Islamic Perspectives On Science

Author : Mohammad Hashim Kamali,Osman Bakar,Daud Abdul-Fattah Batchelor,Rugayah Hashim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9789812877789

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Islamic Perspectives on Science and Technology by Mohammad Hashim Kamali,Osman Bakar,Daud Abdul-Fattah Batchelor,Rugayah Hashim Pdf

This book presents 25 selected papers from the International Conference on “Developing Synergies between Islam & Science and Technology for Mankind’s Benefit” held at the International Institute for Advanced Islamic Studies Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, in October 2014. The papers cover a broad range of issues reflecting the main conference themes: Cosmology and the Universe, Philosophy of Science and the Emergence of Biological Systems, Principles and Applications of Tawhidic Science, Medical Applications of Tawhidic Science and Bioethics, and the History and Teaching of Science from an Islamic Perspective. Highlighting the relationships between the Islamic religious worldview and the physical sciences, the book challenges secularist paradigms on the study of Science and Technology. Integrating metaphysical perspectives of Science, topics include Islamic approaches to S&T such as an Islamic epistemology of the philosophy of science, a new quantum theory, environmental care, avoiding wasteful consumption using Islamic teachings, and emotional-blasting psychological therapy. Eminent contributing scholars include Osman Bakar, Mohammad Hashim Kamali, Mehdi Golshani, Mohd. Kamal Hassan, Adi Setia and Malik Badri. The book is essential reading for a broad group of academics and practitioners, from Islamic scholars and social scientists to (physical) scientists and engineers.

Author : Ali Unal
Publisher : Tughra Books
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597840699

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Islamic Perspectives on Science by Ali Unal Pdf

Aiming to unveil the revelation that Islam is a religion that encourages and supports scientific research, this collection of essays by Muslim scholars focuses on the importance of the universe in Islamic tradition. The contributors offer extensive historical and doctrinal evidence that reveals the harmony between Islam and positive sciences.

Author : J. P. Hogendijk,A. I. Sabra
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0262194821

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The Enterprise of Science in Islam by J. P. Hogendijk,A. I. Sabra Pdf

Recent historical research and new perspectives on the Islamic scientific tradition.

Author : George Saliba
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262261128

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Islamic Science and the Making of the European Renaissance by George Saliba Pdf

The rise and fall of the Islamic scientific tradition, and the relationship of Islamic science to European science during the Renaissance. The Islamic scientific tradition has been described many times in accounts of Islamic civilization and general histories of science, with most authors tracing its beginnings to the appropriation of ideas from other ancient civilizations—the Greeks in particular. In this thought-provoking and original book, George Saliba argues that, contrary to the generally accepted view, the foundations of Islamic scientific thought were laid well before Greek sources were formally translated into Arabic in the ninth century. Drawing on an account by the tenth-century intellectual historian Ibn al-Naidm that is ignored by most modern scholars, Saliba suggests that early translations from mainly Persian and Greek sources outlining elementary scientific ideas for the use of government departments were the impetus for the development of the Islamic scientific tradition. He argues further that there was an organic relationship between the Islamic scientific thought that developed in the later centuries and the science that came into being in Europe during the Renaissance. Saliba outlines the conventional accounts of Islamic science, then discusses their shortcomings and proposes an alternate narrative. Using astronomy as a template for tracing the progress of science in Islamic civilization, Saliba demonstrates the originality of Islamic scientific thought. He details the innovations (including new mathematical tools) made by the Islamic astronomers from the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries, and offers evidence that Copernicus could have known of and drawn on their work. Rather than viewing the rise and fall of Islamic science from the often-narrated perspectives of politics and religion, Saliba focuses on the scientific production itself and the complex social, economic, and intellectual conditions that made it possible.

Author : Osman Bakar
Publisher : Arah Pendidikan Sdn Bhd
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Islam and science
ISBN : 9833718329

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Tawhid and Science Islamic Perspectives on Religion and Science by Osman Bakar Pdf

Author : Robert T. Pennock
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2000-02-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262264051

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Tower of Babel by Robert T. Pennock Pdf

Creationists have acquired a more sophisticated intellectual arsenal. This book reveals the insubstantiality of their arguments. Creationism is no longer the simple notion it once was taken to be. Its new advocates have become more sophisticated in how they present their views, speaking of "intelligent design" rather than "creation science" and aiming their arguments against the naturalistic philosophical method that underlies science, proposing to replace it with a "theistic science." The creationism controversy is not just about the status of Darwinian evolution—it is a clash of religious and philosophical worldviews, for a common underlying fear among Creationists is that evolution undermines both the basis of morality as they understand it and the possibility of purpose in life. In Tower of Babel, philosopher Robert T. Pennock compares the views of the new creationists with those of the old and reveals the insubstantiality of their arguments. One of Pennock's major innovations is to turn from biological evolution to the less charged subject of linguistic evolution, which has strong theoretical parallels with biological evolution, both in content and in the sort of evidence scientists use to draw conclusions about origins. Of course, an evolutionary view of language does conflict with the Bible, which says that God created the variety of languages at one time as punishment for the Tower of Babel. Several chapters deal with the work of Phillip Johnson, a highly influential leader of the new Creationists. Against his and other views, Pennock explains how science uses naturalism and discusses the relationship between factual and moral issues in the creationism-evolution controversy. The book also includes a discussion of Darwin's own shift from creationist to evolutionist and an extended argument for keeping private religious beliefs separate from public scientific knowledge.

Author : Muzaffar Iqbal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 558 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351914772

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New Perspectives on the History of Islamic Science by Muzaffar Iqbal Pdf

Recent studies in the history of Islamic science based on the discovery and study of new primary texts and instruments have substantially revised the views of nineteenth-century historians of science. This volume presents some of these ground-breaking studies as well as articles which shed new light on the ongoing academic debate surrounding the question of the decline of Islamic scientific tradition.

Author : Toshiyuki Akiyama (writer on Islam.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Islam and science
ISBN : 4906254098

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Islamic Perspectives on Science and Technology by Toshiyuki Akiyama (writer on Islam.) Pdf

Author : Muzaffar Iqbal
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2007-03-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780313054099

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Science and Islam by Muzaffar Iqbal Pdf

Science and Islam provides a detailed account of the relationship between Islam and science from the emergence of the Islamic scientific tradition in the eighth century to the present time. This relationship has gone through three distinct phases. The first phase began with the emergence of science in the Islamic civilization in the eighth century and ended with the rise of modern science in the West; the second period is characterized by the arrival of modern science in the Muslim world, most of which at that time was under colonial occupation; and the third period, which began around 1950, is characterized by a more mature approach to the major questions that modern science has posed for all religious traditions. Based on primary sources, the book presents a panorama of Islamic views on some of the major issues in the current science and religion discourse. Written in accessible language, Science and Islam is an authentic account of the multi-faceted and complex issues that arise at the interface of Islamic intellectual tradition and science. Rich in historical details, the book is a fascinating survey of the interaction of Islamic beliefs with the enterprise of science.

Author : T.O. Shanavas
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2005-07-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781450046299

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Creation And/Or Evolution: an Islamic Perspective by T.O. Shanavas Pdf

In "Creation AND/OR Evolution: An Islamic Perspective", T.O. Shanavas describes an Islamic theory of creation that is not incompatible with evolution. He accomplishes this by weaving together insights from modern science, the Quran, and pre-Renaissance Muslim history. He proposes that evolution is an intelligent design created by a higher power to manifest His omniscience, supremacy, and grace in a universe constructed with creatures with limited free will. This book is an important contribution to the ongoing debate between creationism and evolution.

Author : Taner Edis
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781009257459

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Islam's Encounter with Modern Science by Taner Edis Pdf

Within Muslim populations, debates about the compatibility between science and religion tend to be framed by the long-standing competition between modernizing reformers, particularly westernizers, and theological conservatives. Much like their liberal Christian counterparts, reformers propose to embrace technical knowledge and reinterpret traditional beliefs undermined by modern science. Conservatives are more open to challenging the content of science, especially when science appears to support materialist views. Islamists promote an alternative, non-western style of modernity, nurturing a more pious professional class that contrasts with westernized elites. By scientific standards, westernizers appear to have the upper hand, especially as conservative apologetics is drawn toward distortions of science such as creationism, or fruitless attempts to Islamize science. But conservatives can also point to some success in defusing tensions between scientific and religious institutions without adopting the full secularization of science seen in post-Christian countries.

Author : Ted Peters,Muzaffar Iqbal,Syed Nomanul Haq
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351932714

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God, Life, and the Cosmos by Ted Peters,Muzaffar Iqbal,Syed Nomanul Haq Pdf

God, Life, and the Cosmos: Christian and Islamic Perspectives is the first book in which Christian and Muslim scholars explore the frontiers of science-religion discourse. Leading international scholars present new work on key issues in science and religion from Christian and Islamic perspectives. Following an introduction by the editors, the book is divided into three sections: the first explores the philosophical issues in science-religion discourse; the second examines cosmology; the third analyses the issues surrounding bioethics. One of the first books to explore aspects of science-religion discourse from the perspective of two religious traditions, God, Life, and the Cosmos opens up new vistas to all interested in science and religion, and those exploring contemporary issues in Christianity and Islam.

Author : Laila M. Ibrahim Sabet
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 147 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2007-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780595430499

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The Search for God by Laila M. Ibrahim Sabet Pdf

Skepticism about the existence of God continues to climb in the twenty-first century. Even those with religious backgrounds are being swayed by the current trend of agnosticism and atheism. Why the shift? Author Laila M. Ibrahim Sabet believes the advances in technology and the wonders of scientific achievements contribute to this phenomenon. The Search for God: An Islamic Perspective of Science and Faith delves into the often-parallel worlds of science and religion. Through a combination of logic, analogy, science, and faith, Sabet addresses the question of God's existence. As a Muslim who has thoroughly read the Qur'ân, Sabet's perspective is uniquely Islamic and Qur'ânic. Through her research, Sabet has discerned that the schism between science and religion does not exist. In fact, scientific discoveries document what has appeared in the scriptures, and religion gives us the incentive to explore and discover the wonders of the world. Sabet focuses on several topics, including the nature of the soul and the essence of God, the philosophical reasons behind the existence of natural disasters, and the question of life after death. The Search for God creates an informed dialogue between science and religion, offering a new look at a centuries-old debate.

Author : Muzaffar Iqbal
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Islam and science
ISBN : 9694963869

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Perspectives on Islam and Science by Muzaffar Iqbal Pdf

Author : Muzaffar Iqbal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351949156

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Contemporary Issues in Islam and Science by Muzaffar Iqbal Pdf

The articles selected for this volume explore emergent issues in the contemporary relationship between Islam and science and present studies of eight major voices in the discourse. Also included is a section on the operationalization of Islamic science in the modern world and a section on studies in traditional Islamic cosmology.