Eternal Mathematics and Eternal Consciousness: A Philosophical and Islamic Perspective
Epigraph: He is the First and the Last, and the Manifest and the Hidden, and He knows all things full well. (Al Quran 57:3) We have created the heavens and […]
God’s Creation through Law and Mathematics: An Islamic Perspective
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD Abstract:Within the Islamic worldview, God (Allah) created the universe bil-Ḥaqq – “with truth,” purpose, and immutable law thequran.love. The Qur’an repeatedly emphasizes […]
Video: Why the ‘Unreasonable Effectiveness’ of Mathematics?
Epigraph وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ “We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the two in accordance with the perfect truth […]
Quranic Inspiration and the Rise of Astronomy and Mathematics in the Islamic Golden Age
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times 1. Quranic Verses on Astronomy and Mathematics The Quran contains numerous verses that reference celestial bodies and emphasize […]
Development of Precalculus and Calculus during the Golden Age of Islam
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Historical Context: Knowledge Synthesis in the Islamic Golden Age The Islamic Golden Age (8th–14th century) fostered a […]
Alan Turing: His Achievements and His Later Life Tragedy
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times His Achievements Alan Turing (1912–1954) was a British mathematician, logician, and cryptanalyst whose groundbreaking work laid the foundation for modern computer science and artificial intelligence. His diverse contributions spanned theoretical concepts, practical engineering, and wartime codebreaking efforts, profoundly […]
Video: Why the “Unreasonable Effectiveness” of Mathematics?
Epigraph: الَّذِي خَلَقَ سَبْعَ سَمَاوَاتٍ طِبَاقًا ۖ مَّا تَرَىٰ فِي خَلْقِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ مِن تَفَاوُتٍ ۖ فَارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ هَلْ تَرَىٰ مِن فُطُورٍ ثُمَّ ارْجِعِ الْبَصَرَ كَرَّتَيْنِ يَنقَلِبْ إِلَيْكَ الْبَصَرُ خَاسِئًا وَهُوَ حَسِيرٌ He […]
Georg Cantor’s Transfinite Numbers and the Infinite God of Abrahamic Faiths
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times Georg Cantor (1845–1918), the pioneering mathematician renowned for developing set theory and introducing the concept of transfinite numbers, […]
Stephen Barr’s Crusade Against Ontological Physicalism: Is Killing a Human Like Turning off a Robot?
Epigraph: Every human life is precious and sacred and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Al Quran 5:32) … Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the […]
Sir Roger Penrose on Godel’s Incompleteness Theorem and Insights about Human Consciousness
Epigraph: And they ask you (Muhammad) concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a […]
Sir Roger Penrose: Consciousness and Quantum Physics
Epigraph: And they ask you (Muhammad) concerning the soul. Say, ‘The soul is by the command of my Lord; and of the knowledge thereof you have been given but a […]
Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg: Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in Physics
What Does the “Unreasonable Effectiveness” of Mathematics Mean? Epigraph: وَمَا خَلَقْنَا السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضَ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ We have created the heavens and the earth and all that is between the […]
Atheists Deny God, But Not Mathematics or Laws of Nature
Epigraph: هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَاءً وَالْقَمَرَ نُورًا وَقَدَّرَهُ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعْلَمُوا عَدَدَ السِّنِينَ وَالْحِسَابَ ۚ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ۚ يُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ إِنَّ فِي اخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ […]
Mathematics: What is Truth?
Allah created the universe or the multiverse through mathematics بِالْحَقِّ Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD, as a chapter of upcoming book: The Quran and the Biological Evolution Galileo Galilei famously said, “Mathematics is the language in which […]
Different Responses: Why is there Anything At All?
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,’ […]
Video: A Mathematician’s Search For God
Epigraph: Allah is the Light of the heavens and of the earth. His light is as if there were a lustrous niche, ‘wherein is a lamp contained in a crystal […]
Video: Is Platonic Math in the Mind of God?
Epigraph: هُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ الشَّمْسَ ضِيَاءً وَالْقَمَرَ نُورًا وَقَدَّرَهُ مَنَازِلَ لِتَعْلَمُوا عَدَدَ السِّنِينَ وَالْحِسَابَ ۚ مَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ إِلَّا بِالْحَقِّ ۚ يُفَصِّلُ الْآيَاتِ لِقَوْمٍ يَعْلَمُونَ إِنَّ فِي اخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَمَا خَلَقَ اللَّهُ […]