PERSPECTIVE OF RESEARCH METHODS ON THE QUR’ANIC CONCEPT OF (FIKR) REFLECTION AND (AQAL) WISDOM

Abstract

Scientific research successfully transformed an individual from the Stone Age to the modern technological era by providing a voyage of discovery. In one way or the other, it has been adapted for knowledge creation in the field of natural, social and biological sciences. It is scholarly admitted that the research is an integral part of the academic and professional career for which thousands of books have been written to facilitate the attainment. However, the Holly Qur’an is providing a solid base with logical manner. The primary objective of this paper is to demonstrate the exceptional honor, dignity and superiority granted to man over all creatures of the universe with (Fikr) reflection and (Aqal) wisdom. It is believed that Qur’anic verses about (Aqal) and (Fikr) acts as booster to accelerate the pace of man’s efforts for the eternal triumph. The study will try to find out the answer of the question that what is the actual concept of (Aqal) and (fikr) and how itcan be related to the modern scientific methodologies? It will try to pinpoint that how in response to the Qur’anic directions, methodology of the content analyses has been adopted. Yet for Muslim intelligentsia, no such thing would be acknowledged unless it has been proved with reference to Qur’an or Hadith. They strongly believed that modern scientific research provides strong bonds with Qur’anic revelations enjoining its readers to explore the unexplored facts of the universe.