The human mind, having reached this stage, not only knows but sees.
Seeing, here refers to the clarity of mental vision:
Those who have due regard for God's Laws, when an encompassing
temptation from Shaitan comes to them, they remember the Divine
guidance, and Lo! they see (the truth) (7:201).
Many may know the truth through reason but he “sees” it in the
right perspective when the image in the eye of Eiman is
superimposed on the image in reason's eye. This clear perception of
truth helps to lead man to peace and eternal happiness. It helps man
to maintain a happy balance between the demands of his body and
the demands of his real self. The Islamic way of life has for its goal
the development of the human personality in all its aspects. The
believer, once he realises this, puts himself in the hands of the
Creator and in return asks for the fulfilment of his personality. The
Qur'an referring to this bargain says:
Lo! Allah hath bought from the believers their lives and their wealth
(9:111), For those who do good in this world there is a good reward
(here) and the Hereafter will be still better (16:30).
In the mind of man, the Qur'an seeks to implant Eiman - Eiman in
life and in the renewal of life after death.
References- Bertrand Russell, History of Western Philosophy, p. 34,
- Ibid, p. 34.
- C. E. M. Joad, Guide To The Philosophy of Morals And Politics, p. 239.
- C. E. M. Joad, Decadence, p. 36.
- Martin Buber, Between Man And Man, p. 108.
- Hastings Rashdall, The Theory of Good And Evil, Vol. II, p.286.
- Ibid., p. 211.
- Ibid., p. 212.
- E. S. Brightman, A Philosophy of Religion, p. 211.
- H. Bergson, The Two Sources of Religion And Morality, p. 201.
- Albert Einstein, Out of My Later Years, pp. 25-26; 124.
- C. E. M. Joad, Philosophical Aspects of Modern Science, p. 215.
13 E. Cassirer, An Essay On Man p.9. - H. Rashdall, op. cit., p. 219.
- Ibid., pp. 205; 215-16.
- John Locke, Essay Book, IV(XIX, 4), quoted by Brightman, op. cit.,
p.104.
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