Islam and Scientific Debate: Searching for Legitimacy
Ahmad, Rais [Ed.]
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Book ID : 2749
ISBN-10 : 81-8220-875-0 / 8182208750
ISBN-13 : 978-81-8220-875-9 / 9788182208759
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2017
Edition : (Second Edition)
Language : English
x, 220p., Index, 23 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- Introduction; Islam and Science; Scientific interpretation of the Ayat-e-Quran; The Scientific Exegesis of the Quran; A Systematic look; Scientific method and the quest for objective knowledge; An Islamic critique of the assumptions of modern science; Structure of Islamic Science; Islamic science: Its scope and purpose; Modes of Operations in the Quest of Islamic science; Adaptation of western science; Some considerations.
DESCRIPTION
The papers presented in this book have been contributed by eminent scholars of Islamic science. The first article sheds light on the rise and fall of science during Islamic civilization. The next two articles present the varying views of some Muslim scholars and scientists about the scientific interpretation of the Qur'an. In the next three articles, the respective authors critically evaluate the philosophy of modern science and propose Islamic alternative. Further the two articles present the various schools of thought among the proponents of Islamic science taking into consideration their approach towards the development of Islamic Science and their vision regarding the scope and purpose of Islamic science. The last article proposes a methodology as to how modern science can be adopted in Islam.
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