CONCEPT OF KNOWLEDGE IN ISLAM
DEGREES OF KNOWLEDGE
Ilm Al-Yakin
Knowledge by inference
when someone inform you
Ayn al-Yakin
Knowledge by perception and observation
see with your own eyes
Haqq al-Yakin
Knowledge by Inner experience
The highest Level of Certainty
OPPOSITE OF YAKIN
Jahil
Ignorance
Doubt/Shakk
two opposite, cannot decide
is not a knowledge
certainty cannot be remove by shak or doubt
Conjecture zann
baseless speculation
nazar, which means extension of subjectives desire(hawa), and could develop into a contentious activity( mira)together with: negligence, forgetfulness, sleep and death
JUSTICE
Put something in a right place, proper place
people get what they deserve
If you get good hakim the judgement will be good
opposite of adil = zulm/darkness/oppression/injustice
HIKMAH
knowledge in order to judgement
knowledge about proper places of things
knowledge is light to see things in proper places.
knowledge is opposite to darkness
DEFINITION
ARABIC 'ILM' MEANS
AL-MARIFAH
Knowing by experiment
AL-FIQH
Understanding
TADABBUR
Observation
BASIRAN
Mental perception
TADHAKKUR
Remembrance
TAFAKKUR
Thought
Derived from 'Alamah'
a mark, sign, or token, by which a thing or person is known; a cognizance, or a badge, a characteristic,and indication, a symptom
‘signof the way’ or ‘that by which one guides oneself or by which oneself is guided
alam also signifies "a way mark for guidance"
TECHNICALLY
Realization of the meaning of things - Al-Ghazali
The arrival of the ma'na (meaning) of an object in the soul and its arrival at the meaning - Al Attas
Realization of something in its true nature.
A firm belief that accords with the reality of things (47: 19)
Firm belief must brought with truth, the reality of things.
Firm belief without truth(not accord to the truth) is ignorance, jahil, blindly follow lead to arrogance
PURPOSE OF KNOWLEDGE
Worldly
go over the map
put your mind to work
recall as many details as you can about the keywords you added
Divinely
ADAB
Right Action
when you at with knowledge of proper places of things
ADABA
invited, invite to a plentiful & marvelous thing.
God educated me-adaba
MA'DABA
Banquet
Quran is ma'daba of God-madaba
Refers to:
recognition
to know back, to know again