Questo autore esplora l'affascinante intersezione tra scienza, educazione, il mondo arabo e l'Islam. Come astrofisico affermato e professore universitario, porta una prospettiva unica alla sua scrittura. Le sue intuizioni, presentate in pubblicazioni di spicco e media internazionali, offrono profonde riflessioni su temi complessi. La sua vasta esperienza e il suo riconoscimento globale lo affermano come uno studioso di primo piano nei dibattiti riguardanti l'Islam e la scienza.
In secular Europe the veracity of modern science is almost always taken for granted. This book states that evolutionary theory does not contradict core Muslim beliefs, but that many scholars, from Islam's golden age to the present, adopted a worldview that accepted evolution as a given.
This book is the first of its kind. It is accessible and easy to read; it is as if you are having a conversation with the author. The book addresses challenges we face today in schools and everyday life. It is comprehensive without being too detailed. It gives a road map, a guide for how to handle controversial issues in science and Islam.
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.