Islam and Philosophies

The one who believes in Allah and prophet Muhammad (pbuh) should not be afraid to confront any doctrine, any philosophy. Those who think that to read Philosophy as a subject one must forget about Islamic philosophy for a time being are sullying their and others believes. This is an extremely dangerous ground to step and begin your journey of Philosophy because you are proving Islam to be incompetent to address modern day issues. Remember, Quran has already answered all the important philosophical questions that were posed to humanity in the past, and those that will be in the future. The entire subject of Philosophy (especially Western Philosophy) is just a perspective of any other human - you are not bound to believe in that. All I need you to do is, that before believing or rejecting the philosophy you are studying, go and check Quran and Hadees that what do they say about the matter you are studying. Try to compare both of these.

The most critical set of questions that is encountered in Philosophy is about the "Origin". That - what is the origin of God? Who created God? Why God is here? If there had been no God, who would have been here? Why Man is here? If there had been no human what would have been here? These are the questions of origin. Various people answered them. The answer that is considered the best is the one that is supported by a logic (no matter how bogus that logic is). So, we have various answers, some are "logical", some are illogical. And do you know what? Quran has answered each and every question already.

Remember, if you have little or no knowledge of your principle doctrine, you will always be scared to encounter questions because you will fear lest my doctrine be proved wrong. Islam can never be proved wrong - YOU are proved wrong. If you think you should not study comparative doctrines just because your doctrine is weak - you are fooling yourself. Because its not your doctrine that's weak and rigid - it's YOU who are weak and not ready to accept the flexible nature of Islam.