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Zia H Shah
He is a physician practicing in Upstate New York. He is the Chief Editor of the Muslim Times, which has more than 43,000 followers in Twitter. He is also Chair of Religion and Science for the Muslim Sunrise, the oldest Muslim publication in North America. He has authored more than 400 articles on Islam, Christianity, Secularism and Religion & Science. Follow in Twitter: @The_MuslimTimes
How Does Entropy or the Second Law of Thermodynamics Fit in the Commentary of the Glorious Quran?
Epigraph: We have not created the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, but with truth and a real purpose, and for an appointed term; but those […]
Brian Joesphson Nobel Laureate for Quantum Tunneling Does Believe in Paranormal
Brian David Josephson FRS (born 4 January 1940) is a British theoretical physicist and professor emeritus of physics at the University of Cambridge.[3] Best known for his pioneering work on superconductivity and quantum tunnelling, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1973 for his prediction of the Josephson effect, made in 1962 when he was a 22-year-old PhD student at […]
A single paranormal event will rule out physicalism or atheism
Epigraph Allah is the knower of the unseen; and He reveals not His secrets to anyone, except to him whom He chooses from among His messengers. (Al Quran 72:20-21) How […]
Freewill and Human Consciousness: Chinese Room Argument
Epigraph And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a little.’ […]
My Journey To Learn Calculus
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Prof. John Lennox: Natural Laws or Mathematical Equations Have No Creative Power
Epigraph: بَدِيعُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۖ وَإِذَا قَضَىٰ أَمْرًا فَإِنَّمَا يَقُولُ لَهُ كُن فَيَكُونُ He is the Originator of the heavens and the earth, and when He decrees something, He says only, ‘Be,’ […]
Foundations of Religion and Science Discussion in Abrahamic Faiths
Epigraph: And those who disbelieve say, ‘This Quran is but a lie which Muhammad has forged, and other people have helped him with it.’ Indeed, they have brought forth an […]
Physiologist Denis Noble Showing Why We Have Freewill and Computers Do Not
We all feel like we have free will. That our decisions are our own and that we could have chosen otherwise. But today, many prominent figures argue free will is an illusion. Join groundbreaking biologist Denis Noble as he argues that, in fact, our bodies hold the key to our […]
Is Our Biophilic Universe the Best Argument from Design for Our Creator God?
Epigraph: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ “We have not created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two, but in accordance with the perfect […]
Theism versus Scientific Materialism: Piers Morgan vs Stephen Meyer
Epigraph: The Originator of the heavens and the earth! How can He have a son when He has no consort, and when He has created everything and has knowledge of all things? […]
Understanding God of Spinoza and Einstein: Video by Novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein
Presented by Zia H Shah MD Rebecca Newberger Goldstein explains God of Spinoza and how he was blamed to be an atheist. In my opinion he and Einstein can be […]
The Miracle of the Quran: It Speaks of Innumerable Stars and Innumerable Earths
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times When you gaze […]
Video: Hazrat Mirza Tahir Ahmad About God the Creator and the Question of Suffering
The question of suffering, God the Creator and the role of suffering in biological evolution is addressed in the first 11 minutes of the above video. Book and Videos: The […]
Freeman Dyson: How Did He Put Religion and Science Together?
… Presented by Zia H Shah MD Sometimes we reach an impasse between science and religion. Many of us have all at times criticized scientific imperialism or religious fundamentalism or […]
Video: A Dialogue Between Agnostics, Atheists and Theists
The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment The above video, which is episode 903 of Closer to Truth, seems to be the mildest way to put arguments for God to agnostics or atheists. Religion and Science: The Indispensable God-hypothesis Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim […]
Book and Videos: The Goldilocks Enigma: Why Is the Universe Just Right for Life?
Author of the book and interviewee of the first video below: Paul Davies The Muslim Times’ Chief Editor’s comment Our biophylic universe is now the best argument from design by […]