Status of Intellectual Deliberation and Free Thought in the New Islamic Civilization From the Perspective of the Qur’anic Verses and Narrations

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Researcher and Instructor of Fiqh and Uṣūl at the Khurasan Islamic Seminary; M.A. in Qur’anic Studies and Ḥadīth, Razavi University of Islamic Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Instructor of Advanced Levels (Suṭūḥ ʿĀlī) at the Khurasan Islamic Seminary; Assistant Professor of Fiqh and Uṣūl, Razavi University of Islamic Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

10.52547/qae.2024.1810.1107

Abstract

   The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution stated: “Today, we stand at a great historical juncture.” In the Statement of the Second Step of the Islamic Revolution (Bayāniyyah-i Gām-i Duvvum-i Inqilāb-i Islāmī), the Supreme Leader presented the roadmap for the New Islamic Civilization to social actors. He emphasized seven axes, the first of which is Science and Research: “Knowledge is the clearest means to a nation's honor (ʿizzat) and power. We are still far behind the peaks of global knowledge; we must reach those peaks.” The attainment of the peaks of knowledge and the New Islamic Civilization is contingent upon intellectual deliberation and free thought. Consequently, this study aims to examine the status of intellectual deliberation and free thought in the construction of the New Islamic Civilization from the perspective of the Qur'anic verses and narrations. Therefore, utilizing a descriptive-analytical and library-based methodology, this research has three sections: it analyzes the concepts of civilization, intellectual deliberation, culture, and free thought; and it evaluates the role of intellectual deliberation and free thought in building the New Islamic Civilization by citing verses of the Holy Qur’an (Qur’ān Karīm) and narrations from the Imāms (A’immah) of the Purified Household (al-Ṭāhirīn) (ʿa). The conclusion is that reaching the New Islamic Civilization is only possible by giving special attention to intellectual deliberation and by creating a suitable environment for the clash of ideas (taḍārub-i ārā’) within a context of free thought.

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