(38:29) Inevitably, we are forced to accept that the Quran...

(38:29) Inevitably, we are forced to accept that the Quran assumes the existence of a reliable method for understanding the meaning of these truths, which have not been revealed as a series of obscure incomprehensibles which lie beyond the reach of the human mind. The scope of problems propounded by the Quran in the sphere of metaphysics is far greater than what can be resolved or be answered through the study of physical creation.

This is the reason why the Muslims have pursued these problems, at times through spiritual and gnostic efforts, and at other times through speculative and rational approach. I wonder whether those who claim that the Quran considers the study of nature as the sole, sufficient means for the solution of metaphysical problems,…