Islam & Science articles from December 2003

Islam & Science archives from December 2003

Al-Attas' philosophy of science an extended outline.(Special Feature on the Philosophy of Science of Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas)(Biography)
December 1, 2003... Born on September 5, 1931, in Bogor, Java, Syed Muhammad Naquib bin Ali bin Abdullah bin Muhsin al-Attas has spent a lifetime in the pursuit of knowledge rooted in the traditional Islamic sciences. He is competent in diverse academic fields...

Islam and science: a false statement of the problem.
December 1, 2003... Stating the problem under discussion as "Islam and Science" is false because this formulation implies that there is such a thing as a reified and ahistorical and hence immutable "Islam" that is responsible for advancing or impeding scientific...

Ibn Sina--Al-Biruni correspondence.
December 1, 2003... In this second installment of the correspondence between Ibn Sina and al-Biruni, which is being serialized in Islam & Science, Ibn Sina responds to four questions raised by al-Biruni. The first of these four is a criticism of Aristotle for his...

Islamic Studies.(Periodical Review)
December 1, 2003... Islamic Studies, Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, Islamabad, ISSN 0578-8072 The forty-one years of Islamic Studies fill several bookshelves in any library. Since 1962, the Islamic Research Institute, Islamabad,...

Searching for scientific facts in the Qur'an: Islamization of knowledge or a new form of scientism?
December 1, 2003... Over the past decades, numerous Muslim and non-Muslim scholars have recognized that scientific knowledge is not necessarily neutral and objective, but instead carries values and concepts that are specific to modern Western civilization. This...

The achievements of IBN SINA in the field of science and his contributions to its philosophy.(Biography)
December 1, 2003... Ibn Sina is generally known as one of the most important philosophers and physicians, one whose contributions to science and philosophy have attracted numerous studies. This article provides an outline of his philosophy of science which...

Science, scientism, and the liberal arts.(On a Lighter Note)
December 1, 2003... In much of the developing world today, particularly among countries populated by Muslim majorities, a dreadful ideological disease has erupted, spreading as an epidemic through several generations already. Arising out of presumptuousness, if...

Islam and Science: responding to a false approach.
December 1, 2003... In this response article, some of the most challenging aspects of Islam and science discourse are discussed. Responding to the specific issues of the relationship between Islam and science and the normative Islamic tradition, the article...

Shadhrah 2.
December 1, 2003... The real tragedy today is the absence of a leadership that can take humanity out of its present unenviable state. Out of six billion men, women and children who now live on planet Earth, three billion are struggling to survive on less than two...