{"_id":"6772dc36eeb86d4750e53d46","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Is ʿilm al-firasa considered a science in the Islamic tradition?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Is ʿilm al-firasa considered a science in the Islamic tradition?\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"If you are referring to firasah as practiced by the Arabs long before Islam, then the correct term for it in English is physiognomy. This practice involves making judgments about a person's character or personality based on their physical features. It is not an Islamic science.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"If, however, you are referring to the firasah of the believer, as mentioned in prophetic hadiths, then it is not a science either. Instead, it is a profound insight or intuition granted by Allah to His servant. This type of firasah arises from spiritual purity, strong faith, and a deep connection with Allah, as the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said:\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{\"align\":\"right\"},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"italic\"}],\"text\":\"اتَّقُوا فِرَاسَةَ المُؤْمِنِ , فَإِنَّهُ يَنْظُرُ بِنُورِ اللَّهِ\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"italic\"}],\"text\":\"\\\"Beware of the insight (firasah) of the believer, for he sees with the light of Allah.\\\" \"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"[\"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"marks\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"attrs\":{\"href\":\"https://sunnah.com/tirmidhi:3127\",\"target\":null,\"rel\":null}}],\"text\":\"Tirmidhi 3127\"},{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"]\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fed0b76658b4c232951","tag":"Knowledge: Other","count":51}],"createdOn":"2024-12-30T17:45:26.558Z"}