Ghazali gave 18 reasons why women were inferior here and said that anyone who depends on arguments to seek the truth is restricting the mercy of god.
He also said that people who study logic would apply the same high standards to religious claims and find them lacking. He thought that people should already be certain in islam before studying.
In other words, you should assume islam is the truth before thinking critically about it so you dont become a disbeliever.
also
The Credit for Earlier Muslim Scientists’ Achievements Belongs to the Translated Works of Greek/Roman Scientists, Not Islam
Please note that:
None of the earlier Muslim scientists ever claimed to derive scientific discoveries directly from the Quran or Hadith.
Muslims were initially introduced to Greek/Roman scientific works through their conquests in Egypt and other regions. Later, Abbasid Caliph Mamun (d. 213 Hijri year) ordered the translation of these works into Arabic. Only after this development did Muslim scientists begin to emerge.
Muslims assert that the Sahaba (companions) of Muhammad were the best of Muslim generations. However, despite reading the Quran and Hadith throughout their lives, the Sahaba and the subsequent 5 to 10 Muslim generations were unable to extract any scientific knowledge from the Quran and the Hadith.
Present-day Muslims also struggle to extract scientific discoveries directly from the Quran/Hadith, often relying on science to make new findings before connecting them to the Quran.
Damages that Islam Inflicted upon the Science
Islam made the whole Islamic world get religious education like a donkey. As a result, Islam produced millions of Islamic Scholars in the last 1400 years, who were involved only in Fiqh and Sectarian fights. Compared to those millions of Islamic Scholars, Islam was unable to produce even a handful of scientists.
And you will not see even a single woman in the list of those earlier Muslim scientists of the last 1400 years, while Islam considers women to be deficient in intelligence, and they had to stay at home in the name of “Islamic Modesty”.
Moreover, the prohibition of studying human anatomy by Islam, in the name of “respect” for the deceased hindered medical progress for centuries, impeding critical advancements in the medical field.
And then Islam also made life difficult for many Muslim scientists too due to their sects or atheist leanings. Ibn Sina was hiding his whole life, and he had to write his books in this state of hiding. Al-Razi was hit in his head by his own books in the mosque. Ibn-e-Rushd got the punishment for being an atheist. Yaqub al-Kindi lashed in public.
In contemporary times, schools in Muslim countries continue to teach that Darwin’s Theory of Evolution is incorrect, promoting the belief that humans were directly created by Allah and that Allah directly sent humans to the earth after a woman from the crooked rib of a man deceived him to eat the forbidden apple.
It was the 8th century - cut him some slack lol. Of course his views are going to seem antiquated. My point was that you are throwing the baby out the the bath water by condemning an entire civilisation.
Edit: you are falling prey to the same fallacy of judging ancient thinkers by modern standard that led to Edinburgh University students calling for David Hume to be cancelled for an “offensive” footnote.
Ghazali gave 18 reasons why women were inferior here and said that anyone who depends on arguments to seek the truth is restricting the mercy of god.
He also said that people who study logic would apply the same high standards to religious claims and find them lacking. He thought that people should already be certain in islam before studying.
In other words, you should assume islam is the truth before thinking critically about it so you dont become a disbeliever.
also
The Credit for Earlier Muslim Scientists’ Achievements Belongs to the Translated Works of Greek/Roman Scientists, Not Islam
Please note that:
None of the earlier Muslim scientists ever claimed to derive scientific discoveries directly from the Quran or Hadith.
Muslims were initially introduced to Greek/Roman scientific works through their conquests in Egypt and other regions. Later, Abbasid Caliph Mamun (d. 213 Hijri year) ordered the translation of these works into Arabic. Only after this development did Muslim scientists begin to emerge.
Muslims assert that the Sahaba (companions) of Muhammad were the best of Muslim generations. However, despite reading the Quran and Hadith throughout their lives, the Sahaba and the subsequent 5 to 10 Muslim generations were unable to extract any scientific knowledge from the Quran and the Hadith.
Present-day Muslims also struggle to extract scientific discoveries directly from the Quran/Hadith, often relying on science to make new findings before connecting them to the Quran.
Damages that Islam Inflicted upon the Science Islam made the whole Islamic world get religious education like a donkey. As a result, Islam produced millions of Islamic Scholars in the last 1400 years, who were involved only in Fiqh and Sectarian fights. Compared to those millions of Islamic Scholars, Islam was unable to produce even a handful of scientists.
And you will not see even a single woman in the list of those earlier Muslim scientists of the last 1400 years, while Islam considers women to be deficient in intelligence, and they had to stay at home in the name of “Islamic Modesty”.
Moreover, the prohibition of studying human anatomy by Islam, in the name of “respect” for the deceased hindered medical progress for centuries, impeding critical advancements in the medical field.
And then Islam also made life difficult for many Muslim scientists too due to their sects or atheist leanings. Ibn Sina was hiding his whole life, and he had to write his books in this state of hiding. Al-Razi was hit in his head by his own books in the mosque. Ibn-e-Rushd got the punishment for being an atheist. Yaqub al-Kindi lashed in public.
In contemporary times, schools in Muslim countries continue to teach that Darwin’s Theory of Evolution is incorrect, promoting the belief that humans were directly created by Allah and that Allah directly sent humans to the earth after a woman from the crooked rib of a man deceived him to eat the forbidden apple.
Taken from:
https://atheism-vs-islam.com/index.php/scientific-mistakes-in-the-revelation/107-the-credit-for-earlier-muslim-scientists-does-not-go-to-islam,-but-to-the-translated-works-of-greek-roman-scientists
It was the 8th century - cut him some slack lol. Of course his views are going to seem antiquated. My point was that you are throwing the baby out the the bath water by condemning an entire civilisation.
Edit: you are falling prey to the same fallacy of judging ancient thinkers by modern standard that led to Edinburgh University students calling for David Hume to be cancelled for an “offensive” footnote.