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Signs in the Heavens: A Muslim Astronomer's Perspective on Religion and Science |
Author: Imad-Ad-Dean Ahmad
Published: 2006-02-01 |
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 It's all about perspective
I bought this book and sadly didn't read it for many months. I wish I had read a review like this and perhaps, would not have wasted time. Once I began, I breathed it in and hated having to put it down.
Dr. Ahmed writes about what he knows, as an astronomer about science and as a Muslim believer in one God, about his faith's tenets and history. All he requires from the reader is an open mind. Because of those two characteristics, he can and does explain Islam's perspective on science and religion. They are not at odds in a Muslim's worldview and have never been - he goes over the fascinating history of the Middle Ages, also, in which no tension existed between the Islamic faith and scientific achievement.
Very enjoyable to read, it's a fascinating journey into astronomical observations and stargazing history, and along the way you glean some important insights into how Muslim achievement has also shaped Western history. Without reading books such as these, from a Muslim scientist's perspective, you can not attain an understanding of the modern and empirical approaches to science that Islam's holy book, the Qur'an, established as a foundation of Muslim scientists' inductive research. A case in point is Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen in Latin), a Muslim optician/physicist who pioneered the scientific method in the 11th century; a new book by Bradley Steffens (available on Amazon) corroborates that Ibn al Haytham is one of the top 10 scientific geniuses in history! Now all we have to ask is why we are not taught about them?
One of the best religious and scientific books I have read!
This book is one of the best books I have ever read that explains science in terms of religion... This book exlpains how the religion of Islam has in its Holy Book the Quarn explained sciences that scientists have just recently discovered. This book shows how the 2000 year old Holy Book of Islam explains concepts of science, and politics, and many other important subjects. I definitly recommend this book to Muslims and Non-Muslims alike. For Muslims it will teach them how the Quran explains scientific phenomenons. For Non-Muslims it will show how the Quran indeed explains scientific concepts only recently discovered today. And will help give a better and more correct view of the religion of Islam.
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