How Islamic Knowledge Changed the World! Episode 1.
>> Thursday, February 25, 2021
Did you know, just a couple of years ago, the 4th most powerful supercomputer in the world at the time, took a whole 40 minutes to simulate just one second of one percent of human brain activity. 🧠
We are capable of so much but we often do not utilise even a fraction of these powers.
At the same time, our brain is designed for continuous growth, and is naturally wired to crave new things to learn, and therefore rewards us with a 'feel good' hit whenever we do. Have you ever noticed that?
All this tells us, is that the human faculty to learn is absolutely unrivalled. Throughout history, people have taken this capacity, and coupled it with an unquenchable thirst for knowledge, which subsequently led to world exploration, huge advances in science, art and technology, and free, empowered communities.
Too often today, however, we only learn to make more money, for status or because we are told to by our school, or our employer.
Whatever happened to learning for its true purpose, to build our intellect and to learn about the world?
Just to ponder. Just to be curious. After all, the Quran places immense importance on the capacity of the human mind to reflect on the signs of Allah that are spread all round in nature.
The Quran constantly implores humans to think objectively, competently and purposefully. This is aimed at learning and discovering the natural truth. We believe therefore, that it is our human purpose in life, to know...
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