The greatest challenge that has surreptitiously arisen in our age is the challenge of knowledge, indeed, not as against ignorance; but knowledge as conceived and disseminated throughout the world by Western civilization; knowledge whose nature has become problematic because it has lost its true purpose due to being unjustly conceived, and has thus brought about chaos in man's life instead of, and rather than, peace and justice; knowledge which pretends to be real but which is productive of confusion and scepticism, which has elevated doubt and conjecture to the 'scientific' rank in methodology; knowledge which has, for the first time in history, brought chaos to the Three Kingdom of Nature; the animal, vegetal and mineral. Anonymous
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The greatest challenge that has surreptitiously arisen in our age is the challenge of knowledge. Knowledge in this context is a very broad term. It can refer to the many disciplines that comprise philosophy, science, law and medicine. It can also refer to the idea that knowledge has a purpose in life and that the purpose is to help people in their daily lives.

In other words, knowledge in this case is used as a means to an end instead of an end itself. The greatest challenge in our age is to find something that will allow people to live lives devoid of chaos and confusion. The concept of knowledge has become problematic for hundreds of years now.

It has been abused by those who would do anything for money or fame or power. Unfortunately, it seems that we have reached a point where we have no idea what we are looking for anymore.

Source: Islam: The Concept Of Religion And The Foundation Of Ethics And Morality

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