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 discusses the framing of science and Islam, with a particular focus on biological evolution, including human evolution.
11 Apr 2016
3. Science and Religion. Islam, Science, and the Challenge of History
Ahmad Dallal discusses the intersections of science and religion as presented by both scientists and scholars of kalam (speculative theology).
11 Dec 2014
2. Science and Philosophy. Islam, Science, and the Challenge of History
Evaluation of a video in which Ahmad Dallal addresses the development of disciplinary divisions within pre-modern astronomy.
11 Dec 2014
Astronomy in the Service of Islam
David A King discusses “folk” and mathematical astronomy that was used to facilitate Islamic ritual and then compares Muslim instruments (astrolabes, etc) with European versions from the Renaissance.
5 Apr 2018
1. Beginnings and Beyond. Islam, Science, and the Challenge of History
An evaluation of a video in which Ahmad Dallal speaks about the rational sciences in the early Islamic period.
11 Dec 2014
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
Islam and Contemporary Science: Partners, Enemies or Strangers?
Nidhal Guessoum, author and astrophysicis, joins moderator Stefano Bigliari to answer prepared questions from students in al-Akhawayn University in Morocco.
4 Apr 2018
Al-Razi, Ibn Sina and the Canon of Medicine
Jim al-Khalili shows how advanced medicine is in Doha, Qatar, and how these relate to the works of three premodern scholars of the Islamic world.
9 Nov 2015
Chemistry: The Search for the Philosopher’s Stone
Jim al-Khalili examines ideas that have been attributed to Jābir ibn Ḥayyān (fl. ca. 721-ca. 815 CE) about methods used in early chemical experiments.
3 Nov 2015
Islam Defines Science
In this short presentation, Imran Hussein asserts that science is necessarily subsumed under Islam, because reflecting on the physical world will “inevitably lead us to be grateful to God”. Hussein
11 Nov 2017
Pioneers of Engineering: Al-Jazari and the Banu Musa
Jim al-Khalili looks at inventions described in books by the Banū Mūsā brothers of 9th century Baghdad and al-Jazari from the 12th century in this 25-minute documentary.
27 Oct 2015