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Did Medieval Islamic Theology Subvert Science?

It is often supposed in Islamic studies that Al-Ghazali demolished the basis for science in the Muslim world by his so-called orthodox attack against rational thinking which nurtured a negative...

Tolerance or Compatibility? The Search for a Qur'anic Paradigm of Science

In this illuminating analysis, Prof. Ahmad Dallal produces an authoritative study of some episodes of the scientific exegis of the Holy text of Islam, the Qur'an, focusing on the exegesis (tafsir) of...

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Figure 3: Front cover of Science Under Islam: Rise, Decline and Revival, by Sayyed Misbah Deen. Source: http://www.scienceunderislam.com.

Science under Islam: A Reflection on Past Brilliancy and Future Revival

This is a review of a book by Sayyed Misbah Deen, Emeritus Professor of Computer Science (Keele University),...

Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal

Ahmad Ibn Hanbal was a founder of one of the four main Sunni schools of Jurisprudence. He developed fiqh but...

Imam El-Shafie established the specialised branch of Islamic studies in Jurisprudence called Usool ul Fiqh, i...

Figure 1. The Palace complex showing different sections of the plan.

Khirbat Al-Mafjar, Palace (740 -750)

Khirbat Palace remains a unique example of Umayyad luxury and their developed taste for art. The palace...

Imam Abu Haneefah

Imam Abu Haneefah developed a science of Islamic law through systematic study of textual evidence and...

The Ottoman Ulema

The word ulema, which is widely used in the Islamic world, is used to refer to community based scholars....

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