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{{Quote|{{Quran|16|101}}|And when We change (one) communication for (another) communication, and '''Allah knows best''' what He reveals, they say: You are only a forger. Nay, most of them do not know.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|16|101}}|And when We change (one) communication for (another) communication, and '''Allah knows best''' what He reveals, they say: You are only a forger. Nay, most of them do not know.}} | ||
In this example, the Jews knew some religious stories. They asked for Allah to reveal to | In this example, the Jews knew some religious stories. They asked for Allah to reveal to them those stories, so that they can compare them and if his stories are the same as theirs, and ascertain if Muhammad is the messenger of god. One part of those stories was information about how long did the cave dwell. Muhammad [[Seven Sleepers of Ephesus in the Quran|revealed 309, which was incorrect]]. So then he revealed that "Allah knows best": | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|18|26}}|Say: '''Allah knows best''' how long they remained; to Him are (known) the unseen things of the heavens and the earth; how clear His sight and how clear His hearing! There is none to be a guardian for them besides Him, and He does not make any one His associate in His Judgment.}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|18|26}}|Say: '''Allah knows best''' how long they remained; to Him are (known) the unseen things of the heavens and the earth; how clear His sight and how clear His hearing! There is none to be a guardian for them besides Him, and He does not make any one His associate in His Judgment.}} | ||
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==Comfort in Ignorance== | ==Comfort in Ignorance== | ||
On of the reasons Intelligent Design is not accepted by the community of scientific biologists is because it stifles further inquiry, according to evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins < | On of the reasons Intelligent Design is not accepted by the community of scientific biologists is because it stifles further inquiry, according to evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins <ref>Dawkins Richard, The God Delusion, p.126, London: Bantam Press, 2006</ref>. The idea that "god did it" and "god knows the answer" smothers inquiry by taking away the impetus for further investigation. Saying "Allah knows best" instead of "I don't know" or "I am not sure" effectively makes people more comfortable in their ignorance, and is thus inimical to the scientific method which always seeks to ask questions where mysteries remain. | ||
Dawkins sums up the scientific opposition to the "allahu 'alam" culture of Islam saying: | Dawkins sums up the scientific opposition to the "allahu 'alam" culture of Islam saying: | ||