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Islam and Science

Past, Present, and Future Debates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2023

Nidhal Guessoum
Affiliation:
American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Stefano Bigliardi
Affiliation:
Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco

Summary

This first Element in the series Islam and the Sciences is introductory and aims to give readers a general overview of the wide and rich scope of interactions of Islam with the sciences, including past disputes, current challenges, and future outlooks. The Element introduces the main voices and schools of thought, adopting a historical approach to show the evolution of the debates: Khan's naturalism, al-Jisr's hermeneutics, Abduh's modernist Islam, Nasr's perennialist and sacred science, al-Attas's Islamic science, Sardar and the Ijmalis' ethical science, al-Faruqi's Islamization of knowledge/science, Bucaille's and El-Naggar's 'miraculous scientific content in the Qur'an,' Abdus Salam's universal science, Hoodbhoy's and Edis's secularism, and the harmonization of the 'new generation.' The Element also maps out new and emerging topics that are beginning to reignite the debates, before a concluding section examines how issues of Islam and Science are playing out in the media, in public discourse and in education.
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Islam and Science
  • Nidhal Guessoum, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Stefano Bigliardi, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco
  • Online ISBN: 9781009266550
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Islam and Science
  • Nidhal Guessoum, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Stefano Bigliardi, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco
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Islam and Science
  • Nidhal Guessoum, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Stefano Bigliardi, Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane, Morocco
  • Online ISBN: 9781009266550
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