Islam & Science articles from December 2005

Islam & Science archives from December 2005

The theologico-scientific research program of the mutakallimun: intellectual historical context and contemporary concerns with special reference to Fakhr al-Din al-Razi.
December 22, 2005... Situating kalam in its full intellectual historical context reveals it as a systematic theocentric scientific research program possessing of objective cognitive content. On the one hand kalam is about understanding God, and on the other it is...

The international religion-science discourse: pitfalls, obstacles, and opportunities.(The End Matters)(Philip Clayton's works, ohn Templeton Foundation's International Society for Science and Religion )
December 22, 2005... In his perceptive article on the state of contemporary religion and science discourse, Philip Clayton had hoped that the concrete proposals he offered in his article "will call forth responses from Islamic scholars". (1) He had suggested that...

Islam, Muslims, and modern technology.
December 22, 2005... In this interview, Professor Seyyed Hossein Nasr highlights the impact of modern technologies on human habitats and ecosystems. The destruction of environment by modern technology is seen as one of the most serious threats faced by humanity....

Into his Lord's mercy: remembering Martin Lings (January 24, 1909-May 12, 2005).(Obituary)
December 22, 2005... My letter had remained unanswered, but a few days before my departure for Iran, I received a message through a friend that Martin Lings would soon contact me. I had wanted to stop over in England to see him. We had never met, but he had been a...

Between philosophy and mathematics: examples of interactions in classical Islam.
December 22, 2005... In this paper the author raises the question of the existence and the extension of philosophy of mathematics in classical Islam. He considers three types of interactions between mathematics and theoretical philosophy. The first is that used by...

Dr. M. I. H. Farooqi, Plants of the Qur'an.(Medicinal Plants in the Traditions of the Prophet Muhammad: Scientific Study of the Prophetic Medicine, Food and Perfumes (Aromatics))(Book Review)
December 22, 2005... Dr. M. I. H. Farooqi, Plants of the Qur'an (Lucknow: Sidrah Publishers, 6th revised edition 2003), 224 pp, Pb, ISBN 81-900290-9-6 Dr. M. I. H. Farooqi, Medicinal Plants in the Traditions of the Prophet Muhammad: Scientific Study of the...

Shadhrah 6 and the earth quakes.
December 22, 2005... Geologists have a convincing explanation: major earthquakes occur when tectonic plates beneath large mountains shift and snap. A great deal of seismic activity takes place beneath the mountains but remains unnoticed by everyone except a handful...

Ibn Sina--Al-Biruni correspondence.
December 22, 2005... This sixth installment of the correspondence between Ibn Sina and al-Biruni contains a response to al-Biruni by Abu Sa'id al-Ma'sumi, one of Ibn Sina's most accomplished students. A note at the beginning of this response suggests that al-Mam...