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Can Science And Technology Be Categorized As Zeenat
Since God has told us in Surah Al-Araf that ornaments are created for the believers. Now the question here is that the necessities of life obtained from science and technology and then the adornments & ornaments produced from it will also come in the same category. Or will we see it from another angle? Or only the principle is stated there in Surah Al-Araf?
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Can Science And Technology Be Categorized As Zeenat
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“The Arabic word zinat (translated as adornments) refers to an object which a person uses to embellish something to satisfy his aesthetic taste. Thus, dress and jewellery are the zinat of the body; curtains, sofas, carpets, rugs, sculptures, portraits and paintings are the zinat of the house; orchards, gardens and buildings and other similar things are the zinat of the city; music is the zinat of the voice and poetry is the zinat of words. The sufistic interpretation of religion and sufistic religions consider these things to be an illusion, and generally regard them to be prohibited, undesirable, worthy of being forsaken and impediments to spiritual advancement. However, the Quran does not subscribe to this view. It refutes all these religions, and vehemently says that all these things are lawful; in fact, in this verse, it chidingly inquires of the person who dares regard as unlawful what God has created for man? These last words are in fact a statement of argument that none of God’s acts are meaningless. If He has created these things, then the purpose is that people use them while giving due regard to His limits. Their mere existence shows that there is no undue restriction on their use”.
Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
Translation by Dr. Shehzad Saleem
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Considering this definition of Zinat above, products of science and technology which are used as embellishments or adornments to satisfy our aesthetic sense, can surely be categorized as Zinat. For example, smart watches, wall clocks, certain types of lights, different mobile covers etc. etc. the list would be endless indeed. However, calling whole science and technology as Zinat in a blanket statement would not be appropriate.
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Understand to great extent but in which category technology falls. As a principle how it linked with Quran as we know that Allah has attached the ornaments to Himself.
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Since science is a study of the laws created by Allah, therefore we can use the same terminology as used in Quran 27:40 (عِلۡمٌ مِّنَ الۡکِتٰبِ) “The knowldge from the laws of Allah” used in the context of the person who brought the throne of Queen Bilqis for Prophet Suleman.
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Technology is a knowledge or a skill which creates things. These thing may or may not be zeenat accoring to their apprearances and use.
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Is it the same knowledge just like other field of knowledge? Those sciences which have been created for test and the Qur’an is not their subject. Did I understand correctly?
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Quran is not their subject. Their ethical or moral use is the subject of Deen, not the science of their creation.
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