) instead of a mine. They expected only accusations or arguments in an oratory style: not jewels of rational conclusions. Those Muslims today who are impressed by modern philosophy and science have the same misunderstanding. They generally think that the rationality of the Qur’ ā n can appeal only to mediocre minds. Its arguments is below (God forbid) the wisdom of intellectuals and better minds. This misunderstanding is due to the fact that they are unaware of the foundations of Qur’ ā nic arguments as well as of the varying forms in which these arguments have appeared. In this section, we would like to clarify the Qur’ ā nic arguments about taw ḥī d so that the reasoning of the religion may be clear. Sequence of Discussion Following is the sequence of discussions in this section: General arguments about taw ḥī d 1. Reasons related to the universe 2. Reasons of the soul Specific reasons of taw ḥī d 1. Arguments according to the beliefs of the addresses 2. Summary of previous arguments 3. Impact of belief in taw ḥī d upon individuals and community 4. Importance of belief in taw ḥī d in religion. Since this part is the opposite of the essence of polytheism, it is important to review the latter before reading it. The real purpose of this section is only to explain the arguments on taw ḥī d . Other discussions that are related to this chapter have been discussed in detail in “Reality of Shirk ”. I pray to God that He places the things that have come from the heart and are truthful in the hearts of readers and if any errors have been committed, to remove their impact. ـــــــــــــــــــــــــ