The principle of Certainty (Yaqeen)- by Sheikh Abu Adnan

Indeed it is a failure to our Reason to define ”Faith” as the belief in the truth of something that does not require any evidence.

For instance, when we were kids, some of us had an imaginary friend. It’s that person who lived inside our minds, we talked, played and sometimes we got angry with it.

Hence, I can believe in the existence of an imaginary friend and act as if it exists in reality. Such belief would fall under this definition of ”Faith”, as I do not require evidence to prove its existence. If I fail to rationalise its existence, then, I can explain its existence by way of faith.

Rather, it is by way of Reason; we can prove or deny the existence of something. In the bush, if you see a narrow trodden path, you deduce with certainty that someone or something before you walked such a path. This is what we usually call common sense; “common” because it is standard with every human brain.

Therefore, the term “Faith” in its true definition is nothing but a nice garment to dress up the failure of rationalising certain Dogmas or actions due to their inherent irrationality. This means he/she believes in the existence of what could be a myth, and such a possibility does not maintain Certainty.

In the Quran, the word Imaan does not mean “Faith” as above defined. Instead, all mainstream Islamic Schools of Theology emphasise on the principle of Certainty “يقين” and its role as a pivotal element of Imaan.

The same can be said on using the word “………..” in explaining some of the sequences of events that lead to our existence.

However, if you want the Best of Words, scrap the above and reflect on the following from Suratul Ikhlaas:

Implies:

Affirmation of His absolute Monotheism, and by necessity a denial of Dualism.

Implies from both the above verses:

Severs the chain of infinite regress.

A total denial of the existence of any equals.

To be continued…….

~ Written by Sheikh Abu Adnan