Videos: How could God guide evolution?
Epigraph God’s is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; He gives life and He causes death; and He has power over all things. He is the First and […]
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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
The Erasure of Islam from the Poetry of Rumi
Source: New Yorker By Rozina Ali; January 5, 2017 couple of years ago, when Coldplay’s Chris Martin was going through a divorce from the actress Gwyneth Paltrow and feeling down, a […]
Videos: Salvation: Christian or Muslim?
Epigraph: Whoever has done a good deed will have it ten times to his credit, but whoever has done a bad deed will be repaid only with its equivalent––they will […]
Quran: Allah is the Creator of All Things, So Worship Him Only
Epigraph The Creator of the heavens and earth! How could He have children when He has no spouse, when He created all things, and has full knowledge of all things? […]
Video: Why are Humans Obsessed with the Idea of God
Epigraph Oh Prophet, when your Lord took out the offspring from the loins of the Children of Adam and made them bear witness about themselves, He said, ‘Am I not […]
If Francis Collins And Christopher Hitchens Can be Friends — So Can Monotheists of All Shades
Epigraph God may still bring about affection between you and your present enemies – God is all powerful, God is most forgiving and merciful. He does not forbid you to […]
Videos: Science and Religion, Friends or Foe?
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There are only two things that the Quran says we will have only limited knowledge
By Zia H Shah MD There are 750-1000 verses in the Quran inspiring us to study nature and many of them point to various parts or phenomena in our universe […]
Could Free Will and Consciousness be a Defeater for Atheism and Physicalism
Epigraph “Watch your thoughts, they become your words; watch your words, they become your actions; watch your actions, they become your habits; watch your habits, they become your character; watch […]
Gathering Philosophers and Scientists Who Believe in Free Will
Epigraph: And if your Lord had enforced His will, surely, all who are on the earth would have believed together. Will you, then, force men to become believers? (Al Quran 10:99) And […]
Presenting a Psychiatrist and a Writer in a Muslim Paradigm to Understand Meditation
Epigraph: And remember when Jesus, son of Mary, said, ‘O children of Israel, surely I am Allah’s Messenger unto you, fulfilling that which is before me of the Torah, and giving glad […]
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Is Human Consciousness Putting God the Creator Back in the Game Epigraph: And they ask you concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and […]
Why is the Quran a Sign or a Miracle, According to Itself?
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times The holy Quran says in Surah Ankaboot, which means the Spider: Muhammad, you never recited any Scripture before […]
Is Human Consciousness Putting God the Creator Back in the Game
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.’ […]
How Even a Single Profound and True Revelation Defeats Materialism or Physicalism
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times If God exists strict materialism or physicalism is not true. What is a true dream? If the content […]
Can AI be Conscious: A Billion Dollar Question?
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.’ […]
Freeman Dyson – Does a Fine-Tuned Universe Lead to God?
Epigraph: We will show them Our Signs in the universe and also among their own selves, until it becomes manifest to them that the Quran is the truth. (Al Quran […]
Satan: Chained in Ramadan or Merely a Metaphor?
Epigraph Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) said: “When Ramadan begins, the gates of Paradise […]