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

Saturday, September 6, 2008

401)Saluting my wife and daughter for walking the 60km walk on the "Weekend to End Breast Cancer" this weekend; the cold hard facts on Breast Cancer.

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"Voluntary service to others is viewed as an integral part of daily life in the Ismaili tradition, never as a burdensome obligation or ...

Monday, September 1, 2008

400)Blogpost Four Hundred, Knowledge, Intellect, Creation, Science and Religion: Comprehensive Quotes of Aga Khan IV and Others; a never-ending post..

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THIS IS MY 400TH post and is also the central post of my blog, now entitled Blogpost Four Hundred. It is continually being updated and the l...

Sunday, August 31, 2008

399)Religion and Science Blend in a Centuries-Old Ritual; Quotes of Aga Khans IV and III plus related posts by me.

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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, August 29, 2008

398)The brilliant maneuverings of the rational intellect of man: changing one cell type into another; Quotes of Aga Khan IV.

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This is the story: All the cells in the human body have a full complement of genetic information in their nuclei but only specific genetic i...

Wednesday, August 27, 2008

397)Transcendence and Distinction: Metaphoric Process in Isma‘ili Muslim Thought, by Dr Azim Nanji, Director of the Institute of Ismaili Studies.

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This publication by the Institute of Ismaili Studies in their Academic papers section is the original article from which this seminal conden...

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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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