1st Edition

Islam and Science

By Muzaffar Iqbal Copyright 2002
372 Pages
by Routledge

372 Pages
by Routledge

744 Pages
by Routledge

This title was first published in 2002. This text seeks to provide the necessary background for understanding the contemporary relationship between Islam and modern science. Presenting an authentic discourse on the Islamic understanding of the physical cosmos, Muzaffar Iqbal explores God's relationship to the created world and the historical and cultural forces that have shaped and defined Muslim... Read more
Acknowledgments, Transliteration and Dates, Abbreviations, Introduction, 1 The Beginning, 2 And these are the Signs, 3 Making of the Tradition, 4 Islam and Science Nexus, 5 Withering of the Tradition, 6 Transmission and Transformation, 7 Winds of Change, 8 The Colonial Cut, 9 The Colonized Discourse, 10 The Scientific Exegesis, 11 The New Nexus, Bibliography, Index

Biography

Muzaffar Iqbal