“Philosophical reasoning does not lead us to a conclusion contrary to divine truth, for if one is truth and the other truth, truth cannot contradict truth but harmonizes with it and testifies in its favor.”
Ibn Rushd
Ibn Rushd
Our center will benefit from the works of elaboration and content development carried out during previous projects in the field of Islam and Science by some of the most advanced Muslim scientists and thinkers in this field internationally, as shown in the documentary Science and Islam below in which not only Muslims participated but also Jews, Christians and Buddhists, including two Nobel Prize laureates. And of course we will also produce a lot of new content in this particular field.
Science and religion:
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The Interfaith Dialog in the Global World
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A few years ago, a video featuring a Saudi cleric, Sheikh Bandar al-Khaibar, created a buzz on the internet. In a lecture in the United Arab Emirates, this Islamic scholar — a purported representative of average Middle East scholars — attempted to disprove the motion of the Earth with a number of arguments already present in Aristotle’s works, now updated with evidence from planes and international travels. Many web surfers and social media activists, including Muslims from all around the world, later showed the folly of this cleric’s arguments.
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During one of his interviews, French novelist and essayist André Malraux summarized the uncertain destiny of the human kind with a famous formula: «the 21st century will be
religious, or will not be.» However, more than forty years after this formula was uttered, it is not easy to foresee what the future of religions will be in the 21st century. Religions have to face a tremendous challenge produced by the rapid mutation of the world. |
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Empower talents, Empower Africa
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