ABSTRACT
This chapter introduces a seven-dimensional knowledge approach to derive character lessons from scientific knowledge based on the mânâ-i harfî perspective. The first dimension shows how to filter embedded secular ideology from pure scientific knowledge. The second dimension compares and contrasts the observed phenomena in the cosmos (kâinât) with human-made phenomena for better comprehension. It provides a useful analogy that helps readers learn and interpret unknown phenomena through their knowledge of known phenomena. The third dimension helps readers question how the observed phenomena might have come into existence. Through critical thinking, it encourages readers to examine material causes, natural properties, and chance as possible sources of our perceived reality. The fourth dimension helps readers seek the Maker of the observed phenomena. It makes an argument that given the interconnectivity of everything in the universe, the Maker of one thing is the Maker of everything in the universe. The fifth dimension helps readers seek the hidden messages/meanings behind the observed phenomena. It is based on the assumption that the universe is a meaningful book from which, as one reads it, one shall learn more about its Author. The sixth dimension encourages believers to reflect on God’s creation as a unique and precious gift for them and/or other creatures. The seventh dimension guides readers on how to derive character and moral principles from the observed phenomena as a result of the contemplation included in the previous dimensions.
