Open AccessThe Integration of Islam and Science: Al-Ghazali on Causality Revisited
Author(s) -
Mohd Radhi Ibrahim
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
ulum islamiyyah
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2289-4799
pISSN - 1675-5936
DOI - 10.33102/uij.vol15no.240
Subject(s) - islam , causality (physics) , epistemology , perspective (graphical) , focus (optics) , sociology , religious studies , philosophy , theology , mathematics , physics , quantum mechanics , geometry , optics
ln contemporary debate, the integration between lslam and science becomes one of the main concerns among Muslim thinkers. Some consider that there is no clear connection between science and religion (lslam) and others re}ect this claim. The non-integration of lslam and science as seen by many is a result of several fundamental problems. ln this article l will endeavor to examine the root of problems from theological perspective with the focus on the concept of causality. Therefore, the article will examine the views of the Muslim theologians (mutakallimun) regarding the matter with special reference to Abu Hamid al-Ghazali in his renowned Tahafut al-Falasifa.