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About this lecture

In this lecture, Sheikh Yasir Qadhi presents the first five of nine Quranic principles governing how a Muslim should think, derived from a careful study of Quranic verses on reflection and contemplation (*tafakkur* and *tadabbur*). Key principles covered include rejecting blind following and demanding evidence (*burhan*), using the intellect to understand and submit to Allah's commands rather than challenge them, and ensuring that all reflection leads to beneficial conclusions — faith, action, and moral wisdom — rather than perpetual doubt. The lecture draws illuminating contrasts between the Quranic worldview and Western philosophical traditions such as postmodernism and Cartesian skepticism.