Science And Philosophy

Question 1

contribution to maths

Answer 1

Muslims imbued the symbol for zero, the decimal system

Al Khawarizmi invited algebra

Question 2

Contribution to medicine

Answer 2

Muhammad - “take medicines for your diseases”

First hospital - Baghdad 706 AC

Al Razi - hygiene in hospitals

Question 3

Contribution to astronomy

Answer 3

Moon and sun mark daily life of prayer

“The sun, the moon and the stars, the day and night. Every heavenly body moves in an origin assigned by God” sura 30

Question 4

Quran on science

Answer 4

Allah will show you our signs and patterns in the universe - sura 14

Question 5

Dr usama hasan

Answer 5

Needs to be a balance of faith and reason

Question 6

Oktar Babuna

Answer 6

Evolution is a false religion

Question 7

Al Ghazali

Answer 7

There is no rational way to refute sceptical doubt

Religious facts have spiritual truth, not empirical

Question 8

Al Ghazali

Crit of original falsifa

Answer 8

God created world in time

Only god has knowledge of universe

There will be a spiritual and physical resurrection

Most conclude the opposite of these statements, yet they contradict themselves and disregard sharia

Question 9

Al Farabi

Answer 9

Questioned creation of world in time and the info god reveals to prophets

Question 10

Ibn Sina

Answer 10

Conclusions were not demonstrated they were dialectically reasoned - assumed

Question 11

Ibn Rusd

Answer 11

Questioning has no boundaries

All verses can be demonstrated via apriori or aposterori knowledge

We have a right to interpret scripture analogically

Question 12

Ibn Rushd

3 levels of intellectual classes

Answer 12

Demonstrative - accepts reason and nothing else - allegory’s and analogies

Dialectic - comparing and contrasting solutions

Rhetorical - opinions, easily criticised