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- Title: Is Islamic Science Possible?
- Author : Islam & Science
- Release Date : January 22, 2008
- Genre: Religion & Spirituality,Books,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 156 KB
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Enough has been said by the proponents of Islamic science and by those for whom even the term "Islamic science" is an oxymoron. In fact, too much has been said by both sides and the discourse has often spilled over to unrelated territories. Certain proponents of Islamic science find numerous recent scientific theories and even technological inventions in the Noble Qur'an; some of their opponents reduce the eight hundred years of Islamic scientific tradition to a depot where Greek science was brought on horse-driven carriages and kept safe until it was recovered by its rightful heir--Europe. Some proponents of Islamic science see Darwin, Copernicus, Kepler, Newton, Harvey, and Einstein prefigured in al-Jahiz, al-Biruni, ibn Sina, Ibn al-Haytham, al-Tusi, and Ibn Nafis, while their opponents sarcastically ask science Muslims have accomplished over all these centuries. These are, admittedly, the extreme ends of the discourse, yet one of the most significant realities of the contemporary world is the fact that there is no such thing as "Islamic science" anywhere. So, even if there once existed a scientific tradition which can rightfully be called Islamic, and even if it existed for as long as it did, what remains to be proven is its relevance and applicability in the contemporary world; without such a demonstration all arguments for and against Islamic science are merely academic, dealing with a relic of the past; while such debates are important for the history of science, their scope and relevance is limited. What is essential for this discourse to move forward is the actual emergence of a scientific tradition based on the foundational principles of the study of nature anchored in the Noble Qur'an and the Sunnah.
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