Science and Religion in Islam: The Link.

This blog contains my thoughts on the above, reflecting the tradition of Shia Ismaili Islam: The material universe is part of the structure of truth, the ultimate nature of which it is the goal of religion to reach(monoreality). Among other things this blog asks two questions, what is the universe made up of and how does it operate? The answer to these questions finds its way onto a continuum of knowledge ranging from rationally-acquired knowledge to transcendental knowledge of the divine

Friday, February 29, 2008

331)Muslim Philosophy and the Sciences(IIS Review Article); Quotes of Aga Khan IV.

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"In this context, would it not also be relevant to consider how, above all, it has been the Qur'anic notion of the universe as an e...

Monday, February 25, 2008

330)Matter and Energy: two sides of the same coin; how interpreting the light(energy) from the sun gives precise information about the matter in it.

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In the very early and very hot Universe, not long after the Big Bang, matter and energy were united in the fabric of the Universe. As the Un...

Saturday, February 23, 2008

329)Our Sun is a WILD place-doing all kinds of ablutions, looking like a Picasso painting, having a bad hair day, or just scintillating radiantly....

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1) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap040802.html 2) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap021114.html 3) http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap04...

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

328)Tonight most North Americans will see a total lunar eclipse; What the last one(March 2007) looked like; Quotes of Aga Khans.

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"......The Quran tells us that signs of Allah’s Sovereignty are found in the contemplation of His Creation - in the heavens and the ear...

Friday, February 15, 2008

327)Comprehensive quotes of Aga Khan IV and others relating to knowledge, intellect, creation, science and religion-FROM 2007CE DOWN TO 322BC

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For those who reach this post through the Google or other search engines, know that this post has now been updated and is now known as Blogp...

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

326)Mountains according to the Quran, as we know them today and as part of the dynamic, roiling, rumbling surface of the Earth; Quotes of Aga Khans.

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"The Quran very often refers to nature as a reflection of Allah's power of creation and says: Look at the mountains, look at the ri...

Monday, February 11, 2008

325)How's this for a gutsy sister in religion: Yasmin Alibhai-Brown?; Quote of Easy Nash.

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Yasmin Alibhai-Brown: What he wishes on us is an abomination; Sharia is nothing but a human concoction of medieval religious opinion The Ind...

Sunday, February 10, 2008

324)Unconscious or conscious anti-Semitism in Al-Fatiha?: A courageous post by blogger Jalaledin Ebrahim.

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As I once asked myself, what's the point having a blog if you can't spice it up once in a while? This blogpost is a transplant of a ...

323)A sampling of my most recent comments and articles published on the main Ismaili Mail website and its Spirit and Life Blog; Quotes of Aga Khan IV

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It (Surah of Light from the Quran) tells us that the oil of the blessed olive tree lights the lamp of understanding, a light that belongs ne...

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Easy Nash: Toronto, Ontario, Canada; The signature post of my blog, Blogpost Four Hundred, quotes by Aga Khan IV and others, forms a solid doctrinal underpinning to my blog. Quote of the Blog:"The Quran itself repeatedly recommends Muslims to become better educated in order better to understand God's creation"(Aga Khan IV, Louvre Museum, Paris, France, October 17th 2007). This is what drives my blog: The Prophet Mohammed said that the first(and only) thing that was originated, through the Divine Command or Will, by the Absolutely Transcendent God, was Intellect(Aql). Intellect(from which all else emanates) provides 'tayyid' or inspiration to Natiq(Speaking Prophet, of whom there were six great ones) and Soul; Natiq composes('talif') a scripture made up of words and sentences from this inspiration, and Soul composes('tarkib') a universe made up of matter from this inspiration. This is what forms the basis of the link between science and religion. The compositions of Natiq and Soul are equivalent(both called 'ayats' or 'signs') and each contains Intellect wrapped within it. The Asas(Founder) interprets('tawil') the compositions of the Natiq and Soul, unincorporating them to uncover Intellect in its pure glory.

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