The human being as the mystery of Kun fa Kān: An engagement with Shoaib Ahmed Malik’s Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm

Ali, Muhammad ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3176-4746 2023. The human being as the mystery of Kun fa Kān: An engagement with Shoaib Ahmed Malik’s Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm. Theology and Science 10.1080/14746700.2023.2255954 Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

The theory of evolution has supposedly displaced human beings from their lofty positions as unique special creatures and placed them within a process of evolution where they are nothing more than a species that has evolved from primitive ones and will be eclipsed by more superior ones. In this article, I engage with Malik's book using a plain sense reading of Islamic scripture. I single out “human exceptionalism” as the optimum view that fits a plain sense reading of scripture as well as one that has the potential to pacify Muslim concerns about evolution.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis (Routledge): SSH Titles
ISSN:	1474-6700
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	20 September 2023
Date of Acceptance:	4 September 2023
Last Modified:	07 Nov 2023 10:14
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/162639

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