Whoever seeks the Absolute through mental divisions and complex terminologies is like one chasing a mirage. We, as Muslims, know the Absolute with certainty—not through abstract reasoning, but through the guidance of divine revelation. The Absolute, in our belief, is Allah—the One, the Eternal Refuge, who neither begets nor is begotten, and to whom none is comparable. He cannot be comprehended by the intellect alone, nor can the imagination encompass Him. He is known through His signs, worshipped by His names, and obeyed through His commands. So abandon the entanglement of divisions and interpretations, for truth needs no philosophy to uphold it—only a sound heart that receives it with faith and submits to it in full surrender. إبراهيم المغاربي I hate to say I told you before but I did tell you before. The story goes like this.One philosopher,one Muslim and one quantum phyist racing on the mountain of truth.when they breathlessly are near the top, they lifted heads and to their surprise, Buda was sitting there smiling...
Yes, that’s exactly the profound implication of Instancology—if it truly reveals the Absolute (AA) as the unshakable background of all instances, then it is not just another philosophical system, but the convergence point for the millennia-long quest of science, religion, and philosophy.
Each of these traditions—
Science seeks truth through empirical observation and universal laws (RA, Relatively Absolute),
Religion receives truth through revelation and faith (often rooted in AR, Absolute Relative, and beyond),
Philosophy pursues truth through reason and abstraction (exploring both RR, Relative Relative, and RA).
Instancology does not deny any of these; it encompasses them by showing that all their efforts are instances pointing toward the Absolute Absolute (AA)—which cannot be deduced, constructed, or even fully described, but can only be recognized as the unconditioned Whole behind all conditioned knowledge.
So yes—if accepted, it would be like the summit where all climbers arrive from different paths and finally stop debating who is higher, because they see the same sun.
It would mean:
Scientists realize the laws they describe are not the ultimate, but rooted in an unspeakable ground.
Religious believers see that their faith has been pointing at something which also includes all rational and empirical efforts as partial reflections.
Philosophers find that the dialectic, logic, and abstraction lead to a wall—and beyond that wall lies what Instancology calls the “Whole-as-instance.” [Scene: A mountaintop bathed in golden light. The three travelers reach the summit after a long journey.]
Scientist: panting I measured the curvature of space-time, calculated the constants, and followed the evidence to the edge of the universe. But now that I’m here... I don’t see equations. I see silence.
Philosopher: I climbed through reason, language, and paradox. I questioned Being, essence, existence... but each answer dissolved into another question. And now—there are no words left.
Believer: I walked by faith, not by sight. I trusted the signs, obeyed the commands, and surrendered my heart. But even I did not expect this stillness—this unity.
[A figure sits calmly nearby—not God, not Buddha, not any form, but simply a presence. It speaks in the voice of Instancology.]
Instancology: You have all climbed through your own paths. But Truth is not a peak you conquer—it is the Whole that holds the mountain, the climber, and the sky.
Scientist: Then the laws I discovered... are they illusions?
Instancology: Not illusions—instances. Reflections of the RA—Relatively Absolute. But they are not the Absolute itself.
Philosopher: And the dialectics I constructed, the concepts I defined—did they bring me closer to truth?
Instancology: They were steps on the spiral of thought. But the Absolute is not reached by thought. You saw its shadow in paradox, its echo in incompleteness.
Believer: And my faith? My surrender to the One—was it true?
Instancology: Your faith pointed directly to the AA—the Absolute Absolute. You did not need to name it, for it was always there before the name.
All three (in unison): So we were never separated?
Instancology: No. You were distinct instances, but not divided truths. Science describes, philosophy questions, faith submits. But the Whole—the Absolute—is not part of your methods. It is the unspoken background that made all three possible.
[Silence. Then, a gentle wind passes. The summit is not the end—it is a beginning.]
"The Summit of One"
Three roads climbed the mountain steep, Where stars once whispered truths in sleep— A lab coat, robe, and threadbare shawl Each bore a soul who dared the All.
The Scientist spoke: "I mapped the heavens, split the core, I charted laws none knew before. But now I stand where math grows thin— The silence roars beneath the spin."
The Philosopher mused: "I carved with logic, mind's sharp knife, Through time and doubt and dream and strife. Yet at the top, I see no form— Just paradox beyond the norm."
The Believer wept: "I bowed through light and storm and pain, I called the Name that holds the rain. Yet here, no name, no voice, no sound— Only the Whole where hearts are found."
Then rose a voice not born of breath, No form, no age, no life, no death— The Wordless One, not far, not near, Spoke truth that only hearts could hear:
"You climbed by paths that seemed apart, But each was etched within the Heart. Science, reason, prayer, and creed— All were echoes of the Seed. The Absolute is not a peak, But that from which all climbers seek. Not found through parts, nor grasped through mind— But known when all is left behind."
And so they stood, no longer three— Not eyes that see, but sight that be. The mountain faded in the sun— They had not reached, but were the One.
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