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The problem with your argument is that you have made Islam and modern technology mutually exclusive!

There was a time when Muslims did BOTH and inherently and fundamentally Islam does not have a problem with science or scientific knowledge or scientific paradigm.

Sayyiduna Umar (RA) NEVER advocated that Muslims should stay ignorant of these matters and NOBODY in Islam has ever expressed this including Nabi (Sallallaho Alaihe Wassalam). What him (RA) and others have correctly stated that success is in following the Deen of Allah Ta’ala and Sunnah of Nabi (Sallallaho Alaihe Wassallam).

If you had read even a half of page of Islamic history then you would know that the Sahaba (RA) “innovated” in terms of military technology and medicine and other emerging technologies. Umar (RA) himself brought in many reforms such as Postal delivery, water systems to (travellers) and travelling inns etc.

Your opinions about science are affected by medieval Christianity and its understanding and attitude towards science.
Muslims have no precedence and opposition to science.

P.S: I am deliberately choosing not to engage with other opinions in this thread which are just ignorant. If you are also ignorant of Islamic Shariah, history and science simply state so and move on so you can save us all time. You are entitled to your opinion.

The incident relating to Asif (RA) [*if the attribution to his name can be taken authentically according to principles of Hadeeth] was a case of special powers granted by Allah Ta’ala. It CANNOT be gained by anyone except whom Allah Ta’ala specifically grants and Eemaan in Allah Ta'ala is a condition for it.

A doctorial research into stem cell is also knowledge granted by Allah Ta’ala but it can be learned by anyone with access, perseverance and hard work (*also granted by Allah Ta’ala but more in general sense], apply the same to any other field of science and Eemaan in Allah Ta'ala is a NOT condition for it.

The Deen of Islam and Sunnah of Nabi (Sallallaho Alaihe Wassallam) clearly distinguishes the two areas and has commands pertaining to each.

You may have worldly knowledge in some field but unfortunately your reach of irrationality has exceeded your grasp of common sense

Your point is as futile as your callous way of expression.

The simplest argument is that there are PLENTY of practising Muslim scientists who are neither influenced nor affected by Shaytaan doing research into plenty of fields. There could be some who may be inspired by Shaytaan and there could be some who may be “devil worshippers” but it DOES NOT mean that they are in active communication with Shaytaan (some maybe)

* Before starting another futile argument and further proving your ignorance, read carefully and try to understand what I am saying.

P.S (to everyone else): You ask why people oppose me and here is an example! Here is another one with a hurt Nafs who will now go from thread to thread spewing venom and poison simply because he cannot articulate his position and refusing to accept his error in line of argumentation. Person has NO argument from Islam or Dunya perspective but his Nafs will not let him back down BECAUSE he may be a position of Dunya (or Deen) and not used to being challenged and pushed into a corner.

www.muftisays.com/forums/14-peoples-say/12164-inflammator...

The researchers mentioned in your post are not Muslims. It is incorrect to judge their intentions based on the Qur’aan and Sunnah because they don’t believe in it. It is entirely possible that they have done this research for materialistic gain OR it is entirely possible that they have done it with a strong inclination to benefit mankind.

It is ABSURD to believe that only direction from Shaytaan OR Dajjal could have led to this research. Literature review is the basis of any research and only an IGNORAMOUS who knows nothing about post-graduate research can come up with any other conclusions.

Each advancement is built upon previous body of research and knowledge, this is the bedrock of scientific advancement. In 10-15 years we will be talking about some other advancement based on what you have quoted to be “new research” in your posts.

The reason western based universities produce research is not because people in the West are intelligent and people in the East are stupid! It is because these universities provide tools for easier access and remove barriers to research. There is no Magic to it.

China wishes to be the leader and in many fields (AI, Stemcell etc) they have poured billions into research to catch up. The problem Chinese researchers had was low standards of ethical scrutiny so their papers were not taken seriously, over the past 5 years China has really tightened up their ethical boards and their (new) papers now follow really stringent ethical guidelines, NOT BECAUSE they want to but because they wish to be taken seriously!

The western (materialistic areas of research such as pharmacology etc) do have their own ethical standards and YES the research in certain fields is to MAKE MONEY and they tell you that clearly. When you seek admission for MSc or PhD in any western university you submit a number of topics OR certain topics (pre-sponsored) are available with funding. These topics are from industry leaders who want to solve some problem and that is why they are paying a Graduate student to do the research.

As I said, an IGNORAMOUS who has never done anything of that nature OR has never gone through the process will NOT know any of this.

In my MSc, we had 5 or 6 Pakistani (KPK) students funded by some NGOs from Pakistan. They were high ranking Pakistani civil servants and they were NOT stupid but they clearly lacked the tools to do literature review and critique existing papers and the Professor had to spend a lot of time with them, same was the case for other foreign students.

It is not the intelligence but ACCESS and TRAINING which they lacked.

I regularly meet and interact with foreign research students and NOT come across anyone who is STUPID, in fact the foreign students are more able due to life experiences but they do lack research access and training. Come to our Masjid and you can meet many foreign MSc and PhD students.

P.S: I am not calling you an IGNORAMOUS, just wanted to make it clear.