Категории: Все - humility - faith - information - learning

по Fariha Suleiman 8 лет назад

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The Concept of Knowledge

The pursuit of knowledge holds significant value in various aspects of life, particularly in achieving happiness and divine pleasure. Knowledge can be categorized into different levels of certainty, ranging from doubt to absolute certainty.

The Concept of Knowledge

The Concept of Knowledge

Purpose of Seeking Knowledge

To get Allah's pleasure
To distinguish between right and wrong
To achieve the happiness of both worlds (hasanah al-Dunyanwa al-Akhirah)
To practice with it

Degrees of Knowledge

0% = Jahl
30% = Wahm (estimation)
50% = Shakk (doubt
70% = Zann (conjecture)
100% = Ilm Yakin
200% = Ainul Yakin
300% = Haqqul Yakin

Adab (Manners) & Knowledge Acquisition

Ignore the different opinions among people
Be humble towards teachers
Minimize affairs of the world
Purify soul from impure traits & blameworthy characteristics

Knowledge VS Information

Information
Perceived differently
Can be shared, much more easily understood by everyone
General data expressed by numbers, words, images and sounds
Knowledge
Can be shared but might be perceived differently
Knowledge is made up of factors such as information, beliefs and experiences
Involves a personal experience

The Importance of Knowledge

The authenticity of prophethood of Muhammad (SAW) is the book of knowledge
The world 'ilm and its derivatives mentioned more than 700 in Quran
The Quran is inviting man to ponder and think & learn
Islam is a religion based upon knowledge
Parallel with the man's obligation as a Khalifah (Al-Baqarah: 30-33)
The first revelation to the Messenger (Al-'Alaq: 1-5)
Subtopic

Definition of Knowledge from Islamic Perspectives

Imam al-Ghazali
He looked the knowledge as the picture about something in the heart. That means the knowledge known by the heart is more genuine and secure because it is from Allah. This is because Imam al-Ghazali, as a sufi, thought “kashaf” (the seeing of the pure heart) as a source of knowledge when it is guided by iman with the help of the sound mind”
Knowledge is the acquisition of that information through which one can successfully attain the true goal of life
Al-Jurjani
It is a product of learning about all kinds of things which requires mental apprehension or cognition
Knowledge is the realization of something based on its true nature through different level of understanding such as application, comprehension, synthesis and judgement
Viewed that al-Ma’rifah (المعرفة) and al-‘Ilm (العلم) mean to comprehend something as it appears with the use of senses from ignorance
Naquib al-Attas
Knowledge has been understood to mean the holy Quran, laws of the syariah, faith, spiritual knowledge, wisdom, ma’rifah and others
al-Qadhi al-Baqilani
Knowledge is Knowing something known as the form and condition of itself in such a way
Imam al-Haramain
For example: differentiating between a horse with a car.
Way to visualize the purpose of knowledge about something by differentiating it with other things
The group of sunnah (Ahl al-Sunnah) have the opinion, which is as follows
“Knowledge is what one knows about something/ what makes one knowledgeable about something.”
The opinions of Muslim philosophers
for example: when we picture a car in our mind: what will be pictured in our mind are the shape of the car, tyre, engine, steering, car seat and others. This means that we have knowledge about the car.
“Knowledge means the picture produced about something in the mind/intellect”

Definition of Knowledge

Technical meaning
The obtainment of the ma'na (meaning) of an object in the soul and its arrival at the meaning (Al-Attas)
Realization of the meanings of things (Al-Ghazzali)
Literal meaning comes from Arabic word 'ilm which means
Tafakkur: Thought
Tazakkur: Remembrance
Basiran: Mental perception
Tadabbur: Observation
Al-Fiqh: Understanding
Al-Ma'rifah: knowing by experiment