bring about results of another. His every action bears a definite
result in accordance with the immutable laws of God. This is the
Law of Requital which works inexorably in the entire universe,
including the world of man. In the latter case, the result may come
out in his present life or in the life Hereafter.
Finally, the world has been created by God Who is both all-
powerful and all-wise. It, therefore, exhibits order and harmony,
purpose and benignity. It is the home of values. It is amenable to
reason. It provides man with opportunities for progress and
development. In such a world, man can achieve knowledge and
happiness. He can work out his destiny by making full use of his
intellectual powers and by seeking guidance in the Revelation. It
would be a grave error to suppose that there can be any conflict
between reason and Revelation – they are complementary. Over-
emphasis on either will lead man astray. Often there has been a
conflict between science and the deadening dogmas of a barren
theology but there cannot be conflict between science and deen.
Ouspensky's remarks on this point merit careful consideration:
A religion which contradicts science and a science which contradicts
religion are both equally false.*(4)
Man needs the help of both science and deen, if he wishes to bring
himself into a meaningful relationship with God and the world.
References- Iqbal, The Reconstruction of Religious Thought In Islam, p. 103.
- Iqbal, Javed Nama (Persian), p. 123.
- Iqbal, Reconstruction, pp. 100; 108.
- P.D. Ouspensky, Tertium Organum, p. 208.
*However, neither does Deen contradict science, nor does science
contradict it. (Syntax altered from author’s original text. Editor)
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