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Beyond the troubled relationship

Nature volume 448, pages 131–133 (2007)Cite this article

If scientific culture in the Muslim world has changed since the golden era of Islamic science, so has the practice of Islam. Reintroducing knowledge and creativity requires a revival of both, argues Ziauddin Sardar.

It is tempting to blame Islam itself. There is something in the teachings of Islam, the argument goes, which does not allow science to take root in Muslim societies. This suggestion not only belies history but also the basic teachings of Islam, which proclaims itself as an intrinsically rational world view.

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  1. This article is an edited version of a lecture that Ziauddin Sardar, a London-based writer, first gave to the Royal Society in London.,

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Sardar, Z. Beyond the troubled relationship. Nature 448, 131–133 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/448131a

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