Islamic Philosophy of Science as a Halal Science Framework: Literature Review

Abstract

Islamic philosophy of science refers to knowledge that basically involves all the efforts of the mind assisted by the senses to explain the facts obtained according to scientific research. It is also applied according to the progress of science and technology. Therefore, the Islamic philosophy of science has a faculty of thought that is the basic framework in the field of science today. The same is the case with the field of halal science which involves the scientific research process as well as being competitive in the development of science and technology. Halal science also covers various aspects such as the food industry, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, biotechnology, agrotechnology, veterinary, and others. Therefore, the question arises, what is the philosophy of Islamic science that is the basic framework for the advancement of halal science? What are the important values in the philosophy of Islamic science that make halal science the true Islamic track? To answer the question, this paper has three main objectives, namely first, to identify the concept of Islamic science philosophy. Second, explain the important elements of Islamic philosophy of science as a halal science framework, and thirdly explain the importance of Islamic science philosophy as a halal science framework. This library study found that there are three important elements of the philosophy of Islamic science as a halal science framework, namely first science is only a tool and should make people more obedient to Allah SWT, the second element; is the integration of naqli and aqli knowledge and the third element; the principle of ta'abbudi as the strength of morals and values in halal science.