穆斯林获取知识与思想的方法，对于决定伊斯兰思想对个人产生何种影响至关重要。如果获取知识的方法是正确的，并建立在研究、深入思考和分析的基础之上（正如安拉（SWT）所命令的那样），那么它就会产生有效的成果，这样的人将成为一个有思想信仰的人，以独特的方式进行思考。安拉（SWT）命令人类以深刻而有见地的方式思考造物主创造的诸多方面：

The method by which the Muslim acquires knowledge and thought is critical in determining the impact of the Islamic thoughts upon the individual. If the method of acquiring knowledge was correct and based upon research, profound thinking, and analysis (as Allah (swt) ordered) then it will produce effective results, and such a person will turn into an ideological person who thinks in a distinct manner. Allah (swt) orders the human being to think about many aspects of His Creation in a profound and enlightened manner:

"Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding." [TMQ 3:190] "Do they not then consider the Qur'an carefully? Had it been from other than Allah, they would surely have found within it many contradictions." [TMQ 4:82] "Tell Me! The water that you drink — is it you who causes it to come down from the rain clouds, or are We the Cause for it to come down?" [TMQ 56:68-69] "He is created from a fluid poured forth — proceeding from between the back bone and the ribs." [TMQ 86:6-7] "Do they not look at the camels, how they are created? And at the heaven, how it is raised? And at the mountains, how they are rooted and fixed firm? And at the earth, how it is spread out?" [TMQ 88:17-20] 在以上所有这些经文中,安拉指引人去思考和分析,以便通过确定的信念在他心中建立伊斯兰的信仰(Aqeedah)。

"Verily! In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and in the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understanding." [TMQ 3:190] "Do they not then consider the Qur’an carefully? Had it been from other than Allah, they would surely have found within it many contradictions." [TMQ 4:82] "Tell Me! The water that you drink — is it you who causes it to come down from the rain clouds, or are We the Cause for it to come down?" [TMQ 56:68-69] "He is created from a fluid poured forth — proceeding from between the back bone and the ribs." [TMQ 86:6-7] "Do they not look at the camels, how they are created? And at the heaven, how it is raised? And at the mountains, how they are rooted and fixed firm? And at the earth, how it is spread out?" [TMQ 88:17-20] In all of these ayahs, Allah directs the human being to think and analyze in order to build the Aqeedah of Islam within him through a definite conviction.

因此,伊斯兰所鼓励的求知方法是建立在理智之上的,包括思考、研究和分析。它不是建立在盲目的信仰、情感上的相信,或不加任何讨论的顺从之上。这样的方法无法产生充满活力的信仰(Iman),也无法作为人生观的基础,或作为构建其他思想的根基。一个通过这些方法接受伊斯兰的人,将会继续受制于他从先前背景中所带来的观念。尽管这样的人可能在有限的范围内转向伊斯兰,例如在他的功修(ibadat)方面,但他在思维上仍会不断参照其他观念。他会在两种状态之间反复摇摆:一种是未建立在正确思维过程之上的肤浅信仰,另一种是缺乏特定思想框架的争论,这将使他要么偏离伊斯兰,要么彻底背离伊斯兰。

Thus, the method that Islam encourages in pursuing knowledge is based upon the intellect and entails thinking, research, and analysis. It is not built upon blind faith, emotional belief, or submission without any discussion. Such methods will not produce a dynamic Iman and cannot serve either as a foundation for a point of view of life or as a foundation to build other thoughts upon. A person who adopts Islam through these methods will remain a hostage to the concepts that he carried from his previous background. Although such a person may turn to Islam in a limited scope for such aspects as his ibadat, he will continue in his thinking to refer to other concepts. He will constantly shift between a superficial Iman that is not built upon a correct thinking process and indulging in discussion without a specific frame of mind, which will lead him either to diverging or straying from Islam altogether.

除非他通过以下三种方式之一，否则他无法摆脱这一困境：其一，在他所接受的伊斯兰教义与他原本持有的种种错误观念之间进行调和，以弥合二者之间的鸿沟；其二，把伊斯兰教与他的思想割裂开来，将伊斯兰仅限于他的宗教仪式之中，而以世俗或实用主义的方式思考问题；其三，决定除了谋生之外不再进行任何思考，以此使自己免于偏离。这些选择都是不正确的，实际上也无法使人摆脱这一困境。久而久之，这种循环会耗尽一个人的力量，尤其是他的智力。5

And he will not escape this spiral except by either compromising between what he adopted from Islam and whatever erroneous concepts he already possesses in order to bridge the gap, or by separating Islam from his thinking by restricting Islam to his rituals and thinking in a secular or pragmatic manner, or by deciding not to think at all except in his livelihood in order to save himself from diverting. All of these options are incorrect and, in reality, will not get the person out of this spiral. Eventually, this cycle with drain the person’s power, particularly his intellectual capacity, 5

人在今生最宝贵的财富是什么？这种无休止的循环，源于接受伊斯兰教和获取知识的方法不正确。

which is the most valuable possession of man in this life. Such an endless spiral results from an incorrect method of adopting Islam and acquiring knowledge.