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In western eyes, science and religion don鈥檛 mix. But Muslims see no contradiction in a belief system that embraces both science and religion.听
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The Lab and the Mosque
In the Western world, science and religion occupy different spheres. Religion might sometimes be called on to provide an ethical dimension to a scientific issue, but by and large,听it is believed that science and religion are best kept apart.
In Islam, there is no such antipathy.
From its beginnings, the Prophet Muhammad emphasised that the material world could only be understood through scientific inquiry. Islamic culture, he said,听should be听a knowledge based culture. He valued science over extensive worship and declared: 鈥楢n hour鈥檚 study of nature is better than a year鈥檚 prayer鈥�. But despite the Prophet's teaching,听by the middle of the sixteenth century, Islamic science had gone into a听steep decline. Why?
Ziauddin Sardar investigates the philosophical and practical links between science and Islam. He visits Al-Azhar University in Cairo, where technical subjects such as Medicine, Engineering and Agriculture are taught within a religious framework.听
Given the听revival of Islam and the听emergence of a modern Islamic culture, how can听the spirit of scientific enquiry be brought back to Islam? | | |
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