Al-Daleel

Human thought contains a great number of concepts and issues related to various topics, and to make use of which, scholars and researchers have paid too much attention to classifying them into groups of sciences according to their subject matter and the way of studying them, trying to discover the hierarchy between these sciences due to the order of their subjects; to get at a coherently cognitive system, including what is former and what is later according to reality and possibility, or according to learning and evidence. No doubt that among those concepts and matters, there is what is related to man’s perceptions and visions about the cause of the world and its characteristics and actions, which has been classified as world view or faith. In these pages, we want to show the conception of faith and its position in this human cognitive system, and its rank among all sciences in that system.

Creed is the cornerstone of religious knowledge, as all moral values and individual and social behaviors depend on it. If the creed is sound, everything built upon it becomes sound, and if the creed is corrupted, everything relying on it becomes corrupted. Therefore, it is essential for us to identify accepted standards and well-studied criteria to distinguish the sound creed from the flawed one. In this article, we have explored several criteria and measures to differentiate truth from falsehood in beliefs. These include: the compatibility of the creed with sound innate human nature, its alignment with sound reasoning, the internal harmony and coherence among the elements of the creedal system, and the congruence of the creed with the desired practical and theoretical outcomes. Since this research relies on foundational principles and preliminary studies, we addressed—prior to outlining the criteria—the classifications of creedal issues and their objectives, paving the way for reaching the desired conclusion.

The Search for Perfection—an inherent aspect of human existence in its quest for self-identity and true belonging—can only be realized within the framework of a cosmic worldview. It is this worldview that the human mind relies upon to establish an ideology capable of diagnosing the principle of its motion and ultimate purpose. This is due to the generative relationship between what is and what ought to be. Humanity cannot uncover its true identity or resolve the epistemological inquiry—From where? To where? In where?—except through the existential and epistemological realism embedded in the divine cosmic worldview (al-ʿaqīdah, or creed). This worldview serves as the foundation for constructing judgments, ethics, and laws, reflecting the profound interdependence between the creedal dimension and the practical dimension. This article thus seeks to illuminate the role of the divine cosmic worldview (al-ʿaqīdah) in shaping ideological vision. It does so by examining the conceptual frameworks integral to forming the article’s epistemological direction, focusing on two pivotal axes that permeate its structure: the cosmic worldview and the ideological vision. Subsequently, it addresses key issues within the cosmic worldview, particularly those pertaining to theological-realistic concerns. Building on this, the cosmic worldview is categorized into divine and materialistic frameworks, culminating in an analysis of the generative relationship between the divine cosmic worldview and ideological vision. The article concludes by outlining the epistemological premises and methodologies employed in this study.

The question of first doctrinal necessity is one of the most controversial issues in theology. The books of theology have discussed it and raised the question about it among all other doctrinal obligations. This matter has turned into a controversial topic, taking a very scope that every scholar has come to offer his own vision about the first doctrinal necessity.

vision that constitutes man’s cognitive belief about this existence. The aim of this study is to offer a view on positive methodological behavior in the process of building the doctrinal system by making use of all cognitive tools, and to make the most use of its data in proving the existential realities, and provide a real discussion of the contradiction between them. We also try, in this study, to get to a clear vision in making the cognitive tools integrative and not destructive, through the reference to their only authentic source, which is reason; the absolute scientific perceptual dominating tool in all levels of thought.

This study deals with the relation between faith and behavior, showing its kind, discussing the mutual effects, and defining the position of this relation in the cognitive system of Islam, and its influence in moral progression and spiritual perfection of man, which may take him to the position of full monotheism (essence, attributes, and actions). The study also discusses the negative side of the phenomenon of separation between faith and behavior.

In this study, we discuss the Qur\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'anic approach that establishes faith in man, by offering the tools that form the Quranic approach or that the Quran has used. It is the approach of common sense, reason, debate and story. So, our study discusses these methods objectively and scientifically, and shows the applications of every approach taking them from the Qur’an itself. After defining common sense, we deal with its applicable area, such as the phenomena of livelihood, life and death, and Knowledge of the Unseen. These areas cause to man an obsession that drives him, by common sense and conscience, to believe in the oneness of Allah. So is the rational approach. Reason in the Qur›anic and Hadith texts is the implicit authority, while prophets are the explicit authority. Reason, for man, is the tool of thinking, and the measure of distinguishing between good and evil. In fact, the realizing of all good is done by reason. We have defined reason and mentioned its applications, including the belief in the Wise Maker and Administrator, and the belief in prophethood and afterlife, and so on with the rest of the other approaches, such as debate which is just a goal and purpose, but not a means to get to the right and distinguish it from falsehood. Then comes the historical narrative approach, which has so many divine lessons and examples. The result of this study is to get to the fact that the Qur’an has rooted in man certain beliefs that form the basis of the faith in Almighty Allah. As to the term of Qur›anic approach included in this study, we mean by it our understanding of the method and the way which the Holy Quran followed through its holy verses, to consolidate and root faith in the soul of man. The method used in these verses may be to raise reason, common sense, or persuasion, so that man may get to know well Almighty Allah, know His prophets and messengers, and know resurrection and the Afterlife. And so on in the rest of the doctrinal system.

Some people question the usefulness of exploring matters of creed for various reasons and justifications. In this article, we have focused on the skepticism that claims such an inquiry is futile and meaningless, extending this doubt to encompass religion as a whole. While this skepticism may arise from different factors, the one emphasized in this article is the despair of reaching a specific and definitive conclusion in the search for correct beliefs. Experience has shown that humans arrive at certain conclusions in their study of any field and benefit from the results derived from their research. If we take a broader perspective, we see that people pursue things that have definitive outcomes for them-or at least hope for such definitiveness-whereas, from this viewpoint, the search for creed and religion does not appear purposeful.