Styles of thinking as taught by Allah swt in the alQuran. Aluran ajar kita memikir dalm ruanglingkup yang dibenarkan dan caras erta had yang dibenarkan

1. THINKING STYLE IN
THE AL QURAN
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3. Inquisitive thinking style.
Objective thinking
Hypothetical thinking style
Perceptual thinking style
Visual thinking
Rational Thinking
Metaphorical thinking
Conceptual Thinking
Qur'anic Terms for Thinking
Barriers that Hinder Tafakkur, Creativity

4. With sleep thinking style, it is known that even our
brain keeps functioning and many ideas and
inventions came to the minds of many people while
they were asleep. We can solve many problems, get
many ideas through this sleep thinking type. Its very
beneficial.
The mind or brain ,our intellect is created by Allah and
our thinking styles are in the Qur`an, the Qur`an
mentions almost 15 thinking styles, but they are
more than that.

5. The reasons why the Qur`an uses various thinking styles are
many, but one of them might be that people usually have
different preferences of thinking due to the environment, our
genetic, our logic and various other things. So due to this the
message of humanity that the Qur`an conveyed and people
will be convinced, as different people think differently and
would be convinced by the style they understand.
Another reason is that the Qur`an aims at enhancing and
improving the thinking styles in the minds of the Muslims.
Many scholars have tried to talk about this earlier, but this
approach was a more linguistic approach.
But we are using cognitive approach because our mind is
concerned.
Linguistic and cognitive approach go together.

6. Inquisitive thinking style
If they ask a lot of questions. Children are very inquisitive and
this is one of the reasons why they gain a lot of knowledge.
We have to change the altitude people e.g. people at
university level should ask their Ustadh questions. They
should be courageous enough to dare to ask, this will help
them in their quest to seek knowledge.
In the Qur`an, the 1st observation that comes to you is the
recitation of the Qur`an and the great number of questions
asked in the Qur`an. About 1,200 questions in the Qur`an in
about 600 pages. The Qur`an uses different ways in asking
these questions.

7. Inquisitive thinking style….contd
Questions and answers is only one third in the Qur`an.
Sometimes the Qur`an asks question and answer the questions
because there are certain issues that the Qur`an has to talk about,
what is beyond the reach of the human perception :al-ghayb,
unseen.
The other two thirds kind of questions in the Qur`an is where the
questions are given but the answers are not written, but those
answers are very crystal clear and everyone knows those answers.
The third type of the questions is where the questions are given in
the Qur`an, but we have to make an effort to find the answer, it
depends on human interpretation. We have to do testing, further
examination to find the answers.
Any Qur’anic verse that starts with: aa, afala, atwi’,??? Are
questions.

8. • Objective thinking
• With objective thinking expectation is very
important, we have four uses of objective
thinking:
• Seeking proofs for claims.
• Not to rely on conjecture (zan).
• Condemnation of hawa’a.
• Condemnation of blind following.
• Objective thinking produces an evidence if what
you are saying is true.
• We should not rely on zan,if you want to make a
judgment then we should believe in yakeen.

9. • Objective thinking…..contd
• We should not follow our lust, these are all forms of
hawa’a.
• Sound reasoning proves, yakeen should be our basis
of believe.
• Imitation is blind following, but following means with
understanding. We know that it is right and it is ibadah
and this is if we are obliged to follow.
• In blind following we follow without knowing anything,
without any evidence, something that is not valid.
• If we are following something then we should be
confirmed and satisfied with what he/she is saying, we
are not following people we are following the haq.

10. Hypothetical thinking style
The use of hypothesis. The Qur`an uses many hypothesis where only
one is true, so Allah (SWT) wants us to follow the truth.
Allah can tell us the right way, but there’s a purpose, our minds are
locked towards truth, so these hypotheses unlocks the mind towards
the truth.
E.g. Have they been created of nothing or have they created themselves
or have they created the heavens, earth etc, and the other ayah says
that Allah (SWT) is the one who created.
The hypothetical and inquisitive thinking styles are inter-related
(questions). The aim is to provoke the intellect to accept the truth
for the truth is clear. It is also used for exploring the truth and as a
impetus to engage in deep thinking in order to understand.
"Have they themselves been created without anything that have
caused the creation or were perchance their own Creator" (al-Tur:
35-36).

11. • Perceptual thinking style
• The Qur`an came with new perceptions which were totally
different from the peoples.
• It says that there is only one God whereas at the time, they
were worshipping many idols, so it was very strange for them.
• Therefore Al-Qur`an came to change perception.
• Allah says “that you may dislike something and Allah makes
out of it something beneficial.”
• No one is perfect so when it comes to marriage, they don’t
know eachother and then after marriage they come to know
about each others shortcomings, and there might be things
that you dislike, but then look at the other side, because a
muslim should not dislike his wife.
• Love is blind, marriage is an eye opener.
• Islam tells us to look at all sides.

12. • Visual thinking
• It is the use of images in thinking.
• In Qur`an we find many ayahs where you will
find images.
• Something is conveyed to us in images e.g.
about Janna, about nar.
• I am so surprised that those who want to enter
the paradise ,they are very lazy, they don’t make
any effort.

13. Rational Thinking
It is correct reasoning and sound judgment which aims at
•minimizing fuzziness and imprecision;
•striving for consistency and avoiding contradiction;
•questioning, doubting, criticizing, justifying, to find truth;
•avoiding conjecture; striving for achievable goals;
•practicality in using means to help attain goals.
Rational thinking in the Qur'an is to
•prove & affirm the existence of Allah, His oneness, His attributes
•to prove and affirm the Day of Judgment;
•and to attack faulty reasoning of those who deny the existence of
Allah, and to refute their arguments and misconceptions.
"Had there been gods besides Allah, then verily both would have
been ruined. Glorified is Allah, the Lord of the Throne, above all
that evil they associate with HIM" (al-Anbiya': 22).

14. • Metaphorical Thinking
Also known as parable thinking style. It is the use of metaphor.
Where one concept is used to explain the other one when we
understand the concept ,and use it to explain another concept.
It is a way of making something understandable.
It also discourages us from evil acts, it makes them look ugly to
us.
• "a figure of speech or analogy for understanding
something by seeing something in terms of something
else."
• It is also called a parable. Parables in the Qur'an can be
described as penetrative diction, closer to reality,
motivational forces, preventive measure, and as a source
of enlightenment. Purpose of using parables in the
Qur'an:

15. • Metaphorical Thinking..contd
• Stressing and affirming the Oneness of God (al-Zumar:
29)
• Proving something which is beyond the reach of human
mind such as resurrection (Fussilat: 39)
• Encouraging and promoting good deeds (al-Baqarah:
261)
• Discouraging evil acts by making them appear ugly in the
sight of human kind (al-Ankabut: 41)
• Warning us not to be misled by our life's materialistic
temptations (al-Hadid: 20)
• Comparing the status of those who are guided with those
who are misguided (al-An'am: 122)
• Glorifying Allah and His Attributes (al-Nur: 35)

16. • Conceptual Thinking
• Two types of conceptual thinking:
• Conceptual expansion - constructing, stretching,
extending, modifying, and refining concepts to fit
new situations and thus creating new meaning - for
example, concept of worship is stretched to include
all halal things which are done to achieve Allah's
pleasure
• Conceptual combination - combining two concepts
together to produce new ideas or meaning where a
non-existent concept is brought into being -
example, the rope of Allah (Habl Allah) which
refers to Islam or the Qur'an

17. • Qur'anic Terms for Thinking
• Nazar - to consider
• Tabassur - insight
• Tadabbur - pondering
• Tafaqquh - to fully understand, to grasp, to
comprehend
• Tadhakkur - to bear in mind, to take to heart, to
remember, to receive admonition
• I'tibar - to learn, derive or take lesson from the
history of other nations and the experiences of
others and not to repeat their faults
• Ta'aqqul - to use one's mind the right way
• Tawassum - to contemplate or reflect

18. Barriers that Hinder Tafakkur, Creativity
1.Ignorance and not being aware of the truth
2.Turning away from the truth
3.Traditionalism and blind imitation
4.Lust and desires
5.Arrogance
6.Hypocrite
7.Reliance on conjectures
8.Conscious rejection of the truth after being convinced
about it
9.Giving the live to the message of God
10.The role of satan in influencing human perception

19. Conditions for Islamic Creative Method
1.Aims are determined by Islamic law
2.Creativity should not contradict Islamic law
3.Creativity should lead to more knowledge about The Creator
4.Creativity that can lead to scientific advancement for social progress
5.Creativity that can strengthen the Ummah
6.Creativity that can enhance the clarity of Islamic message and causes
it to spread world wide
Characteristics of Islamic Concept of Creativity
1.multi-dimensional; incorporating physical, mental, spiritual, and
theological components
2.related to the role of vicegerency; therefore, must consider
responsibility, accountability, taqwa, humility, and gratitude
3.practical and reflect the spiritual dimension of human
4.consider the interest and needs of the community