Are all religions (and thus, Islam) irrational? Does the Qur'an seek to stifle the human intellect? How reasonable is it to insist that Islam is against reason? And perhaps just as importantly, what do we mean by the words "intellect" or "reason"? The Qur'anic term used for "intellect" or "reason" is ‘aql. In his Dictionary…
Reason, Revelation, Religion: How Do They Fit Together?
The Qur’an undoubtedly requires human beings to accept the authority of religion for whatever lies beyond the scope of reason or ‘aql. It never demands that he accept what is against reason. ‘The messengers,' said Ibn Taymiyyah, 'came with knowledge that reason is incapable of attaining to: never did they come with what reason deems…