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==Definition==

==Definition==

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The attempt to fuse religion and philosophy is difficult because there are no clear preconditions. Philosophers typically hold that one must accept the possibility of truth from any source and follow the argument wherever it leads.  On the other hand, classical religious believers have a set of religious principles that they hold to be unchallengeable fact.  Given these divergent goals and views, some hold{{Fact|date=February 2007}} that one cannot simultaneously be a philosopher and a true adherent of [[Islam]], which is believed to be a [[Revelation|revealed religion]] by its adherents. In this view, all attempts at synthesis ultimately fail.

The attempt to fuse religion and philosophy is difficult because there are no clear preconditions. Philosophers typically hold that one must accept the possibility of truth from any source and follow the argument wherever it leads.  On the other hand, classical religious believers have a set of religious principles that they hold to be unchallengeable fact.  Given these divergent goals and views, some hold that one cannot simultaneously be a philosopher and a true adherent of [[Islam]], which is believed to be a [[Revelation|revealed religion]] by its adherents. In this view, all attempts at synthesis ultimately fail.

However, others believe that a synthesis between Islam and philosophy is possible. One way to find a synthesis is to use philosophical arguments to prove that one's preset religious principles are true. This is a common technique found in the writings of many religious traditions, including [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]], but this is not generally accepted as true philosophy by philosophers {{Fact|date=March 2007}}. Another way to find a synthesis is to abstain from holding as true any religious principles of one's faith at all, unless one independently comes to those conclusions from a philosophical analysis. However, this is not generally accepted as being faithful to one's religion by adherents of that religion. A third, rarer and more difficult path is to apply analytical philosophy to one's own religion. In this case a religious person would also be a philosopher, by asking questions such as:  

However, others believe that a synthesis between Islam and philosophy is possible. One way to find a synthesis is to use philosophical arguments to prove that one's preset religious principles are true. This is a common technique found in the writings of many religious traditions, including [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]] and [[Islam]], but this is not generally accepted as true philosophy by philosophers. Another way to find a synthesis is to abstain from holding as true any religious principles of one's faith at all, unless one independently comes to those conclusions from a philosophical analysis. However, this is not generally accepted as being faithful to one's religion by adherents of that religion. A third, rarer and more difficult path is to apply analytical philosophy to one's own religion. In this case a religious person would also be a philosopher, by asking questions such as:  

*What is the nature of [[God]]? How do we know that God exists?

*What is the nature of [[God]]? How do we know that God exists?