The Re-emergence of Islamic Enlightenment — Page 39
AHMADI MUSLIM RESEARCHERS - RESTORING ISLAM’S GOLDEN AGE 39 and to ensure that whatever intellectual progress is made is utilised in the right way for the betterment of mankind. In his discussions with Professor Wragge, the Promised Messiah as affirmed that there was no contradiction between science and religion and that no matter how far science progressed, it would never prove a single letter or word of the Holy Qur’an, or the teachings of Islam, to be untrue. Rather, every discovery and every development would serve as additional proof of the truth of the teachings of the Holy Qur’an and the existence of the One God. Certainly, the Holy Qur’an does not shy away from science or discourage its followers from study. Quite the opposite – the Holy Qur’an instructs believers to explore, to investigate and to utilise their intellect and God-given faculties. 6 Indeed, those who strive to advance human knowledge for the benefit of humanity will reap the rewards of Allah the Almighty for their efforts. However, the Holy Qur’an has also warned humans from interfering with the laws of nature or from seeking to change or modify the creation of Allah through unnatural means. 7 For example, in recent years, the boundaries of scientific ethics have gradually eroded, whereby there have been attempts to pursue immoral and dangerous pursuits such as genetic engineering and the cloning of living creatures. The results of such undertakings, where humans far exceed their limits and seek to ‘play God’, will surely be catastrophic and be the means of driving mankind towards its destruction. It will not only lead the protagonists towards Hell in the Hereafter, but they will