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Abstract In Knowledge and the Sacred, Seyyed Hossein Nasr notes that one of the founders of quantum mechanics, Eugene Wigner, calls the world of consciousness the primary “absolute reality.” Nasr expands on the metaphysical dimensions of intelligence. Yet most mechanistic, mainstream arguments about quantum mechanics are often used to “disprove” the role of the creator in the universe. Hawking, “the multiverse concept can explain the fine-tuning of physical law without the need for a benevolent creator who made the universe for our benefit”. Concepts concerning “infinite set of infinites” prevail in quantum mechanics, alongside the mechanistic claim in modern physics that a multiverse of worlds does not require a supernatural beginning. This raises the question “from quantum mechanics, can people deduce that energy and particles come first before consciousness or otherwise?” Hawking’s multiverse theory hinges on the quantum study of energy at the minute scale. As a connected example, Hawking conceptualizes the “quantum leap”, which represents how quantum particles can be rearranged automatically from lower ascension to higher ascension. This normalizes genetic innovation and engineering, which can have negative implications on Islam’s holistic education, within the framework of Islamic Governance. The mechanistic aspect of quantum mechanics can, overall, be a drawback in relation to Islamic Governance and the Maqāṣid al-Shariah. In addition, this paper critically examines the contradictions between the mechanistic worldview of quantum mechanics and the idea of Divine Consciousness. Keywords: Quantum Mechanics, Islam, Consciousness, Technology, Governance, Maqāṣid al-Shariah