Futility in the guise of knowledge
Allah Ta’ala has mentioned that some birds were sent on to the army of Abraha, who charged Makkah with his elephants. The word used in the Qur’an is “Ababeel”. Some people have ascribed this “ababeel” to “swallow bird”. Such is the kind of research methodology we have developed. Similar is the question about the sign of those angels who helped Muslims in Badr. How do we recognize whether our research is fruitful or fruitless?