Measures of Central Tendency: Mean, Median and Mode
Bias of Science with respect to the development of Mankind
1. Metaphysical Aspects Of Human being
Sami-ud-Din
Faculty of Social Science and Humanities
Riphah International University Islamabad
sami.uddin@riphah.edu.pk
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2. The Divine Approach vs. Scientism regarding
the development of mankind
The Divine approach to the development of Mankind is different from the approach of Science. The modern science believes only in
things that can be measured, sensed and observed. The approach of humans that science can address all problems of mankind is called
scientism. Under the modern scientism only material aspect of mankind is taken to be developed and nurtured. But in Islamic
view point the material aspect of human being is one of the four aspects that are:
1. Material
2. Economic
3. Political
4. Ethical
5. Spiritual
6. Intellectual
7. Social
8. Aesthetic/Artistic aspect
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3. Material aspect
The material aspect of mankind demands development in Material Sciences.
Material Sciences are those which concern with the material development; like physical
science, biological sciences, astronomical sciences and nutritional sciences. etc.
َِينذَّالَُونعِبَّتيَُولسَّالرََّيِبَّنالََّيِمُ أاْلِيذَّالَُهونُد ِجيَُتأكمًابوَأمُهدأنِعيِفَِةار وأَّتالَِلي ِجأنِأاْلوَأمُهُرُمأأيَِبَِوفُأرعمأالَأمُهاهأنيوَِنع
َِركأنُمأالَل ُِحيوَُمُهلَِتابِيَّالطَُم ِرُحيوَُمِهأيلعَِئابخأالَثَُعضيوَأمُهأنعَأمُهرأصِإَلَلأغ أاْلويِتَّالَأتانكَأمِهأيلع(07:157)
The Quranic word َل ُِحيوَُمُهلَِتابِيَّالط denotes that The Prophet Muhammad ()ﷺhad used to
make things permissible which were pure and healthy for the physical development
of human being if it were made not permissible by the previous law.
The Quranic word َُم ِرُحيوَُمِهأيلعثِئابخأال and was also making things not permissible if it were
harmful to the physical development of mankind.
The Quranic word َوَُعضيَأمُهأنعَأمُهرأصِإَلَلأغ أاْلويِتَّالَأتانكَِهأيلعَأم tells us that the Prophet
Muhammad ()ﷺ had freed mankind from the unnecessary fitters and chains that
were hurdle in either physical development in the case Halal and Haram or
spiritual development of mankind. That is why his Nabbuwah is declared as a
special bestow upon the manhood.
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4. Spiritual aspect
The spiritual aspect denotes not only the inner world of human being. The
foremost duty of the Prophet Muhammad was to develop the spiritual aspect of
mankind:
َأدقلََّنمَُ َّاّللىلعَينِنِمأؤُمأالَأذِإَثعبَأمِيهِفًَُولسرَأنِمَأَأمِِهسُفأنوُلأتيَأمِهأيلعَِهِتاآييِكُزيوَأمِهَُمُهُمِلُعيوَابتِكأال
َةمأك ِحأالوَأنِإوواُناكَأنِمَُلأبقيِفلَلَلضَينِبُم(3:164)
From the aforementioned verse of the Quran we conclude:
The words وُلأتيَأمِهأيلعَِهِتاآي and َوَُمُهُمِلُعيابتِكأال indicate the spiritual development.
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5. Spiritual aspect
امَّنِإَونُنِمأؤُمأالَِينذَّالَِإاذَرِكُذَُ َّاّللَأتل ِجوَأمُهُبوُلُقَِإواذَأتيِلُتَأمِهأيلعَُهُتاآيَأمُهأتادزاًنايمِإَوىلعَأمِهِبرَونُلَّكوتي
(08:02)
َُل ِزنُنوَنِمَِآنرأُقأالامَوُهَاءفِشَةمأحروَينِنِمأؤُمألِلَلوَُدي ِزيَينِمِلاَّالظََّلِإاًارسخ(17:82)
اياهيأَُاسَّنالَأدقَأمُكأتاءجَةظِع وأمَأنِمَأمُكِبرَاءفِشوَِلاميِفَِورُدالصىًدُهوَةمأحرويِنِمأؤُمألِلَن(10:57)
In the aforementioned verse (08:02) the Quranic words َأمُهأتادزاًنايمِإ denote the
spiritual development and similarly the word َاءفِش and َوَاءفِشامِليِفَِورُدالصَُهوىًد
َةمأحرو indicate the spiritual development
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6. Intellectual aspect
َأدقلََّنمَُ َّاّللىلعَينِنِمأؤُمأالَأذِإَثعبَأمِيهِفًَُولسرَأنِمَأَأمِِهسُفأنوُلأتيَأمِهأيلعَِهِتاآييِكُزيوَأمِهَُمُهُمِلُعيوَابتِكأال
َوَةمأك ِحأالَأنِإوواُناكَأنِمَُلأبقيِفلَلَلضَينِبُم(3:164)
The Quranic word َةمأك ِحأالو denotes the intellectual development of mankind.
The word (َةمأك ِحأ)ال Hikmah stands for wisdom as other verses of the Quran tells us:
يِتأُؤيَةمأك ِحأالَأنمَُءاشيَأنموَتأُؤيَةمأك ِحأالَأدقفَيِتوُأَخاًرأياًيرِثكاموَُرَّكَّذيََّلِإوُلوُأَأل أاْلَِباب(02:269)
َكِلذاَّمِمىح وأأَكأيلِإَكبرَنِمَِةمأك ِحأالَلوَألعأجتَعمَِ َّاّللًاهلِإَرآخىقألُتفيِفَمَّنهجاًموُلمَماًُورحأد(17:39)
The Prophets were the first bearer of wisdom and they were the most intellectual
persons of Allah as mentioned in the Quran About Dawood (David) the Prophet of
Allah the Quran says:
انأددشوَُهكألُمُهانأيآتوَةمأك ِحأالَلأصفوَِباط ِخأال(38:20)
About Luqman (A.S)Quran says:
َأدقلوانأيآتَانمأقُلَةمأك ِحأالَِنأَرأُكأشاَِ َّ ِّللَأنموَرأُكأشيامَّنِإفَُرُكأشيَِهِسأفنِلَأنموَرفكََّنِإفََّاّللَيِنغَيدِمح(31:12)
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7. Intellectual aspect
For the intellectual development, the Quran has addressed the intellectual faculty
of mankind to think over the creation of universe and on the sings of Allah in
himself. The words al- dhikr (,)الذکر al- albab (,)االلباب ta’qul ( ،تعقلونیعقلون ),
Tadabbur (,)یتدبرون Tafakkur (,)یتفکرون Tebyaan ()یتبین and Yubsiroon ()یبصرون all
are used to address the human intellect some verses are:
واُلأأسافَلأهأَِرأكِالذَأنِإَأمُتأنُكَلَونُمألعت(16:43)
َرأِكذوََّنِإفىرأكِالذَُعفأنتَينِنِمأؤُمأال(55)
يِتأُؤيَةمأك ِحأالَأنمَُءاشيَأنموَتأُؤيَةمأك ِحأالَأدقفَيِتوُأَخاًرأياًيرِثكاموَُرَّكَّذيََّلِإوُلوُأَأل أاْلَِباب(2:269)
َونُخِساَّالرويِفَِمألِعأالَونُلوُقياَّنآمَِهِبَلُكَأنِمَِدأنِعَِبراناموَُرَّكَّذيََّلِإوُلوُأَِبابأل أاْل(03:07)
ََلفأَونَُّربدتيَآنرأُقأالَأمأىلعَوبُلُقاهُلافأقأ(47:24)
َأمِيه ِرُنسانِتاآييِفَِاقف أاْليِفوَأمِِهسُفأنأىَّتحََّيبتيَنَأمُهلَُهَّنأَقحأالَأملوأَِفأكيَكِبرِبَأَُهَّنىلعَِلُكَءأيشَيدِهش
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8. There are several Ahadith of the Prophet Muhammad ()ﷺwhich tell us about the
intelligence and wisdom of a Muslim:
َأنعََّةيِطعَأنعيِبأَيدِعسَِي ِرأدُخأالَالقَالقَُلُوسرَِ َّاّللَصىَّلَُ َّاّللَِهأيلعَمَّلسوواُقَّتاَاسرِفَةَِنِمأؤُمأالَُهَّنِإفَُرُظأني
َِورُنِبَِ َّاّللََّمُثَأرق{ََّنِإيِفَكِلذَاتيْلَُمألِلَينِمِسوت}
A Muslim is always innovative in his thinking and planning as the 2nd Caliph
Hazrat Umar bin al- Khattaab and many other Muslims were:
َأنعىِبأَةملسَِنأبَِدأبعَِنمأحَّالرَأنعَةشِئاعاهَّنأَأتالقَالقَُلُوسرَِ َّاّلل-صلىهللاعليهوسلم-:َُهَّنِإَكَانىِف
َِممُاْلَأمُكلأبقَُمَونُثَّدح،َأنِإفَأنُكيىِفَِهِذهَِةَّمُاْلَُوهفَُعَُرمَُنأبَِباَّطخأال
The following Hadith of the Prophet Muhammad ()ﷺ
َأنعبيأَةرأيرُهرضيهللاعنهَِنعَِالنبي-صلىهللاعليهوسلم-َُهَّنأَقال:"لَُغدأُليَُنِمأؤُمالَأنِمَرأُحجَِواحَُد
نأيتَّرم«
حضرتابوبکررضیاللهعنهکیفراستمنکرینٰزکوةکےخالفجهاداوراسامهبنزیدکیسرکردگی
میںجیشکیروانگیسےمعلومهوتیہےکهوهکتنےصاحبفراستخلیفهتهے۔
Intellectual aspect
مُّسََّووالتٌلُّعَفَتٌَنِم،ِمْسَالومْسَوالو:هُلأصٌَُّثبتالٌُت،رُّوالتفكٌمأخوذمن،مْسَالووهوالتأثري
ٌحبديدةيفْدلِجالبعريأوغريه.وقالثعلب:«الواسم:ٌُالناظرإليكٌِمٌْنٌَكِنْرَقإىلكِمَدَق»
،وفيهمعىنُّبتثالت.وقيل:/هُلأص:استقصاء
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10. Social aspect
Societal development is much emphasized by the Quran and Hadith:
َوَلًاَوعيِمَجِ ََّاّللِلأبحِبَواُم ِصتأعاواُقَّرفتَأمعِنَواُرُكأاذوَأمُكأيلَعِ ََّاّللتًَءادأعَأأمُتأنُكَأذِإَفَّلأفَأمُتأحبأصأَفأمُكِبوُلَُقنأيَب
اًناوأخِإَِهِتأمعِنِبَأنأَف ِارَّنَالنَِمةرأُفحَافىَشلَعأمُتأنُكواهأنَِمأمُكذقََآيأمُكَلُ ََّاّللُنِيُبيَكِلذكَونُدتأهَتأمُكَّلعَلِهِتا(103)
َأعمأالِبَونُرُمأأيَو ِرأيخأىَاللِإَونُعأدَيةَّمَُأأمُكأنَِمأنُكتألوَِركأنُمأَالِنَعن وأهأنيَوِوفُرَُمُهَكِئولُأوَُونحِلأفُمأال
(03:104)
َأمِهأيلوَعُلأتَيأمُهأنَِم ًُولسَرينِيِمُ أيَاْلِفَثعِيَبذََّالوُهَِهِتاآيَأمِيهِكُزيوََوابتِكأَالُمُهُمِلُعيوَأنِواَمُناَكأنِإَوةمأك ِحأال
َيِفَُللأبقَينِبُمَلَلض(62:02)
The word َأمِيهِكُزيو denotes the social cleansings and development and the last part
َينِبُمَلَليَضِفَُللأبَقأنِواَمُناَكأنِإو(3:164) of the verse tells us that how much the society
was uncivilized in the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) was sent.
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11. َونُد ِجِيَيذََّالَّيِمُ أَاْلَّيِبَّنَالُولسََّالرُونعِبَّتَيِينذَّالي ِجأنِأاْلَوِةار وأَّتيَالِفَأمُهدأنِعًَابوُتأكَمُهَِلَِوفُأرعمأالِبَأمُهُرُمأأي
َِركأنُمأَالِنَعأمُهاهأنيوََعُم ِرُحيَِوتابِيََّالطُمُهَلل ُِحيوَأمُهرأصِإَأمُهأنَُععضيَوثِئابخأَالُمِهأيلَ أتانيَكِتََّاللَلأغ أاْلو
َأمِهأيلع(07:157)
In the aforementioned verse the words: َِنَعأمُهاهأنيَوِوفُأرعمأالِبَأمُهُرُمأأيَأالَِركأنُم stand for
social development. The Prophets (A.S) were held responsible to forbid people
from uncustomary acts and to persuade them to do customary and good deeds.
Islam stresses on social development in these words:
ََم وأَأةقدصِبَرمَأأنَم َّلِإَأمُهاوأجَنأنَِميرِثيَكِفَرأيَخلَعأفَيأنمَو ِاسَّنَالنأيَبحَلأصِإَ وأَأوفُأرعَاءغِتأبَاكِلَذأل
َاًميِظاَعًرأجَأِهيِتأؤُنَف وأسَفِ ََِّاّللتاضرأم(04:114)
The Prophet Muhammad ()ﷺ was order to promote social relations among the
earlier Muslims and to convince them on be social in all dealings:
ََلأنىَألَعكأنعِياُبيَُاتنِمأؤُمأَالكاءاَجذِإَيِبَّناَالهياَأيَنأق ِأرسَيلاَوًئأيَشِ َّاّللِبَنأك ِرأشُيََوَنألُتأقَيلَوينِنأزَيل
َِِيهدأيَأنأيَبُهين ِرتأفَيانتأهُبِبَينِتأأَيلَوَّنُهدل وأأََّنِهِلُجرأأَوَّنََفوفُأرعيَمِفَكين ِأصعَيلوََُّنهَلرأِفأغأتساَوَُّنهأعِياب
َ َّاّللَيم ِحَرورُفَغ ََّاّللَّنِإ(62:12)
Social aspect
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