An Essential Guide to Islam & Evolution
A must-read for anyone seeking a comprehensive, clear and orthodox Islamic approach to evolution.
Topics covered include:
The design argument both classical Islamic thought and contemporary scientific and philosophical discourse
A critique of 'methodological naturalism' as a guiding principle in modern science
An Islamic framework for understanding miracles
An appraisal of contemporary scientific views on naturalistic evolution
Islamic scripture on biological origins
A critique of attempts to reconcile scripture with naturalistic evolutionary ideas
The concluding appendices feature writings from eminent scholars of the past century- Shaykh Muștafā Şabri, Shaykh Ashraf Alī Thānawi and Shaykh Anwar Shāh Kashmiri - highlighting how scholars deeply rooted in the Islamic tradition engaged with these issues a century ago.