ometimes,
even those people who have dedicated themselves to the positive
sciences cannot prove the concepts based on assumptions.
If they can prove they feel the pleasure of
having reached a certain level, a maturity from the
‘’point of science’’….
For
example, the material which
is called water can take the form
of every pot in which it is placed and it is transparent. When
it is examined by scientific methods,it can be seen that water
is the result of a chemical reaction where two volumes of
hydrogen are combined with one volume
of oxygen at
a temperature of +4
degrees centigrade.
In
short,we can say that water exists as a result of a chemical
composition.
However,
this conclusion that the science has reached can be possible
only on this planet as the ‘’earth’’.
It is not possible to have the same result on the panet
Pluto whose atmospheric structure and conditions are much more
different than ours...
Furthermore,
in some cases, the proofs that are shown by the science do not
give the same results in different circumstances even in the
laboratory conditions.
For
example, the Euclidean geometry has made the statement ‘’The
closest distance between two points is a straight line’’,
whereas the Spheric geometry says that this distance can only be
measured by a curve. So, the first statement cannot insist as
being right against the second one…
Similarly,
among the wrong examples is the one which states
that when the speed of
light is exceeded, then it is possible to go
‘’further’’ in time.
Whereas, on the contrary if we travel faster than the speed of
light, then we go backwards in time. Suppose that we shall make
a tour around the earth at a speed equal to the speed of light,
we shall be arriving at our starting point before the time of
our start, before we have started our journey…
When
the scientific understanding which is based on concrete data
shows such a change or a stagnancy, then things become really
difficult for us to understand…
If
all the different concepts had been evaluated within such a
narrow scale, then there wouldn’t be any necessity for the
different theories put forth by the positive science and it
wouldn’t be possible to accept the ideas of
the extraordinary individuals…
It
seems certain that in the coming years there would be lots of
advancements in the research and the findings in this
field…
Also,
in the mystical field the position of
the units who think about the wholeness and
indivisibility of the existence and who say that while doing so
they refer to scientific data is not so much different…
Unfortunately,
the mystical look
cannot be as sensitive as it should be in accepting the
conditions which determine the relative social values. Most
probably this is due to the value judgements brought along by
the conditionings and the genetic heritage.
Ofcourse,
in such a case there is neither the
positive sciences nor
the understanding of getting saved from the taboos.
The already known behaviour continues without having any doubt
regarding the ethical aspect.
This is not a pessimistic criticism, it is only determiningthe
existing situation…
In
my opinion, mysticism and the conditions that would be brought
along by Allah’s science should be perceived by relating them
to the positive sciences.
As a result, by making use of these a point of view should be
formed such that it would give pleasure to all!..
However,
it is really surprising that the humans prefer to look at the
events with a narrow look, through
the horse glasses and they still keep on insisting that
the positive science has contributions to mysticism. Believe me,
this is a mistake which cannot be forgiven…
It is impossible to think that science which prepares the
individuals for different dimensions will make a change in the
opinions of those
who continue their lives in the direction of their feelings…
Hz.Muhyiddin
Arabi in the Žuayp says:-
‘’If people knew about ‘’the colour of the sufi is the
colour of the water’’, the words of Cüneyd Baghdad-I, one
of the most important personalities of the Islamic world, then
they would accept the beliefs of the other people and would
recognise Allah in every image and belief.
However, man has opinions and he does not have science.
This is the reason why Allah has said ‘’I am with
respect to the opinion that each of my people has about
me’’.
In
other words ‘’I can be visible to him
within the framework of his belief . He can think of me
as he wishes, either as absolute or as relative(ly).
By these words, the individual is being invited to go beyond his
feelings and
find out what is correct, isn’t that so?
If
I summarize what I’ve said, I can frankly say that
there is nothing more absurd than a human being who
thinks that he would reach his essence in spite of the fact that
he lives the concept of causality with his feelings and who
claims ‘’this is the absolute correct’’ at a certain
level…
Istanbul-
October
26th 2000
http://afyuksel.com
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