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
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder now understood to arise from an interplay of genetic, neurodevelopmental, and environmental factors. Yet historically, […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract The Quran, Islam’s holy scripture, is revered by Muslims as the final revelation from God – one that is complete in […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract: Human dignity and liberty are at the heart of both Islam and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This summary […]
By Dr. Lutf ur Rehman. Nashville, TN In the 1960s, a famous Hindu Scholar wrote a research paper called, “Kalki Avatar and Muhammad Saheb”. His name was Dr. Ved Prakash […]
Epigraph ذَٰلِكَ عَالِمُ الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ الْعَزِيزُ الرَّحِيمُ الَّذِیۡۤ اَحۡسَنَ کُلَّ شَیۡءٍ خَلَقَہٗ وَ بَدَاَ خَلۡقَ الۡاِنۡسَانِ مِنۡ طِیۡنٍ ۚ “Such is He who knows all that is unseen as well […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract “God of the gaps” refers to a flawed theological approach where divine agency is invoked to explain phenomena not yet understood […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Introduction The Qur’an proclaims a message centered on mercy and compassion. In fact, classical and modern scholars note that the Arabic root […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Jalal al-Din Rumi, the 13th-century Persian mystic and poet, now known as poet of love in USA, often […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract The Holy Qur’an has long been regarded by Muslims as a scripture of inexhaustible wisdom, whose depths cannot be fully sounded […]
Epigraph: أَيَحْسَبُ الْإِنسَانُ أَن يُتْرَكَ سُدًى أَلَمْ يَكُ نُطْفَةً مِّن مَّنِيٍّ يُمْنَىٰ ثُمَّ كَانَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ فَجَعَلَ مِنْهُ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ أَلَيْسَ ذَٰلِكَ بِقَادِرٍ عَلَىٰ أَن يُحْيِيَ الْمَوْتَىٰ Does […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract This paper offers an extended commentary on Qur’an 6:76–79, the passage recounting the Prophet Abraham’s symbolic search for God through the observation […]
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,’ […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Quran 65:6–7 – A Psychological, Legal, Philosophical, and Theological Commentary Abstract Quran 65:6–7 provides compassionate guidelines for the treatment of women during divorce and […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract This essay offers a comprehensive analysis of how four major Muslim traditions – Sunni, Twelver Shia, Ismaili, and Ahmadi – conceive […]
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Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract The Quran states: “He (God) keeps the heavens from falling down on the earth without His permission” (22:65). This poetic verse […]
Epilogue أَفَلَا يَتَدَبَّرُونَ الْقُرْآنَ ۚ وَلَوْ كَانَ مِنْ عِندِ غَيْرِ اللَّهِ لَوَجَدُوا فِيهِ اخْتِلَافًا كَثِيرًا Will they not, then, meditate upon the Quran? Had it been from anyone other than Allah, […]
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract This commentary examines Qur’an 41:9–12 in depth, exploring its scientific, philosophical, and theological implications. It demonstrates that these verses, when properly […]