Islam Rediscovered
1. Search for Truth
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study of biology leads him to the conclusion that
the whole human system is based on certain
chemical actions and reactions, so, for a proper
understanding of the human body he begins to
study physics and chemistry. This study leads him
to the discovery that, in the last analysis, man like
other things, is composed of atoms. So, he takes to
the study of nuclear science, only to arrive at the
conclusion that the atom is composed of nothing
but incomprehensible waves of electrons.
At this point man, as well as the universe, are seen
as nothing but, in the words of a scientist, a mad
dance of electrons. A philosopher ostensibly begins
his study from a basis of knowledge, but ultimately
comes to a point where there is nothing but the
universal darkness of bewilderment. Thus a 5000-
year journey of philosophy has brought the sorry
conclusion that, due to its limitations, it is simply
not in a position to unfold the secrets of the
universe.
It is evident from the several thousand year-long
history of philosophical inquiry that philosophy has
failed to give any satisfactory answer to questions
