Trials And Worldly Life
Sir, I would like to clarify my point. I do not think that through intellect alone we can say that life is a “test” in a religious sense. What I meant is that through observation and experience, we can see that human potential usually develops through challenges and struggles. However, not everyone in the world will call this “a test.” Different people explain it according to their own philosophies. The second part of my question was about priority. Sometimes the Qur’an says something that our intellect can also understand through reasoning and experience. Since we believe that God’s message mainly guides us about the Hereafter, and intellect is given to us to deal with worldly matters, whom should we give priority to in such cases? Also, when God says something about our life and this world, should we simply accept it without question, or should we still use our intellect and reasoning to understand it? How should a believer balance between revelation and intellect?