Speculative Education
Using all of itsmethods and powers, the Islamic education aims at
maturingandreleasingthehumanspeculationsfromthechainsofignor-
anceandblindimitation.Italsopurposestoteachthroughtheproviding
ofthehistoricalexamplesandevents.Itarousesthedeepthinkinginthe
universal precision and systemization so that man will believe in the
Creator.Thisbeliefshouldbeprovablethroughargumentationandevid-
enced certitude. Only then, the illuminations of the conscious belief,
whichencouragesoncompetinginthefieldsofvirtueandgood,willbe
shining in the minds.
Islamhasbeengreatlyconcernedwiththeintellects;therefore,itcalled
for an intellectual liberation and prosperity, and decreed of using the
judgmentsofthe intellects.Uninterruptedreportshaverelated thatthe
Imams confirmed that the intellects are the intrinsic argumentof men
andthemeansbywhichtheBeneficentLordisworshipped,andthewis-
domisattained.Theyalsoaffirmedthattheintellects’judgmentsarethe
messagesoftheintrinsicapostles..TheImamiteShiasdecidethatthein-
tellectual judgmentsare withinthe four evidences, accordingto which
the juristscan elicit shariiterulings. Furthermore, the intellects are the
masterjudgeofthe questionsofcontrarynarratives-narrativesthatare
intellectually accepted should be grasped only.
TheholyQurancondemnsthosewhoneglecttheirintellectualtalents.
God says:
Surely, the vilest of animals, in Allah’s sight, are the dear, the dumb,
who do not understand.
Or do you think that mostof them do hear of understand? They are
nothing but as cattle; nay, they are strayingfather off from the path.
Godhasalsostatedthatthereasonbeyondthetorturethatwouldinflict
theatheistsisthattheyscreenedtheirintellectsagainstthinkinginGod’s
affairs:
Andthey shall say: Had we butlistened or pondered, we should not
have been among the inmates of the burning
fire.
Islam has surely glorified the headmost basis of believing and wisdom.