How is it possible to claim that the natural sciences result...

How is it possible to claim that the natural sciences result in man’s estrangement from Almighty Allah when the Qur’an unambiguously declares: Surely in the creation of the heavens and earth and in the alternation of night and day there are signs for men possessed of minds who remember Almighty Allah, standing and sitting and on their sides, and reflect upon the creation of the heavens and the earth: `Our Lord, Thou hast not created this for vanity. Glory be to Thee!

Guard us against the chastisement of the Fire.’ (5) If the line of demarcation between religion and science is made clear, there is no reason for any conflict between these two. In fact, they would complement each other. Science is like the lamp of life and religion its guide.

Proposals We have seen how Islam has strongly emphasized the need for the acquisition of knowledge in its widest sense, and how the Muslims, following the teachings of Islam, created a brilliant civilization and were the leaders of human intellectual advancement for centuries. We saw how the separation of religion from science in Muslim societies caused the Muslims to abandon their role in the intellectual leadership of mankind. But now that the Muslim…