An Example of Noble Character

Röntgen observed during an experiment that certain effects appeared on a glass plate in front of him, even though no known connection existed between the experiment and the glass. He concluded that there must be an invisible radiation traveling at the speed of 186,000 miles per second. Due to its unknown nature, Röntgen named it X-rays. (Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol. 19, p. 1058) In the twentieth century, many such phenomena emerged that could not be observed directly. However, based on their indirect effects, their existence could not be denied either. As a result, modern scholars were compelled to accept inferential reasoning as a valid standard of logic, alongside direct reasoning—because without it, X-rays could not be explained, the scientific structure of the atom could not be accepted, and the existence of black holes or dark matter could not be acknowledged, and so on. With this expansion in the standards of reasoning, arguments in support of religious beliefs became just as valid as arguments supporting scientific theories. The same inferential logic used to establish modern scientific theories was also applicable to establishing religious belief. Thus, the proclamation made by the Quran 1,400 years ago was reaffirmed in history: that no change in human thought would be able to reject the truth of Islam. Every revolution to come would only serve to confirm divine religion. None would ever succeed in denying it. 3. The third intellectual revolution that Islam encountered in later history was secularism. This thought process