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Reason and heart

العقل والقلب

Wajdi holds that a person must balance reason and heart together. Reason discerns truth from falsehood, while the heart gives the sensitivity that restrains a person from wrongdoing even when he knows its harm. He argues that scientific progress alone did not prevent wars, and that Islam educates both reason and heart and calls to reflection on the world and the self 1 2 3. This is the author's analysis, not the museum's verdict.

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Muhammad Farid Wajdi holds man charged with balancing intellect and heart together: the intellect perceives truth and falsehood, the heart gives the delicacy of feeling and nobility of emotion that deter wrong even when one knows its harm. Scientific progress alone, he notes, did not prevent wars and destruction — Islam joined the education of mind and heart and called to reflection on horizons and souls 1 2 3. This is the author's analysis, not the museum's ruling.

People and things also explored

God's sovereignty and human ownership (al-mulk wal-tamalluk)· Major sins (kaba'ir)· La ilaha illa Allah· God's love attaches to deeds, not to persons· Ada' al-dayn (paying a debt: its ruling, the manner of payment, insolvency and the debts of the dead)· Ada' al-shahada (performing testimony: the duty on request, the excused witness, and the wording)· Manners of the Qur'an bearer· Biting and the liability for injury it causes (add)

Sources

  1. The Mission of Islam in the World — Muhammad Farid Wajdi , p. 32
  2. The Mission of Islam in the World — Muhammad Farid Wajdi , p. 33
  3. The Mission of Islam in the World — Muhammad Farid Wajdi , p. 35
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islam.museum contributors. “Reason and heart”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/al-aql-wal-qalb/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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God's sovereignty and human ownership (al-mulk wal-tamalluk)

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