Welcome to the Science and Islam Video Portal

Welcome to the Science and Islam Video Portal.  This portal provides easy access to internet videos that address some aspect of both Islam and the natural sciences.  Every video in the portal has been evaluated for its use and application of scientific information, Islamic interpretations, and historical accuracy, which are represented through symbols.

For more about the project that produced the portal, click on About above.  For more on the icons used to represent the evaluations and other information, click on Symbol Key above.

You may navigate through the videos by using the categories (Astronomy, Biology, History of Science, etc) in the menu above, or you may type a word or name that you want to see more videos about or by in the search field (above right).  For instance, if you want to see only the videos that include the word mountains, type that into the search field, and it will display any videos that include that word.

Note that none of the videos on the site are hosted by Hampshire College; all the videos reside on the platform (YouTube, Vimeo, etc) from which they were embedded.  Many platforms have higher quality versions available; in YouTube click on the gear wheel in the lower right corner to see other options.

For a longer description of the videos and the evaluation justification, click on the video’s thumbnail.

Recommended Videos

islamic geometry, DesignShra Company

Islamic Geometry 1

This brief video silently shows the steps used to create some of the basic shapes in used decoratively.

13 Aug 2012

astronauts, UAE Mars mission, Alia al-Mansoori

Inspiring the next generation of astronauts

Evaluation of a video that discusses past and future astronauts from the Middle East.

13 Feb 2018

The Multiverse, Dr. M. Hisham Hawasli, Al-Farooq Masjid, Atlanta 2016

The Multiverse

This short video presents an unnamed speaker discussing a connection he sees between television shows by Carl Sagan and Brian Green about the universe with a ḥadīth.

18 Jun 2016

science in quran, Imran Hussein, Hamza Tzortzis

The Book of Signs: There are no scientific miracles in the Qur’an

Imran Hussein and Hamza Tzortzis suggest why the global Muslim narratives that use scientific “facts” to “prove” the miraculousness of the Qurʾān should no longer be used.

30 Sep 2015

Recent Videos

Shabir Ally and Aisha Khaja discuss biological evolution in an Islamic context. Wrap-up of a series on evolution for "Let the Quran Speak".

Theory of Evolution Series Wrap-up

Aisha Khaja and Shabir Ally close their series on biological evolution by discussing Adam and Eve and the problems of discussing evolution in an Islamic context.

23 Aug 2018

Clare Forestier, Quranic miracles, science in the Quran, ijaz, There Is No Clash

Holy scripture or scientific text? The Quran is both

Clare Forestier presents a non-standard interpretation of verses 86:7-14 of the Quran.

2 Aug 2018

Stop Spamming, Embryology vs Koran - "There Is No Clash"

Embryology vs Koran

This video blog by Stop Spamming addresses a video about embryology in the Qurʾān by a relatively new group, There Is No Clash.

30 May 2018

A Sperm’s Journey and Embryology in Quran, Clare Forestier, There Is No Clash, embryology quran

A Sperm’s Journey and Embryology in Quran

Host Clare Forestier discusses human embryology, and presents verses in the Qurʾān that she asserts demonstrate the same material.

1 Mar 2018

Shabir Ally and Aisha Khaja discuss biological evolution in an Islamic context. Wrap-up of a series on evolution for "Let the Quran Speak".

Theory of Evolution Series Wrap-up

Aisha Khaja and Shabir Ally close their series on biological evolution by discussing Adam and Eve and the problems of discussing evolution in an Islamic context.

23 Aug 2018

Evolution - importance and religious integration - a chat with Dr. Salman Hameed, evolution muslims

Evolution: Importance and Religious Integration

Salman Hameed defines and discusses the relationships between Muslims and biological evolution through natural selection. 

1 May 2015

Ahmad Dallal, "In the Shadow of Modernity", 28 Feb 2008

4. In the Shadow of Modernity. Islam, Science, and the Challenge of History

Ahmad Dallal discusses science in the 19th and 20th centuries in the Muslim world, arguing that the modern Muslim world is not informed by a culture of science.

11 Dec 2014

Islam, Modern Science, Evolution: Conflict or Harmony? Nidhal Guessoum, 2016

Islam, Modern Science, Evolution: Conflict or Harmony?

Nidhal Guessoum discusses the framing of science and Islam, with a particular focus on biological evolution, including human evolution.

11 Apr 2016

John Fontain, Warning, There Is No Clash

Warning! There Is No Clash

John Fontain speaks against a video, which says that biological evolution can be found in the Qurʾān.  Fontain urges “the Muslims” not to watch or share the video.

3 May 2018

Subboor Ahmed, Islam, Evolution and Darwinism, iERA evolution

Islam, Evolution and Darwinism

Subboor Ahmad, a speaker for iERA, discusses “Darwinian evolution”. He presents it as the dominant model, and encourages the audience to accept it, yet he also tries to present it as inherently flawed.

21 Apr 2017

Clare Forestier, "Quran confirms evolution and human African roots", ThereIsNoClash

Quran confirms evolution and human African roots

Host Clare Forestier presents biological evolution, particularly that of humans, and suggests that verses in the Qurʾān demonstrate the same material.

20 April 2018

Stop Spamming on Hijab & Osman's Reacting to Zakir Naik's Scientific Miracles #4, debunking scientific miracles

Stop Spamming’s Comment on ‘Reacting to Dr. Zakir Naik’s Scientific Miracles #4’

An evaluation of Stop Spamming’s comment on Mohammed Hijab and Mohammed Osman’s fourth video supporting scientific miracles.

14 Jan 2018