Thinking again

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وَمَا كَانَ لِنَفْسٍ أَن تُؤْمِنَ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ اللَّـهِ ۚ وَيَجْعَلُ الرِّ‌جْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ 

 And it is not for a soul to believe except by permission of Allah, and He will place defilement upon those who will not use reason.

(10:100)

Truly the Qur'an calls for us to use our minds.

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Why won't you think?

Why Won’t you Think?

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إِنَّ شَرَّ الدَّوَابَّ عِندَ اللّهِ الصُّمُّ الْبُكْمُ الَّذِينَ لاَ يَعْقِلُونَ

Truly, the worst of all creatures in the sight of Allah are the deaf,

the dumb, those who do not use their reason/think.

Qur'an 8:22

Consider this verse carefully, Allah is telling us that the worst creatures are the ones that do not reason.

أَمْ تَحْسَبُ أَنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ يَسْمَعُونَ أَوْ يَعْقِلُونَ ۚ إِنْ هُمْ إِلَّا كَالْأَنْعَامِ ۖ بَلْ هُمْ أَضَلُّ سَبِيلًا

Or do you think that most of them hear or reason? They are like livestock. Rather, they are [even] more astray in [their] way.

(25:44)

There can be no excuse for giving up your right to think for yourself.  The consequences of switching off your critical faculties are absolutely terrifying, not just in the next world, but in this world.  In this world you end up wandering astray like livestock, or herded in your ignorance by those who are evil, or otherwise.