نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
عنوان مقاله English
نویسنده English
The relationship between Islam and science is a strategic issue in the foundation of a new Islamic civilization. One method for examining this relationship is the "Elemental Model," which presents two main perspectives: the "Single-Element" view and the "Dual-Element" view. Proponents of Traditionalism, adopting the Single-Element view, argue that the science realized within Islamic civilization and the concept of science in Islam are not two separate categories but rather share an organic unity. The primary research question of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of this model in demonstrating the convergence between the sciences of Islamic civilization and the concept of science in Islam. Using a descriptive-analytical method and a critical approach, this article elucidates this model and demonstrates that the claim of organic unity within this perspective more closely resembles a synthetic and artificial unity.
The research findings indicate that despite its advantages-such as emphasizing the role of spirituality in science and presenting a holistic worldview-the Single-Element model lacks sufficient historical evidence for its effectiveness and faces challenges in explaining the relationship between empirical sciences and Islamic texts. Furthermore, this model fails to account for the historical fluctuations of Islam's influence on the sciences across different periods of Islamic civilization. Finally, by pointing to the Qur'an's potential in the realms of natural and human sciences, the present research proposes unity as a suggested alternative perspective.
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