Science and Philosophy

This is the legendary book of Imam al-Ghazali that buried philosophy in the Muslim world for a hundred years.

Here is the original book of Al-Khawarizmi, the founder of the discipline of algebra. Contains the Arabic book as well as its English translation and comments. Belongs in every school library.

This book is an attack on the scientism of the modern world. In these beautiful and profound pages Rene Guenon looks back to an ancient Wisdom, once common to both East and West, but now almost entirely lost. Contemporary civilization itself --- with its industrial societies and illusory notions of progress -- is his target.

from the publisher: "This book clearly defines answers to the questions raised by atheists and agnosticism."

This collection of essays by this renowned Muslim author which appeared over the years in various journals brings together studies dealing with practical as well as intellectual aspects of Islam in both their historical and contemporary reality. The author devotes himself to the contemporary significance of such themes as religion and secularism, freedom, Islamic science and philosophy.This book was originally published in 1981.

"This book approaches the question of technology from an Islamic ethical perspective. The book tries to broaden the scope of the Sharia to deal comprehensively with the ethical questions and dilemmas that arise in the midst of a postmodern technological culture due to the absence of well-defined religious-ethical ends. It looks at the maqasid as a universal ethical theory to be interpreted and applied in the global technological context. It weaves the contemporary philosophical analysis of technology within the maqasid discourse and assesses modern technology through the lens of the ultimate aims and purposes of the Sharia. It works out the relationship between the various objectives and how they can be developed into an Islamic ethics of technology. Following in the recent interest in the objectives of the Sharia, the book further expands the scope of the maqasid and carries it further to encompass metaphysical and ethical debates surrounding technology. Anyone interested in finding alternatives to the existing technological model will find this book valuable. Specifically those interested in Islam and Modern World and how ijtihad is being undertaken to tackle contemporary ethical problems will find this book helpful."

This book brings into sharp relief important dilemmas faced by the Muslim world today, especially in reference to modern science and technology . . .

Islamic Philosophy from Its Origin to the Present offers a comprehensive overview of Islamic philosophy from the ninth century to the present day. As Seyyed Hossein Nasr attests, within this tradition, philosophizing is done in a world in which prophecy is the central reality of life—a reality related not only to the realms of action and ethics but also to the realm of knowledge.

Examining the evolution debate in a question-and-answer format, this study posits a scientific argument against the theory of evolution, and includes rational explanations derived from the Islamic understanding of creation. Includes 25 color photos. Irfan Yilmaz is a professor of biology at Dokuz Eylul University in Turkey.

This book provides 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, Dr Muzaffar explores God’s relationship to the created world and the historical and cultural forces that have shaped and defined Muslim attitudes towards science. What was Islamic in the Islamic scientific tradition? How was it rooted in the Qur'anic worldview and whatever happened to it? This ground-breaking exploration of some of the most fundamental questions in the Islam and science discourse, explores the process of appropriation and transformation of the Islamic scientific tradition in Europe during the three centuries leading up to the Scientific Revolution.