Burhān Aḥmad Fārūqī’s Concept Of Ilm Bil Waḥī As A Milestone Of Islamic Philosophy: An Analytical Study

Abstract

There had been some thoughts and ideals before the intellectuals that were kept in mind while resolving the philosophical issues. And in the formulation of these thoughts and ideals, the basic convictions extracted from religions played a vital role. For the Muslim
thinkers the only source of ideologies is the holy Qurān; Ilm bil Waḥī. The Muslim intellectuals drew their beliefs and code of life from the main source, but adopted the philosophical methodologies of the Greek masters that were not compatible with the code
of conduct. There must be some exact methodology of resolving the issues that is in accordance with the code of conduct. The question is to be discussed as why the Greek philosophical methodology is not suitable for the philosophical issued faced by the
Muslim community. Burhān Aḥmad Fārūqī (1905-1996) is the first who declares that the holy Qurān not only bestows some beliefs and laws, but provides a methodology to resolve the issues. Fārūqī also devises a philosophical methodology from the holy Quran to solve problems. This article provides an analytical study to establish the Ilm bil Waḥī is distinguished from all the man-made disciplines and the methodologies used in the latters cannot be employed on the former.