The Quran stresses studying and exploring the Universe to conquer it:


The Quran stressed reflection on the words and works of God. Travel, explore and discover outer physical universe and creation within it,  so you can understand the laws it's being operated with. Once you know these laws you can start conquering the earhth and sky and whatever in between. 


Allah states in the Quran, وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًۭا مِّنْهُ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ لِّقَوْمٍۢ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ ١٣--- "the heavenly bodies and earth have been brought under control for you (human beings) by Allah. There are signs for those who think and reflect." (45:13)

THOUGHTS OF ALLAMA IQBAL: A thinking mind even in very early stages moves in the right direction:


A thinking mind paused and reflected upon pressing problems of the time and can come up with a solution according to his own Quranic insight. Dr. Iqbal, in his sixth lecture of the book "Reconstruction of Religious Thought in Islam", discussed the problem in detail and presented the solution to many problems. The most important issue was lawmaking. In this connection he presented his arguments in these words, "Turning now to the groundwork of legal principles in the Quran, it is perfectly clear that

far from leaving no scope for human thought and legislative activity the breadth of these principles virtually acts as an awakener of human thought…The teaching of the Quran

that life is a process of progressive creation necessitates that each generation, guided but unhampered by the world of its predecessors, should be permitted to solve its own

problems." 


"The immense changes in life have brought about such conditions where the opinions of the past (ancient) jurists badly needs a revision. It is not my intent to suggest that because of some inherent weaknesses the religious principles can no longer fulfill the needs of the present civilization. My point is the past jurists from time to time made rules based on the broad principles of the Quran and hadith. Those rules were suitable and practicable in those particular periods of time, but are unable to satisfy the needs and demands of the present time. Just like, at present, there is a need of modern language and terminology to explain the religious principles, similarly there is a need for a jurist of high caliber for the latest interpretation of Islamic law. On the strength of his intellectual capabilities and power of his imagination, this great jurist should be able to rewrite and compile the Islamic law based on religious fundamentals in a modern fashion; with the sheer strength of his imagination, interpret the principles on such broad bases so as to satisfy the demands of modern times.

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