Epigraph
When a person is afflicted, he cries unto Us; but when We confer upon him a favor from Ourself, he says: This has been given to me on account of my own knowledge. He does not realize that it is a trial: but most of them know not. [Al Quran 39:49]
Nearly all Black Americans believe in God or another higher power, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey, including about three-quarters who believe in God as described in the Bible or other holy scriptures. A new Fact Tank post takes a closer look at the nature of these beliefs and notes that 81% of U.S. Black adults believe God has the power to control what goes on in the world, and 68% believe in a God who directly determines all or most of what happens in their lives.
Suggested reading and viewing by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times
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Allah the Creator, the Maker and the Fashioner: The Best Documentary on Birds
The anesthesia of familiarity: There should be a Creator of Our Universe
The Beauty and the GPS of the Birds and the Quran
Ten Raised to Five Hundred Reasons for Our Gracious God
A challenge for Dawkins: Where did carbon come from?
Plain Water will Tell you the Story
Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape The Universe by Martin Rees
The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life? by Paul Davies
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences
Twelve Famous Scientists On The Possibility Of God
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