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revelation. When that view is thus attacked, someone hears who has
knowledge of such matters by demonstration. He does not doubt his
demonstration, but, believing that Islam is based on ignorance and the
denial of apodictic proof, grows in love for philosophy and hatred for Islam.
A grievous crime indeed against religion has been committed by the man
who imagines that Islam is defended by the denial of the mathematical
sciences, seeing that there is nothing in revealed truth opposed to these
sciences by way of either negation or affirmation, and nothing in these
sciences opposed to the truths of religion. Muhammad, peace be upon him
said, `The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah; they are not
eclipsed for anyone‟s death nor for his life; if you see such an event, take
refuge in thikr Allah (most high) and in prayer‟. There is nothing here
obliging us to deny the science of arithmetic which informs us specifically of
the orbits of sun and moon, and their conjunction and opposition. (The
further saying of Muhammad, peace be upon him, `When Allah manifests
Himself to a thing, it submits to Him‟, is an addition which does not occur at
knowledge of such matters by demonstration. He does not doubt his
demonstration, but, believing that Islam is based on ignorance and the
denial of apodictic proof, grows in love for philosophy and hatred for Islam.
A grievous crime indeed against religion has been committed by the man
who imagines that Islam is defended by the denial of the mathematical
sciences, seeing that there is nothing in revealed truth opposed to these
sciences by way of either negation or affirmation, and nothing in these
sciences opposed to the truths of religion. Muhammad, peace be upon him
said, `The sun and the moon are two of the signs of Allah; they are not
eclipsed for anyone‟s death nor for his life; if you see such an event, take
refuge in thikr Allah (most high) and in prayer‟. There is nothing here
obliging us to deny the science of arithmetic which informs us specifically of
the orbits of sun and moon, and their conjunction and opposition. (The
further saying of Muhammad, peace be upon him, `When Allah manifests
Himself to a thing, it submits to Him‟, is an addition which does not occur at