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Did Medieval Islamic Theology Subvert Science? |
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By: Arun Bala, Thu 14 July, 2011 |
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Arun Bala It is often supposed in Islamic studies that Al-Ghazali demolished the basis for science in the Muslim world by his so-called orthodox attack against rational thinking which nurtured a negative climate that resulted in the eventual rejection of scientific research in the Islamic world after the 12th century. In this article, Arun Bala questions such views on both historical and epistemological grounds. Historically, historians showed that science advanced in the Muslim world even after Al-Ghazali, especially in directions that broke free from the heritage of Greek science. Moreover, epistemologically, the author argues that Al-Ghazali's impact was positive in the Muslim world and beyond. In the former, he provided epistemological and theological grounds for breaking free from the narrow rationalism of ancient science. In the West, his impact provoked the Scholastic philosophy, in order to respond to his theses, to develop new epistemological grounds which paved the way for modern science.
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Tolerance or Compatibility? The Search for a Qur'anic Paradigm of Science |
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By: FSTC Limited, Wed 11 July, 2007 |
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In this illuminating analysis, Prof. Ahmad Dallal produces an authoritative study of some episodes of the scientific exegis of the Holy text of Islam, the Qur'an, focusing on the exegesis (tafsir) of Fakhr al-Din al-Razi. In the second part of the article, he submits the modern discourse on Qur'an and science to a stimulating critical assessment.
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Quranic Verses on Science |
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By: FSTC Limited, Sun 01 September, 2002 |
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Whilst scientific truths are very regularly questioned, and abandoned, the truths in the Quran are permanent and unchangeable.
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Quran, Hadith and Knowledge |
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By: FSTC Limited, Sun 01 September, 2002 |
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The Quran, repeatedly calls on the believers to seek knowledge, "And He has subjected to you, as from Him, all that is in the heavens and on earth: behold, in that are signs indeed for those who reflect." (45: 13)
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Science conflicting with Religion? Not for Muslims! |
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By: FSTC Limited, Sun 01 September, 2002 |
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The apparent conflict of science and religion is a uniquely Western creation. Islam, unlike medieval Catholicism, it is observed, 'did nothing to stifle the spirit of scientific enquiry'.
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