العقاده
18-01-2009, 02:24 PM
Asalamu Alaikum,
From the Quran, in surat al-Balad (90) ayah 10, Allah says:
وهديناه النجدين
And have shown him the two ways?
While reading in Discover magazine, I came across an article titled Is Morality Innate and Universal?
What especially grabbed my attention in the article is this
If every time you were confronted with a moral issue you had to work it through, you would do nothing else
From the Hadeeth of the prophet Mohammad (PBUH), we know this
حدثنا آدم حدثنا ابن أبي ذئب عن الزهري عن أبي سلمة بن عبد الرحمن عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كل مولود يولد على الفطرة فأبواه يهودانه أو ينصرانه أو يمجسانه كمثل البهيمة تنتج البهيمة هل ترى فيها جدعاء
In the article linked above,
Harvard psychologist Marc Hauser's new theory says evolution hardwired us to know right from wrong.
Per the aya and hadeeth above, Allah has created us with an innate ability to distinguish right from wrong. This fitra - or instinct, it seems to me, is what the psychologist Marc Hauser's new theory is pointing to, aside from his reference to evolution as the driver.
To me, this further shows how the Quran is an all encompassing book, and how science keeps proving the truth. And Allah knows best.
From the Quran, in surat al-Balad (90) ayah 10, Allah says:
وهديناه النجدين
And have shown him the two ways?
While reading in Discover magazine, I came across an article titled Is Morality Innate and Universal?
What especially grabbed my attention in the article is this
If every time you were confronted with a moral issue you had to work it through, you would do nothing else
From the Hadeeth of the prophet Mohammad (PBUH), we know this
حدثنا آدم حدثنا ابن أبي ذئب عن الزهري عن أبي سلمة بن عبد الرحمن عن أبي هريرة رضي الله عنه قال قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم كل مولود يولد على الفطرة فأبواه يهودانه أو ينصرانه أو يمجسانه كمثل البهيمة تنتج البهيمة هل ترى فيها جدعاء
In the article linked above,
Harvard psychologist Marc Hauser's new theory says evolution hardwired us to know right from wrong.
Per the aya and hadeeth above, Allah has created us with an innate ability to distinguish right from wrong. This fitra - or instinct, it seems to me, is what the psychologist Marc Hauser's new theory is pointing to, aside from his reference to evolution as the driver.
To me, this further shows how the Quran is an all encompassing book, and how science keeps proving the truth. And Allah knows best.