The Use Of Latest and Newer Mthods In Industry and Crafts Is Proved From Prophetic Traditions

Prophet Muhmmad (saws) said " Seek your living in the hidden wealth of the Earth."

[Kanz ul Ummal]

Explanation : Search for "Modernity" by itself is a commendable desire and a natural urge of humankind. If this urge was not there, man would not have reached from stone-age to atomic era , could not have gained access to aero-planes and spacecrafts from camels and bullock carts, nor would have progressed to electric bulbs and search lights from wax candles and earthen lamps. All these material advancements and scientific achievements , which have put nooses on the planets and conducted their buckets to the bottom of sea, are in fact an importunate effect of man's inherent trait that he is a "modernist" and avaricious of "better to best" achievements.

Hence, Islam being a natural religion is not opposed to modernism as far as it implies to being modern in the simple sense of the word. Very often it has been appreciated and given due encouragement as in the above mentioned Hadith to get the benefits of agriculture and minerals Prophet Muhmmad (saws) said " Seek your living in the hidden wealth of the Earth.".

Particularly, the use of latest and newer methods in industry and craft and war technologies is proved from prophetic traditions. On the occasion of battle of Ahzab when the tribes of Arabia joined together and raided Madinah, a renowned companion Salman Farsi suggested a new technique for its defense which was never practiced in Arabia before. He suggested digging a trench around the city This was hailed by the Prophet (saws) and he himself took part in digging the trench. (Al-bidayah wan-Nih'ayah)

Hadhrat Amr bin Aas(ra) in the year 8 A.H. used the method of "Blackout" during the war of Zat-us-Salasil against Lakhm and Juzam , and ordered his troops that there should be no lights nor any fire kindled for three nights in the battlefield. When the troops reached Madinah and the Prophet (saws) came to know of it, he inquired the reasons for this action. Amar bin Aas replied "O Messenger of Allah, my troops were less in number than the enemy troops, hence I ordered to keep all lights off at night lest the enemy may boost its morale by finding the low count of our troops". The Prophet (saws) was pleased with this tactic and offered his thanks to Almighty Allah (Jam'a-ul-Fawa'id)