Critical Thinking and its Impact on enhancing Intellectual Security

(A theoretical and field study)

Abstract

God created man, honored him with reason, and commanded him to think and contemplate the creatures of God Almighty to increase his faith and certainty, and to obtain the happiness that God Almighty destined for him, whether in this world or the hereafter: {When it is said to them: 'Follow what Allah has sent down, ' they reply: 'We will follow that which we found our fathers upon, ' even though their fathers did not understand anything and they were not guided}

Without doubt, intellectual security is the most crucial pillar on which the stability of society depends. In its simplest sense, intellectual security means that people can live in their countries and homelands without fear of losing their unique and particular culture, or intellectual system. There is no denying that the greatest contribution to this has been made by education and educational institutions, particularly universities. Whether by correcting ideas or establishing proper intellectual rules, through these institutions, members of the community put what they have learned into practice and put ideas and instructions into action, each in the field of work where he serves his country.

Without doubt, the current era is experiencing challenges as threats to the intellectual security of societies due to the ease and speed with which information is spread that may have a deviation and contradiction with the ideas that society has settled on that represent its identity and culture. Therefore, intellectual security requires tools to protect and enhance it, and one of the most important tools for enhancing intellectual security and ensuring its continuation is critical thinking, which enables a person to evaluate information and examine opinions while taking into account the various points of view on the subject under consideration, as demonstrated in this study.