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Evolution Theory and Islam: Letter to Suleman Ali
"Recently a pamphlet has been circulated around Oxford saying that evolution is synonymous with kufr and shirk. I myself am a biologist and am convinced by the evidence which supports the theory of evolution. I am writing to ask whether the Quranic account of Creation is incompatible with man having evolved. Are there any books which you would recommend on the subject?" During my "logic of scientific explanation" period at the University of Chicago, I used to think that scientific theories had to have coherence, logicality, applicability, and adequacy, and I was accustomed to examine theory statements by looking at these things in turn. Perhaps they furnish a reasonable point of departure to give your question an answer which, if cursory and somewhat personal, may yet shed some light on the issues you are asking about.
14 pages, Paperback
First published November 11, 1999
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Nuh Ha Mim Keller
18 books91 followersNuh Ha Mim Keller (born 1954) is an American Muslim translator of Islamic books and a specialist in Islamic law, as well as being authorised by Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri as a sheikh in sufism in the Shadhili Order. He is one of the foremost Muslim theologians and experts on Sufism in the West. Keller was born in 1954 in the Northwestern United States. He studied philosophy and Arabic at the University of Chicago, located in Chicago, Illinois, and the University of California, Los Angeles, located in Los Angeles, California. Keller converted to Islam from Christianity in 1977.
His English translation of Umdat al-Salik (Reliance of the Traveller) was the first Islamic legal work in a European language to receive the certification of Al-Azhar University. This translation has led to this work becoming influential among Western Muslims. In addition to his authorization to be a spiritual guide, Nuh Ha Mim Keller possesses ijazas, or "certificates of authorisation", in Islamic jurisprudence from scholars in Syria and Jordan.
His English translation of Umdat al-Salik (Reliance of the Traveller) was the first Islamic legal work in a European language to receive the certification of Al-Azhar University. This translation has led to this work becoming influential among Western Muslims. In addition to his authorization to be a spiritual guide, Nuh Ha Mim Keller possesses ijazas, or "certificates of authorisation", in Islamic jurisprudence from scholars in Syria and Jordan.
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May 25, 2012
Percubaan pertama untuk menyelami tulisan dan buah fikiran Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller. Kesan selepas membaca buku Dr Adi Setia 'Al-Attas' Philosophy of Science' khususnya di bawah topik teori evolusi yang mendapat tempat di hati sebahagian saintis Muslim pasca modernisme.
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Tak jauh bezanya membaca buku-buku Harun Yahya. Saya lebih sukakan pendekatan Prof Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas yang melihat teori evolusi melalui konsep penciptaan ruang dan masa sebagai dua entiti yang berdiri sendiri (tidak relatif), sama seperti makhluk ciptaan Allah swt yang lain - unik dan tersendiri.
Satu perkara yang menarik (pada saya). Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller berpendapat seseorang Muslim itu tidaklah terkeluar daripada landasan agama sekiranya mempercayai teori evolusi tanpa berpegang kepada dua prinsip asasnya - natural selection dan random mutation; kerana tidak ada satu perkara pun di dunia ini yang terjadi secara kebetulan.
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Tak jauh bezanya membaca buku-buku Harun Yahya. Saya lebih sukakan pendekatan Prof Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas yang melihat teori evolusi melalui konsep penciptaan ruang dan masa sebagai dua entiti yang berdiri sendiri (tidak relatif), sama seperti makhluk ciptaan Allah swt yang lain - unik dan tersendiri.
Satu perkara yang menarik (pada saya). Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller berpendapat seseorang Muslim itu tidaklah terkeluar daripada landasan agama sekiranya mempercayai teori evolusi tanpa berpegang kepada dua prinsip asasnya - natural selection dan random mutation; kerana tidak ada satu perkara pun di dunia ini yang terjadi secara kebetulan.
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