The Difference Between Philosophy and Religion

 

The most obvious difference between philosophy and religion is that philosophy is based on reason while religion is based on revelation. However, this doesn’t mean that Islam is detached from reason. 

 Islam is also” rationalist” to a certain extent. Islam shows reason as a condition of responsibility, anyone who has insanity  has no religious responsibility. But it assigns an imperium to the mind within the limits of revelation.

Muslims don’t consider reason as the only means to arrive at the truth unlike most philosophers who end up enshrining human reason to the point where they virtually worship it. However, the power of reason is similar to abilities such as seeing and hearing. Seeing; Just as hearing is blinded by certain conditions and limitations, similarly hearing is limited by conditions such as certain frequencies and the presence of air, the comprehension power of reason is also limited.

The simplest and most practical proof that reason can’t be the only means to reach the truth is that no philosopher can really ally with  another and they always end up contradicting each other, revealing that none of them therefore have the complete picture.

In this regard, the following determination is very meaningful:

“Philosophy is the institution that the reason has established to show its own sovereignty... And it is the institution of correcting the wrong not about finding the truth... In philosophy, each school tells the truth while pointing out the other’s mistake. (But it is unable to see its own mistake.)” 

Islam, which is based on divine revelation from the creator of the universe, has reached us from Prophet Adam to our Prophet, the mercy to all the worlds, in an uncontradictory unity of creed. All prophets, saints and righteous believers have confirmed the same doctrine of the oneness of Allah.

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