As said earlier, the aim pursued by the Qur'an is the training of the human being as a being conscious of his duties.

Now, the emergence of such a being requires a comprehensive reform of the human being, involving various changes such as the negation of false values and meaningless criteria, and fostering of a creative energetic spirit within him.

The Qur'an can thus be said to melt the spirit of human beings and pour them into a new mould, where they acquire a different, richer and more valuable form. Although this may be said to be the principal aim of the Qur'an, it summons the human being insistently, at the very same time, to reflect and to ponder, and to acquire a realistic view of the world; it guides him on to the path of thought, of teaching and learning.

The method used by the Qur'an in training human being is that of 'Inductive Method', i.e. the process of deriving general principles of life by using logic, reason and facts. According to Qur'an, there are four sources of human knowledge through which eternal truth can be derived, and they are:

1) Reason and logic.
2) Experience.
3) Study of Nature.
4) History.