Abstract:
The knowledge in Islam is not isolated, inaccessible, unapproachable set of facts and
information as it embraces a complete and undiluted information, facts and evidence which
human beings could seize and embrace to discover the true goal of the life and realize it. The
life goal in Islam is not defined in a narrow sense as it encompasses both the material and
spiritual needs of human beings. It does not appear only to seek facts and information on how
to create material benefits for the worldly needs without setting out the equilibrium between
the material needs and spiritual needs which are indispensably important for human beings to
achieve maximum satisfaction in terms of satisfying both physical and spiritual needs. Islam
strikes a right balance between human beings’ physical and spiritual needs by requiring them
to seek knowledge to achieve them, so that they could become closer to their Creator who is
the origin of all knowledge. For this purpose, acquiring of both revealed knowledge (Nakl) and
acquired knowledge (Akl) which includes both physical and non-physical sciences, are
indispensably necessary. Two essential factors which are necessary for acquiring Aql are the
human’ ingenuity and availably of natural and productive resources. Both these factors are
creations of Allah and His great blessing for human beings. Hence, Nakl and Aql together must
be regarded and grabbed as the great combination to establish a prosperous, just and equitable
human society in this world as commanded by the preaching of Islam through Nakl.
