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Science And Mysticism In Marifename

Description: The Marifetname which carried his reputation and fame to the climax in his time and in the present day deals with classical scientific subjects such as mathematics, astronomy, medicine and physics,...

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The Marifetname which carried his reputation and fame to the climax in his time and in the present day deals with classical scientific subjects such as mathematics, astronomy, medicine and physics, also offers discussions on modern scientific concepts and presents certain contradictory statements on “Islamic science” and “science. Ibrahim Hakki believed that there is no contradiction between Religion (Quran and Sunnah) and sciences. Religion and science are two aspects of social life. There has been a prolonged conflict between religion and science for a long time, but, as a matter of fact, as far as their ultimate goal is concerned, there is no contradiction between the two. Both science and religion aim for the Reality, but the means of knowledge differ. Science is the attempt first, to discover, by means of observation and reasoning based upon it, particular facts about the world, and then laws connecting facts with one another and making it possible to predict future occurrences. This theoretical aspect of science is connected with the scientific methods which utilize scientific knowledge for the cause of man, due to which people, who, though not scientists, give importance to it In contrast to this the sources of religious knowledge are spiritual experiences which are firsthand, immediate and incommunicable and as such are not verifiable like scientific laws