How does the world really function, in its most fundamental way? And what is God’s role in it? These are two “big questions”, among the biggest that there are, and one may wonder whether we humans could possibly reach any satisfactory and consistent answers that would not just be “sophisticated views” but have solid ground...Read More

Evolution is used as an example of contradiction between Religion (Islam) and science. I am a scientist and a religious person from the Muslim faith. I see no contradiction. Why then does this contradiction exist? Who created this myth and why? Islam has always been open minded asking us to seek knowledge and to question...Read More

Modern science infiltrated the Islamic world in the beginning of the nineteenth century. But what affected Muslim intellectuals mostly was not science itself; rather, it was the transfer of various philosophical currents, entangled with science that had a profound effect on the mind of Muslim scientists and intellectuals. Schools like positivism and Darwinism penetrated the...Read More

The main question this task force is engaged with is: Can Islam’s theological teachings be reconciled with cutting edge discoveries in the world of science? I will begin by raising some queries about the main question itself. Click here to read more (pp. 107-115).Read More