Knowledge for granted?
Knowledge..
Does it make u wiser or those it make u more critical of the things around you? If u hadn't noticed..being wise is a positive trait and being critical (in my context..lets not quarrel over english here..) is a negative aspect. Being critical here..in my blog..is being negatively repulsive of thoughts by others and also being..i dunno..guess u got my pt huh?
I dunno..knowledge is a key factor..a key to the opening of new doors..and with every new door opened is a passage-way of new doors yet to be opened.
Like this quote from this sufi guy..(ancient la..) guess it goes like "With every new knowledge acquired is the discovery of others things you have no knowledge of.." But what is key to learning? With my very humblest of opinion coupled with my very shallow knowledge of my religion.. What i know is with the seeking of knowledge, is the need of intentions n faith as guidance, just like u need map n compass to guide u. Other than that, u need teachers.
But recently, i guess, when i seek knowledge..i start to question things around. Hmm..can i assume my faith is fading? I sincerely hope with the grace of God that it isn't.. In class, we touch upon issues such as religion being a 'social construct' to keep order in the world. I would love to believe that it's a divine-construct but
there is this thought in my mind..(setan kot?) it asks me WHICH? There is this thought in my mind that asks me "What if u were in the time of Jesus or Muhammad
s.a.w..would u believe what they preach?" and "Would i be one to think they are lunatics?" would U?
They said religion appealed to the masses last time due to the chaos and periods of dark ages...would it apply now? If tomorrow, some guy goes around saying he is a messenger of God, would u believe him? Would u tink he's crazy..touch your heart and think. A lot of us now would think in a context that since we are Christians, Muslims or Buddhists or whatever faiths we believe in..we say we will believe only in our religion. What if we were back then, one of the idol worshippers, we had no religion like back then or we were of a different faith than what was preached and we had great faith in our believe? Wouldn't u be part of the people in history who rejected the faith and is seen as disbelievers by people now who believed they are of the true way? Wasn't Islam introduced in a society that believed in Idolism?
I sincerely realise that with my entry here, some ppl mght not be happy but its not my intention. I jus wanna address a point..that people take knowledge for granted. We take it wholesale without analysis, without question..importantly without understanding. Religion is a touchy topic for some with regard to this.
Many may regard it as a blesphemy to question teaching. In a sociological point of view, is it a form of control? By ascertaining what is blesphemous, is it a form
of keeping order within a religion? Do we really take in what others teach us? What forms the basis for this humungous trust? Is it because that person is an acclaimed ustadz (religious teacher) or author? Why is he acclaimed? Is it because the way he present stuffs is popular amongst the masses? Or is it what he says is correct? Then, how would you know its correct if you had no prior knowledge of what he's teaching in the first place? What then forms the basis of your analysis? (whether what he says has truth in it?) What i see is all these falls back on trust..
Knowledge based on trust?
Am i asking too many questions? M i crossing the edge across the border to a state they call 'Blesphemy'? I seek again that God forgives me if i had done so cos in my understanding, blesphemy is an unpardonable sin. I dun wanna take things for granted..that i am Muslim just by ancestry..by transferrence of believe from the previous generation to me.. To garner faith in something i dun understand in..yet. Is school helping me in this..with Singapore Society (Sociology modules), Philosophy and Malay Studies all adressing issues in a sort of unbiased perspective. From a third person point of view. These three modules sort of involed these quetions within me. Well, these shouldn't be the only avenues i seek from..knowledge is abundant and this one i believe..
"Have sincerity in all that u do..
Cos the divine power will help..
With sincerity, hopefully u find what u seek..
Hopefully its not tainted by others perspectives..
Hopefully with that sincerity that u hold..
The divine one presents u what u seek Crystal Clear..
Hopefully..
Meanwhile..refine ur believe and faith..
Refine ur intentions..
Have sincerity in what u do.."
-vZOj
This is what i believe in..Well i guess and hope even if i've ruffled some feathers, it allows for room of thought. Hope, some may have shared in my quest for
knowledge not by sheer ignorance but by finding what u seek...in its purest form. I believe that there is a universal truth somewhere, general to all and that islam is true.
May Allah guide us all..bless us with happiness and health n protect us from the dangers of this world, physically or mentally. Help us become successful people in the world and after...
Does it make u wiser or those it make u more critical of the things around you? If u hadn't noticed..being wise is a positive trait and being critical (in my context..lets not quarrel over english here..) is a negative aspect. Being critical here..in my blog..is being negatively repulsive of thoughts by others and also being..i dunno..guess u got my pt huh?
I dunno..knowledge is a key factor..a key to the opening of new doors..and with every new door opened is a passage-way of new doors yet to be opened.
Like this quote from this sufi guy..(ancient la..) guess it goes like "With every new knowledge acquired is the discovery of others things you have no knowledge of.." But what is key to learning? With my very humblest of opinion coupled with my very shallow knowledge of my religion.. What i know is with the seeking of knowledge, is the need of intentions n faith as guidance, just like u need map n compass to guide u. Other than that, u need teachers.
But recently, i guess, when i seek knowledge..i start to question things around. Hmm..can i assume my faith is fading? I sincerely hope with the grace of God that it isn't.. In class, we touch upon issues such as religion being a 'social construct' to keep order in the world. I would love to believe that it's a divine-construct but
there is this thought in my mind..(setan kot?) it asks me WHICH? There is this thought in my mind that asks me "What if u were in the time of Jesus or Muhammad
s.a.w..would u believe what they preach?" and "Would i be one to think they are lunatics?" would U?
They said religion appealed to the masses last time due to the chaos and periods of dark ages...would it apply now? If tomorrow, some guy goes around saying he is a messenger of God, would u believe him? Would u tink he's crazy..touch your heart and think. A lot of us now would think in a context that since we are Christians, Muslims or Buddhists or whatever faiths we believe in..we say we will believe only in our religion. What if we were back then, one of the idol worshippers, we had no religion like back then or we were of a different faith than what was preached and we had great faith in our believe? Wouldn't u be part of the people in history who rejected the faith and is seen as disbelievers by people now who believed they are of the true way? Wasn't Islam introduced in a society that believed in Idolism?
I sincerely realise that with my entry here, some ppl mght not be happy but its not my intention. I jus wanna address a point..that people take knowledge for granted. We take it wholesale without analysis, without question..importantly without understanding. Religion is a touchy topic for some with regard to this.
Many may regard it as a blesphemy to question teaching. In a sociological point of view, is it a form of control? By ascertaining what is blesphemous, is it a form
of keeping order within a religion? Do we really take in what others teach us? What forms the basis for this humungous trust? Is it because that person is an acclaimed ustadz (religious teacher) or author? Why is he acclaimed? Is it because the way he present stuffs is popular amongst the masses? Or is it what he says is correct? Then, how would you know its correct if you had no prior knowledge of what he's teaching in the first place? What then forms the basis of your analysis? (whether what he says has truth in it?) What i see is all these falls back on trust..
Knowledge based on trust?
Am i asking too many questions? M i crossing the edge across the border to a state they call 'Blesphemy'? I seek again that God forgives me if i had done so cos in my understanding, blesphemy is an unpardonable sin. I dun wanna take things for granted..that i am Muslim just by ancestry..by transferrence of believe from the previous generation to me.. To garner faith in something i dun understand in..yet. Is school helping me in this..with Singapore Society (Sociology modules), Philosophy and Malay Studies all adressing issues in a sort of unbiased perspective. From a third person point of view. These three modules sort of involed these quetions within me. Well, these shouldn't be the only avenues i seek from..knowledge is abundant and this one i believe..
"Have sincerity in all that u do..
Cos the divine power will help..
With sincerity, hopefully u find what u seek..
Hopefully its not tainted by others perspectives..
Hopefully with that sincerity that u hold..
The divine one presents u what u seek Crystal Clear..
Hopefully..
Meanwhile..refine ur believe and faith..
Refine ur intentions..
Have sincerity in what u do.."
-vZOj
This is what i believe in..Well i guess and hope even if i've ruffled some feathers, it allows for room of thought. Hope, some may have shared in my quest for
knowledge not by sheer ignorance but by finding what u seek...in its purest form. I believe that there is a universal truth somewhere, general to all and that islam is true.
May Allah guide us all..bless us with happiness and health n protect us from the dangers of this world, physically or mentally. Help us become successful people in the world and after...
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