Guided Evolution as Explaied by the Quran
Is it not enough evidence that the third attribute of God in the Quran is Rab? Especially for those who are attuned with Arabic should not term evolution as a non-Islamic concept when “Rab” […]
Abdus Salam and the Higgs boson particle: Deserves a Second Nobel
God particle’ — a particularly recalcitrant subatomic particle that supposedly helps explain how the universe acquired mass and could in principle, therefore, explain how decay takes place — was discovered […]
Pakistani’s scientific achievements obscured by religious intolerance
Khabar: Fearing the wrath of religious fundamentalists, Pakistan’s scientific community has been unable to properly acknowledge Nobel Prize winner Abdus Salam (1926-1996), whose theoretical work helped pave the way for […]
Dr. Abdus Salam…..Dr. Abdus Salam….the name gets echoed everywhere !!!
WHY EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD THE NAME OF DR. ABDUS SALAM IS GETTING ECHOED ??? The pioneering work of Abdus Salam, Pakistan’s only Nobel laureate, helped lead to the apparent discovery of the subatomic “God particle” last week. But the late physicist is no hero at home, where his name […]
Religion and Science in Pakistan
The Friday Times: Perhaps the most intractable question in Pakistani educational reform remains how best to reconcile religion and science within the curriculum. This is a serious matter but few are willing to engage with the issue directly, for fear of being branded religious heretics by some or apologists for […]
Egyptian Student Invents New Propulsion Method
Source: OnIslam.net An Egyptian physics student has successfully created a new propulsion device that could accelerate space probes and artificial satellites through quantum physics and chemical reactions instead of the current radioactive-based jets and ordinary rocket engines. Aisha Mustafa, who has entered the active research area of spacecraft propulsion by […]
Scientists: Focus on religion
The Daily Caller Two scientists have issued a challenge to their colleagues to focus more research on religion, according to ABC News. Religion plays such a large role in billions of people’s’ lives worldwide, so why not use science to help advance the understanding of religion? “Science can help us understand religion […]
Seek Your Own Truth
Huff Post Growing up, we have a intuitive sense of wanting to belong or fit in. The emptiness in our hearts says that something is missing in our life. That dormant desire for acceptance gets cultivated into full blown beliefs, usually inherited and taught to us. We believe in things […]
Albert Einstein on Whether Scientists Pray
Source: Flavorwire In 1936, a sixth grade girl named Phyllis wrote to esteemed scientist Albert Einstein on behalf of her Sunday school class to ask him whether or not scientists pray. This seems like a rather advanced question for a sixth grade class to be asking, perhaps, but maybe it’s […]
Religion Is a Potent Force for Cooperation and Conflict, Research Shows
ScienceDaily (May 17, 2012) — Across history and cultures, religion increases trust within groups but also may increase conflict with other groups, according to an article in a special issue ofScience. “Moralizing gods, emerging over the last few millennia, have enabled large-scale cooperation and sociopolitical conquest even without war,” says University […]
Why Does the Muslim World Lag in Science?
An old article of 1996. What has changed in the meantime? Any improvements? Source: http://www.meforum.org/306/why-does-the-muslim-world-lag-in-science Aaron Segal, professor of political science at the University of Texas, El Paso, is the author of An Atlas of International Migration (Bowker, 1993) and Learning by Doing: Science, Technology and the Developing World (Westview, […]
IDEALS AND REALITIES – Selected Essays of Abdus Salam
IDEALS AND REALITIES Selected Essays of Abdus Salam by C H Lai & Azim Kidwai The latest edition of “Ideals and Realities” includes some of the most recent talks given […]
The Human Soul According to Qur’anic Teachings
from the writings of the Promised Messiah(as) ( Translated from Chashma -i- Ma’rifat of Hadhrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib, pp.158_168 Ruhani Khazain, Vol.23) Unlike the Vedas, the Qur’an says that the souls are not uncreated but that they come into existence along with the body. This is the truth about the […]
The Common Ground Between Science and Religion
Courtesy / Source: Huff Post By: Jeffrey Small Which is more truthful: science or art? On its face, this question presents a false choice. Science and art belong to two separate realms. Both express deep truths about existence, but in very different ways. Science uses the symbolic form of mathematical […]
Psychic phenomena
By the Late Bashir Ahmad Orchard There are two realms of phenomena in operation which embrace dreams, visions, sounds from nowhere, and so on. They are the realms of: 1. Psychic Phenomena; 2. Spiritual Phenomena. This personal treatise is devoted only to a brief study of psychic phenomena; and the […]
No ‘God Spot’ In Brain, Spirituality Linked To Right Parietal Lobe
Huff Post Scientists have speculated that the human brain features a “God spot,” one distinct area of the brain responsible for spirituality. Now, University of Missouriresearchers have completed research that indicates spirituality is a complex phenomenon, and multiple areas of the brain are responsible for the many aspects of spiritual experiences. […]
65 Reasons to Believe Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page. Promoted post: Our Favorite Christian Prayer by Saint Francis, For the Whole of our Human Family This […]
What Counts as Legitimate Scientific Research on Prayer?
Huff Post I am pleased to see the lively exchange of comments generated by my recent post: “Testing Prayer: Can Science Prove the Healing Power of Prayer?” Many people have raised difficult and important questions that I have been thinking about for years. These questions can roughly be grouped into six categories: […]
Religion and politics in the Philippines
GMA News: Lately, there has been no shortage of press coverage on the religiosity of politicians. The current Vice-President Jejomar Binay projects himself as a devotee of the Sacred Heart of Jesus […]
Did Darwin Knock out Original Sin?
The answer is a definite ‘Yes’ and details follow! Original Sin requires that Adam and Eve be the first human couple, so all humans can inherit Original Sin from them, […]