An Essential Guide to Islam & Evolution

An Essential Guide to Islam and Evolution

The Design Argument in Classical Islamic Thought • Islamic Scripture on Biological Origins • A Scientific and Philosophical Appraisal of Modern Evolutionary Theory

By Muftī Zameelur Raḥmān

Featuring Translations of:

• Shaykh Muṣṭafā Ṣabrī’s theological and rational critiques of human evolution

• Shaykh Ashraf ʿAlī Thānawī’s critique of Darwinian evolution

Paperback • 381 pages
ISBN: 978739753023
As-Subah Publications

A vital resource for readers seeking a comprehensive, lucid, and orthodox Islamic perspective on evolution.

This work explores a wide range of topics, including:

(a) The design argument in both classical Islamic scholarship and modern scientific and philosophical discussions
(b) A critique of methodological naturalism as a foundational principle in contemporary science
(c) An Islamic framework for understanding the nature and possibility of miracles
(d) A critical assessment of current scientific positions on naturalistic evolution
(e) Scriptural evidence from the Islamic tradition concerning biological origins
(f) A critique of attempts to harmonise Islamic scripture with naturalistic evolutionary models

The concluding appendices present writings from leading scholars of the past century - Shaykh Muṣṭafā Ṣabrī, Shaykh Ashraf ʿAlī Thānawī, and Shaykh Anwar Shāh Kāshmīrī - illustrating how deeply rooted traditional scholars engaged with these debates long before they re-emerged in modern discourse.