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It’s a much-needed skill at the time. The thinking skill. Moment where one pauses and thinks.

Scholars have deliberated the subject for past centuries. It’s not exclusive for certain people only. It’s not only for those who have professions and work. It is not only for Think Tank members as what we normally would like to believe.

Thinking is for each living soul. No exceptions.

Prof Jamal Badi, a renowned scholar who’s currently attached to ISTAC of IIUM writes in great length on the subject. He is an expert in Creative and Critical Thinking.

Based on his scholarly works, there are 18 Verses in the Holy Quran that use the term ‘tafakkaru’ (think). All verses except one verse is grammatically in present tense; only one term in past tense.

It demonstrates thinking is a continuous activity. Interesting to note, it uses a plural meaning. Thinking is best done in groups. What we nowadays term as group thinking or in form of committee to deliberate and carry out the thinking works for the organization.

Let’s think and let’s think deeply.

One who thinks differently shall produce different results.

By :
Hj Syamsul Amri A Razak