UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUE

UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUE to reality. For example, in the case of the Piltdown Man, scientists around the world were convinced for nearly half a century that this was the oldest prehistoric human skeleton known to us, but subsequent research revealed it to be a mere forgery, bearing no relation to the truth. The fundamental error in the thought under discussion is that while it used all the components that, in some sense, are part of the religion, it arranged them into a structure under an overall concept that was incorrect. It is akin to dismantling a building and using its bricks and mortar to create a differently structured house. As a result, though its components are religious, its overall form does not align with the religion. Despite seeming to encompass the entirety of religion, its unique arrangement is at odds with the true essence of the faith. The premise was that Islam is a comprehensive and detailed system of life, where all its elements interrelate accordingly. In the words of one proponent of this thought: Islam is a way of life that brings together all individual, social, and metaphysical dimensions of life into a single coherent framework and resolves them in harmony with reason and human nature. There is nothing wrong in itself in describing religion as