An Essential Guide to Islam & Evolution

A must-read for anyone seeking a comprehensive, clear, and orthodox Islamic approach to evolution. Topics covered in this essential guide to Islam and evolution include: (a) The design argument in both classical Islamic thought and contemporary scientific and philosophical discourse (b) A critique of ‘methodological naturalism’ as a guiding principle in modern science (c) An Islamic framework for understanding miracles (d) An appraisal of contemporary scientific views on naturalistic evolution (e) Islamic scripture on biological origins (f) A critique of attempts to reconcile scripture with naturalistic evolutionary ideas The concluding appendices feature writings from eminent scholars of the past century — Shaykh Muṣṭafā Ṣabrī, Shaykh Ashraf ‘Alī Thānawī, and Shaykh Anwar Shāh Kashmīrī — highlighting how scholars deeply rooted in the Islamic tradition engaged with these issues a century ago.