Evolution has been a major issue of controversy within Science and Religion. The debate primarily arises from the creationist perspective taken by religious believers, while the scientists take an evolutionary perspective based on evidence. We discuss what is meant by Evolution and Creation in this debate? Is it necessarily a contradiction within Islam from a scriptural perspective? What does it mean in the Ashari perspective and does it accept one or both?

Dr Shoaib discusses these questions based on his new book: Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghazali and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm. For anyone trying to understand the debate and potential Islamic answers, this is a clear and accessible presentation. The book can be freely downloaded on Kindle:
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Timestamps
03:50 Presentation Overview
05:44 Part 1: Principles of Theory of Evolution
19:40 Part 2: Islam and Theory of Evolution
20:04 The Creation of Adam and Eve
22:44 Muslim Responses
29:35 Adopted Framework and Evaluation
41:45 QnA

Errata:
17:31 Chromosomes are not sex cells. Chromosomes are genetic units, present in cells, that get passed on to offsprings from both parents.

Dr Shoaib Ahmed Malik is an Assistant Professor of the Natural Sciences at Zayed University, Dubai. He researches exclusively on the topics of science and religion, atheism, and Islamic theology. He is the author of Atheism and Islam: A Contemporary Discourse (2018), and has book chapters and articles with various publishers and journals.

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