Freedom of thinking in Islamic civilization Written by Dr.
Ragheb Elsergany.. Islamic civilization’s care for freedom of
thinking Islam has enshrined the freedom of thought and cared
for it. The Islamic civilization stands as witness for this.
This was clear as Islam has called for thinking and making as
functional the powers of reason in thinking about the whole
universe with its skies and earth. Islam urged all the people to
do this and God Almighty said: “Say: "I do admonish you on one
point: that ye do stand up before Allah,- (It may be) in pairs,
or (it may be) singly,- and reflect." [Saba: 46] and also: “Do
they not travel through the land, so that their hearts (and
minds) may thus learn wisdom and their ears may thus learn to
hear? Truly it is not their eyes that are blind, but their
hearts which are in their breasts.” [Pilgrimage:46]. Islam urges
use of mental faculties, proofs Islam has blamed those who block
their sensual and mental faculties from functioning and put them
in a rank lower than beasts