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Lecture# 1
Introduction to Islamic Methodology
1.Importance of Knowledge and Proofs
2.Blind following in Islam
3.Final Authority in Islam
•Transmitted knowledge
•Fardh Ayn
•Fardh Kifaya
•Islam makes it a religious duty upon Muslims to seek
knowledge.
•Teaching others is one of the good deeds that will get us great
rewards even after death. Whoever leaves behind beneficial
knowledge will get rewards as long as people are still getting
benefits from his knowledge.
There are also two terms used in connection with Riwayah and
Dalalah, Qatai and Thanniy.
The Qatai in Riwayah implies that the evidence is authentic
without any shadow of doubt.
Any Ayah from the Quran or Hadith Mutawatir (consecutive)
is considered Qatai (conclusive) in its Riwayah (report).
This authenticity is established based on the methodology of
transmission.
The methodology by which Quran was transmitted to us
precludes any possibility of fabrication.
Hadith Mutawatir was not transmitted generation by
generation as was the Quran, but rather by a large number of
people. So that chain of transmission should be proper,
The deen of Allah is best understood from principles derived from the
Qur’an and authentic Sunnah.
we should follow that, and leave all else aside. For that is the principle at
the very core of our shahadah of: La’illaha il’Allah Muhammadur
rasool’Allah
The advice of the leading Imams is that students should not blindly
follow but they should acquire knowledge from where they acquired
it, in other words, Quran and Sunnah.
No one has to blindly follow any particular man in all that he enjoins
or forbids or recommends, apart from the Messenger of Allah (peace
and blessings of Allaah be upon him).
The Muslims should always refer their questions to the Muslim
scholars, following this one sometimes and that one sometimes. If the
follower decides to follow the view of an imam with regard to a
particular matter which he thinks is better for his religious
commitment or is more correct etc, that is permissible according to
the majority of Muslim scholars, and neither Abu Haneefah, Maalik,
al-Shaafa’i or Ahmad said that this was forbidden.
For example: Just because Newton stated the law of gravity, does
not mean that he is to be followed in all of his opinions in physics,
despite the fact that he was a leading expert in his field.
What Is Authority?
Authority means “the right to give instructions or orders“, this
extends from the family, the country and the religion.