Relasi Filsafat dan Agama (Perspektif Islam)

Abstract

There are two main issues in this article, namely: firstly, is about major distinction of the concept of knowledge truth in philosophy and religion, and, secondly, is about relation between philosophy and religion. In the first issue, it is mentioned that although philosophy and religion are similarly in creation norms truth and false, but the both are differently in determining its criteria.  Religion, on the side, determines these criteria based on wahyu (revelation), so it results the true or absolute truth. On other side, philosophy determines these criteria based on aql (reason), so it results the speculative or relative truth. While in the second issue, the article explains that to seek the truth of knowledge or the true knowledge, so philosophy can used really as a good tool to explain and support religion position. Whereas religion can used as a source to inspirited fervent and true philosophical thinking. Point of intersection of the both is its position in the same matter, namely: “the Ultimate Reality”. However, distinction of the both is not site in that matter of intersection, but it site in the way or method to research it.