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THE WEEKLY
www.alhakam.org AL HAKAM | Friday 28 October 2022 | Issue CCXLI Ahmadiyya Archive & Research Centre (ARC), 22 Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3TL, UK info@alhakam.org | ISSN 2754-7396
Will ‘science’ rescue the drowning ship of humanity?
Hadith-e-Rasul – Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammadsa
Understanding the religion
ّ ََ ّٰ َ َّ َ ْ َ أ ّن َر ُﺳﻮل الل ِہ ﺻﻠﻰ،اس ٍ ّ ﻋ ٰ ِن اﺑ ِن ﻋﺒ َ َ ّ ّٰ اللہ �ﻠﻴﻪ وﺳﻠﻢ ﻗال َم ْن ﻳ ُ ِﺮ ِد الل ُہ ﺑِ ِﻪ ُ ْ َُّ ْ َ ّ ﻳن ِ �ِ� ﺧ� ًرا ﻳﻔ ِﻘﻬﻪ ِ اﻟﺪ Hazrat Ibn Abbasra narrates that Allah’s Messengersa said: “When Allah wishes good for anyone, He bestows upon him understanding of the religion.” (Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Kitab al-Ilm ’an Rasulillahsa, Hadith 2645)
Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmadas, In His Own Words
The nature of exemplary trust in God
For years, we have heard atheists – from Sam Harris to the zealous Richard Dawkins – proudly claim science would have the answers to world problems. Well, here we are in 2022 with a crippling economic crisis creating unprecedented poverty, endless conflicts across continents, climate tipping points and the rise of rightwing political influence – not to mention the very real chance of nuclear oblivion. The Doomsday Clock strikes 100 seconds to midnight in our faces: “Leaders around the world must immediately commit themselves to […] reducing existential risk”, reads the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists website. What will “science” exactly do or even say to convince world leaders to hold back and head towards peace? Even though this is the “rational” and logical step to take, as Steven Pinker, Harvard Professor of psychology, would say, how will “science” exactly solve the issue? It’s also interesting that the atheists who
blew the trumpet of the “saviour of science” are now eerily quiet. They have no answers.
The wonder, and limits, of science This piece is not an attack on science itself – why would it be? After all, Western innovation, discovery and science were off the back of great Muslim scientists and Islamic civilisation. Science has progressed technology exponentially. Inventions of the enlightenment era were remarkable; science became the “saviour” and provided solutions to long-running problems. Transport was an issue? Science cut travel times with the creation of automotive and aviation vehicles. The spread of knowledge was too slow? The printing press began stacking books, newspapers and magazines in their millions. Even nuclear research was carried out to create lasting, cost-effective and most importantly, clean energy.
But it’s not all roses. Transport modes increased pollution, books promoting hate and violence were published and circulated, and nuclear energy, despite being highly beneficial, turned into a major threat to the survival of humanity and its global habitat. While science brought about extraordinary advancement to our world, its misuse has also resulted in unconceivable evil; the current affairs of the world prove this point. But it is important to distinguish between science itself and its misusers. John Lennox, Professor of Mathematics at Oxford University, put this so succinctly in a debate with Cristopher Hitchens: “If I fail to distinguish between the genius of Einstein and the abuse of his science to create weapons of mass destruction, I might be tempted to say science is not great and technology poisons everything.”
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One day in a gathering of the Promised Messiahas, the discussion turned to trust in God. The Promised Messiahas said: “I find that the state of my heart is a strange one. When it is extremely humid and the heat becomes immensely intense, people begin to hope with a sense of certainty that rain will soon follow. Similarly, when I find my casket to be empty, I feel a firm sense of certainty in the grace of God that now it will be replenished, and this is exactly what happens.” Then, the Promised Messiahas swore by God Almighty and said: “When my pouch is empty, the sort of joy and pleasure that I experience in trusting God Almighty at such a time is beyond my ability to explain. My state at such a time is extremely comforting and satisfying, Continued on next page >>