Between the clear mind and the correct transmission

Muslims were very passionate about the duality of reason and tradition. They were not to repeat Augustine’s phrase “Believe, then reason.” Rather, they believed that “the first duty is contemplation.” Their noble book helped them with this vision, which makes reason a pillar of faith. When Al-Amiri, in his book “Al-I’lam bi-Manaqib al-Islam,” addressed positions claiming that religious sciences were far from reason, he elaborated on what religio…