logic and critical thinking in islam

2. About me
Name : Yousaf khan
Roll# : 75
Class : M.com (1st semester)
Quaid-e-Azam college of commerce
@ university of peshawar

4. Agenda
Definition
First user of logic
Importance of Logic according to Islamic scholars
History of Islamic logic
The reason behind why Islamic scholars studied this
knowledge
Conclusion
Questions and answers

5. Definitions
Logic is the study of methods and principles used
to distinguish correct from incorrect reasoning.
a proper or reasonable way of thinking about or
understanding something.
Logic is also known as (‫میزان‬ ‫علم‬) because by this
knowledge one can measure proper arguments.

6. First user of logic
The founder of logic was Hazrat Idrees(A.S)
as he used this knowledge miraculously as
a tool to make his opposition silent with
proofs & evidences.

7. Importance of logic according to Islamic
scholars
‫اصال‬ ‫العلوم‬ ‫یف‬ ‫لہ‬ ‫ثقۃ‬ ‫فال‬ ‫نطق‬‫مل‬‫ا‬ ‫یعرف‬ ‫مل‬ ‫من‬(‫ایل‬‫ز‬‫غ‬ ‫امام‬)
Anyone who is not aware of logic he can not get authority in his
knowledge.
‫لکہا‬ ‫العلوم‬ ‫اک‬‫ر‬‫اد‬ ‫عیل‬ ‫العون‬ ‫نعم‬ ‫نطق‬‫مل‬‫ا‬(‫سینا‬ ‫عیل‬ ‫بو‬ ‫یخ‬‫ش‬)
Logic is so helpful to gain any kind of knowledge
‫مباح‬ ‫ابشد‬ ‫کہ‬ ‫ند‬‫ا‬ ‫این‬‫و‬‫خب‬ ‫گر‬ ‫اصالح‬ ‫بہر‬‫ز‬ ‫حمکت‬ ‫و‬ ‫منطق‬(‫رومی‬ ‫ادلین‬ ‫جالل‬ ‫عالمہ‬)
Logic is good for the sake of self and intelligence correction

8. History of Islamic logic
Before the era of Abbasid caliphate the
logic was limited to the Greek language
only. But Mamoon ur Rasheed imports all
books related to logic and philosophy
from the Greece and he aims to translate
this book to Arabic language.

9. So Abu Nasar Muhammad Bin Tarkhan
Farabi translated these books to
Arabic language. And he also added
different principles and methods to
the logic so he is also known the 2nd
editor of this knowledge.

10. The reason behind why Islamic scholars
studied this knowledge
In the Greek logic there was the denial of basic two beliefs of Islam:
 That is oneness of Allah (As they were use to say that everything is
made of material like earth, air, trees and water if the material is
base for everything then what about Allah.
 2nd denial of Qayamah (day of judgement) as they were use to say
that universe is independent from counteractive; and anything
which is independent from counteractive that will live always so
universe will live always.

11. So at that time imam razi, imam
ghazali and different Islamic scholars
joined there hands together to study
logic and answer these objections
accordingly.

12. conclusion
In my opinion logic is very good for those people they
are trying to defend the Islamic educations .in order to
answer the objections of logicians made on Islam. But
also harmful for those people they are trying to defect
the Islam and Quran.