Islamic Sciences explores—​from Islamic perspectives—​religious and philosophical implications of data and theories originating in the natural, biological, and cognitive sciences. The journal is dedicated to fostering a renewed and rigorous relationship with the spiritual and intellectual traditions of Islam. 

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Evolution, Intelligent Design and Muslim Evolutionists

William Dembski in conversation with
​Muzaffar Iqbal

Evolution, Causality, and Transcendental Truths

​Wolfgang Smith in conversation with
​Muzaffar Iqbal

Islam, Rationality and Science

Mohammad Hashim Kamali

Examining the Meta-Principles of Modern Economics and their Implications for Islamic Banking and Finance

The foundational principles of modern neoclassical economics, as of other disciplines of the social sciences, have been influenced by the overall trajectory of post-enlightenment, secular, humanistic thought and its epistemological roots such as rationalism, methodological individualism, and the assumed supremacy of the scientific method as a way of evaluating all forms of knowledge. This paper contends that an Islamic economics and finance bereft of analyzing and addressing these principles has inadvertently reinforced the very same problematic structures it originally intended to replace.​

Yusuf Jha

Evolution, Causality, and Transcendental Truths: Wolfgang Smith in conversation with Muzaffar Iqbal​

Wolfgang Smith, one of the leading philosopher and scientist and Muzaffar Iqbal discuss various aspects of evolution in the light of ancient wisdom and transcendental truths. The free-flowing exchange includes discussion on the emergence of new Muslim evolutionists, reflections on Einstein’s theory of relativity, Heisenberg’s insights on the impact of technology on non-Western cultures, Teilhard de Chardin and his views, the difference between vertical and horizontal causality, transcendent truths, Martin Lings’ insights into the nature of our times, Frithjof Schuon and his views on the transcendent unity of religions, Smith’s comparative work on Christianity and the Vedic traditions, al-Ghazali’s arguments from the design of the beehives, and the need and limits of inter-religious discourse.

Challenges to Islam and Muslims: What is to be Done?

Of course this question has been asked before under circumstances no less threatening than those which confront us today and with a similar sense of urgency, if not more. And each time this question has been asked, there was a response which outlined a detailed account of the malaise faced by the community of believers, the Ummah, its reasons, and a course of action that would correct the malady.

Muzaffar Iqbal 

In Remembrance