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Evolution Theory & Islam: Letter to Suleman Ali

Evolution Theory & Islam: Letter to Suleman Ali

Muslim Academic Trust
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Recently a pamphlet has been circulated around Oxford saying that evolution is synonymous with kufr and shirk.
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Dear Suleman 'Ali:

Thank you for your fax of 27 June 1995 which said, in part:

"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.


About Author:

Shaykh Nuh Ha Mim Keller is an American converted to Islam. He is a translator of Islamic books and a specialist in Islamic law, as well as being authorized by Abd al-Rahman al-Shaghouri as a sheikh in Sufism in the Shadhili Order.

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. Currently, Keller lives in Amman, Jordan. Keller is a Sufi.

His English translation of Umdat al-Salik, Reliance of the Traveller, (Sunna Books, 1991) is a Shafi'i manual of Shariah. It is 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.

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EAN 13 / ISBN 9781902350035
Author Nuh Ha Mim Keller
Publisher Muslim Academic Trust
Pages 14
Manufacturer Muslim Academic Trust
Year Published 1999
Weight 0.15 lb
Width 5.6 in
Height 8.3 in
Depth 0.2 in

EAN 13 / ISBN 9781902350035
Author Nuh Ha Mim Keller
Publisher Muslim Academic Trust
Pages 14
Manufacturer Muslim Academic Trust
Year Published 1999
Weight 0.15 lb
Width 5.6 in
Height 8.3 in
Depth 0.2 in

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