Arab Astronomy
Chris Impey describes how science continued during the European “dark ages” in the Islamic world in this overly brief video.
6 Jul 2010
The hidden Islamic sciences (Welt der Wunder)
This undated clip from the German TV show “Welt der Wunder” suggests a method by which science traveled from the Middle East via rulers who were familiar with both Christian and Islamic cultures and supported local Muslim scholars.
11 Sep 2007
Quran claims that Heaven is not expanding
This compilation from of a video blog by IrishInfidel shows a brief clip from “Let the Quran Speak” discussing the idea of an expanding universe and then shows other verses of the Qurʾān in order to demonstrate that Shabir Ally’s interpretation (which is scientifically accurate) is incorrect.
19 Jan 2015
iERA Challenges Prof. Myers, Maryam Namazie & Richard Dawkins
This video compilation shows interactions between the Hamza Tzortzis and Adnan Rashid and three atheist scholars at the World Atheist Convention 2011 in Dublin Ireland, June 2011.
28 Oct 2012
The Religious Framing of Darwin and Evolution in Pakistan
Salman Hameed discusses how Islam in Pakistan affects the understanding of Darwin and biological evolution.
21 Oct 2013
Zakir Naik Exposed, Pt. 3, Expansion of the Universe in the Quran
This vlog addresses the expanding universe in the Qurʾān using a clip from a lecture by Zakir Naik. The young South Asian man questions Naik’s interpretations and contrasts it with reports from the Prophet Muḥammad.
19 June 2008
Science & Islam
Jim al-Khalili, a physics professor at the University of Surrey (UK), follows the study of science in the Islamic world from the 8th century onward, tracing it through the “House of Wisdom” in Baghdad to Copernicus’s developing of a heliocentric model of planetary motion based on observations and ideas he culled from Arabic-language sources.
27 Mar 2013
Exposing Dr Zakir Naik & Harun Yahya The Big Bang
The Rationalizer in this vlog offers a critique of the representation of both the Big Bang and an expanding universe as read from the Qurʾān.
30 April 2011
The Quran and the speed of light – Islamic miracles investigated
This vlog from The Rationalizer analyzes the “Speed of Light” video for errors.
6 Aug 2010
Scientific Miracles in the Quran
Zakir Naik presents material from the Qurʾān that corresponds to what he presents as current astronomical understanding.
19 Jan 2015
Islamic View of Aliens
This undated clip from a show called “Ask Huda” (on Huda TV) shows the conversation between a host and a religious scholar answering a question about extraterrestrial life.
28 Sep 2011
Signs of Allah – shooting stars, meteors
This compilation video uses footage of meteors and from documentaries about Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs, specifically a sighting in Keckburg, PA) to illustrate verses of the Qurʾān that mention shooting stars.
20 Nov 2011