This captured thought was originally uploaded on the previous version of the www.sajidumar.com website on February 6, 2019.

One of the valuable lessons we learnt from our Shaykh, Jaʿfar Idrīs (raḥimahu Allāh), is that scholars of the Islamic sciences share something profound in common with scientists.

When a scientist encounters something in the universe that he does not understand, he does not declare science itself to be flawed, nor does he assume there is a mistake in the universe. Instead, he recognises his own limitations and realises the need for further investigation.

In the same way, when a scholar of Islam comes across something in the religion that seems difficult to grasp or does not immediately make sense, he should not hastily label the Islamic narrative as “problematic”. Rather, he should acknowledge his own ignorance and recognise his dire need to deepen his learning and study.

This humility is the mark of both the true scientist and the true scholar, knowing that the problem lies not in the truth, but in our own limited understanding.

Your brother

Sajid Umar

Location: 'somewhere en route to the hereafter'

01/06/1440 (AH) - 06/02/2019