Status of Research and its Importance and Effeteness in Islam: An Analytical Study

Abstract

Islam has ordered us to research every matter, its command in the Ayat alKareema; as Allah says: " O believers, if any false person comes to you with
any news, then investigate him thoroughly, lest you unknowingly cause any
harm to any person, then you will regret what you have done". The hadiths
exhort doing prayer (dua) for research and describe its virtues. These are
proof of its importance.
Muslim scholars have declared authenticity, integrity, impartiality, nonbiased behavior and caution as necessary for research so that the research
can reach the right conclusion.۔ Its benefits include issues of public interest
such as editing, summarizing, detailing, interpretation and facilitation of
sciences and arts in addition to discovery and invention. In this paper, we
will discuss all aspects of research in the light of Islamic principles.