Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume I — Page 106
! ! 106 The s e are the fourteen main sciences, and if one combines the smaller branches, the number becomes sizeable. I will explain secular knowledge next week, In S ha ’ Allah [God willing]. The Second Speech ! Delivered b y H a z ra t Mirza Bashir - ud - D in Mahmud Ahmad , Khalifat - ul - Masih II ra La dies’ Jalsa Hall ! Feb ruary 11, 1923 Last week , I delivered a speech on the various religious sciences and briefly outlined them. Within each heading, I related the issues discussed therein and the truth regarding them. I did not go in to the details o f each science, but merely wishe d to provide enough de tail to differentiate between each catego ry. I will do the same today. Providing more details wo uld take us beyond the scope of this speech. Today, I will des cribe the several types and sub - classification s of the secular sciences. W ithin each category, I will also relate the subdivisions a nd which issues are a point of contention. I had said this before and I repeat it again today , that not all sciences are meant to be valid. Certain aspects may be nonsense, but they still fall under the category of a science. Earlier, w hen I discussed religions , (I will say religions, however the only true r eligio n is Islam ), I mentioned Hinduism and other religions, although my intention was not to suggest that they also lead man to God. There is only one religion which leads to God and that religion is Islam. Nonetheless, to understand the beauty and excellence of Islam , one should have a brief understanding of other religions. Secular Sciences Likewise, when I describe the secular sciences, it will not imply that each one is truly a science, but rather , so me regard it as such. Just as comparing Hindu beliefs to Islam is meant to show the