Inner logic is often in common use by anthropologists to understand local communities. Though the intent is to be appreciative, it is often criticized as overly apologetic, or at least sympathetic in most cases.
Having said that however, if sacred scripture and doctrinal truths can be shown as logically plausible, then inner logic can (in fact, must) be utilized to explore that particular system’s belief system. I opine that this is the only way to go about understanding its intricate symbolic structures and interpretations.
When one becomes a Muslim, normally it is because of a logically plausible reason - be it personal experience or scientific evidence. But to proceed from this juncture, it is only fair and honest to use Islam’s inner logic to derive jurisdical, moral and theological conclusions - this inner truth is loosely structured as the classical Islamic sciences.
Hence, I object (though with all due respect) to dialectical and external modes of criticizing Islam and its traditional understanding (ex: “Islam is incompatible with democracy”) unless for a purely academic exercise.
8 responses so far ↓
mrq // Jun 22, 2007 at 6:46 pm
ni essay utk summer class ke???
bangku // Jun 22, 2007 at 8:43 pm
ada la sikit-sikit…
Laila // Jun 23, 2007 at 8:52 am
em.. menunggu-nunggu jawapan daripada mereka yang belajar tasawuf..:D
cidos // Jun 25, 2007 at 3:39 pm
makin pendek pendek artikel..malas tulis ke atau takut orang malas nak baca?
maaf, blum tau nak komen ape sebenarnya. Tak Ada Logika tau ler aku..
Irwan.biz // Jun 27, 2007 at 3:04 pm
erm.. pardon my ignorance but where does inner logic and usual logic differ?
faqir // Jun 28, 2007 at 12:40 pm
Satu lagi episod bangku dan falsafahnya (?)
kaki bangku // Jul 4, 2007 at 9:05 pm
sorry i didnt explain inner logic that much. normal logic would likely question certain premises such as the validity of the Quran, the existence of God, the accuracy of prophetic tradition etc.
the inner logic of Islam means that once you can logically accept the Quran, God, Prophethood and its tradtion, and you embrace that truth, then you can only derive conclusions from within that tradition.
sorry if that doesnt explain anything! I’m probably talking crap.
maniacsicko // Jul 19, 2007 at 11:45 am
a person’s logical thinking will somewhat depend on what basic fundamental he hold on to…
if at some time ago, the fundamental belief isthat the world is flat, then it would be illogical for them if one is to say that someone have travel around the world.
of course by the very basic logical thinking everyone can come to the point of conviction that there is One God… from there on, it requires some ‘research’ to evaluate each teachings that claim that they are the one from that One God, which has the evidence of the truth…
still, there are many many people, even the so-called muslim, that don’t even use their brain to get to that point.
Leave a Comment