Ishārāt wa tanbīhāt (Part 5)

The series of essays published with the title “Ishārāt wa tanbīhāt (pointers and reminders)” is an opportunity to present various writings such as critical reviews, book reviews, and short communications and notes on the Islamic heritage, each of which is a short and independent essay on a specific and distinguished topic. The fifth essay of this series consists of three articles about the importance and necessity and different functions of "scientific criticism". In the article "Real Researchers and Pretend Researchers" it is pointed out the difference in the method and results of two distinct groups of researchers and the necessity of distinguishing between real researchers and those who only have the name of "researcher". The article "Honorable Writing and Rude Plagiarism" shows some points about the need to protect the intellectual rights of researchers and fight against plagiarism. In the article "Demand for Criticism" an example of critical acceptance and serious attention to scientific criticism has been introduced.