Islamic Thoughts

• ANALYSES
• 1 Behavior code of Muslims toward non-Muslims
• 2 September 11 (2001) attacks on America not compatible with Islam
• 3 Ways To Defuse Religious Tensions
• 4 The Value Of The Ten Commandments
• 5 Bright Spot Of The Us Constitution: Religious Freedom
• 6 Lessons from the prophet's hudaibiah treaty.
• 7 Rulers' roles in promotion of christianity.
• 8 Exploring a model definition of 'religion'
• 9 Where islam stands as a civilized religion?
• 10 Proving god's existence through experimental science.
• 11 Roles of man as necessary & God as sufficient condition.
• 12 Human kindness is a shadow of god's kindness.
• 13 Why islam is the best choice for the Africans?
• 14 In Old Age, All Roads Lead To Death.
• 15 No Creations Are Without Purposes & Uses.
• 16 Prayer Prevents People From Bad Actions.
• 17 When Haram May Be Excusable: Five-Step Conditions.
• 18 Islamization Of Some Un-Islamic Cultures.
• 19 Greater The Faith, Tougher The Test.
• 20 How Science Can Make A Difference For Muslims?
• 21 The Time Gap Reality Between Sin & Punishment.
• 22 Good & Bad Days Alternate In Cyclic Order.
• 23 Let Moon-Sighting Unite & Not Divide The Muslims.
• 24 Faith Crisis Among Some Intellectuals.
• 25 Islamic Policy Toward Animals.
• 26 Improving The Muslim Performance (Aamal) Standard.
• ARGUMENTS
• 27 How Middle Course Better Than Conservative And Liberal Extremes?
• 28 Why God Is The Best One To Be Worshipped?
• 29 Costs And Benefits Of Belief In The Afterlife
• 30 Bible Is Similar To Hadith But Different From Quran
• 31 Defaming Islam: Freedom Of Speech Or Violation Of Rights?
• 32 How Islam Compares With Democracy?
• 33 Who Is Responsible For '0' Small Pox Since 1980?
• 34 Timeliness Is The Leading Condition For Prayer.
• 35 Ten Arguments For Women's Education.
• 36 Why Physical Fitness Matters For The Muslims?
• 37 Homosexuality Vs Adultery: Which Is Worse And How?
• 38 Countering Abortionist Argument
• 39 Which Is Better: Open Or Secret Prayer?
• 40 Small Or Large Recitation: Which Is Better In Prayer?
• 41 Personal Or Social Suffering: Which Is More Painful & Why?
• 42 Cultural Slavery Vs Cultural Diffusion.
• 43 Why Should America Ban Religious Defamation?
• ASSORTMENTS
• 44 Visible Action Of Invisible God: From Author's Diary.
• 45 Optional Good Deeds Are Like Bodyguards For Compulsory Ones.
• 46 The Gravitation Law Of Performance (Not One Of Newton).
• 47 The Theory Of Relativity (Not That Of Einstein).
• 48 In Good Deeds
• 49 "Rob Peter to pay Paul" is not for islam
• 50 Muslims Cannot Be "Penny Wise And Pound Foolish".
• 51 Islam Endorses Salad Bowl & Not Melting Pot Theory.
• 52 100% Homosexuality Means Prospect Of 'O' World Population.
• 53 Sinning In Teens To 40's & Suffering From 50's To Death.
• 54 Revenge May Be Lower But Not Greater Than Harm.
• 55 Why Karl Marx Is Irrelevant Forever?
• 56 Is God The Same One For All Religions?
• 57 How God Controls Economy And Livelihood?
• 58 How Muslim Repression In Myanmar Violates Buddhist Principles?
• MISCELLANEOUS
• 59 Grim Reality of Death: Unfailing Lesson for Everyone

20 : HOW SCIENCE CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE FOR THE MUSLIMS

People with orthodoxy or limited Islamic knowledge have the tradition of blaming science for deviating Islam to the path of liberalism or modernism. This is certainly a misplaced blame. The blame you mean for science is not due for science itself but for your wrong use of technology, the fruit of science. In fact, science (or wisdom) is the attribute of God and feature of Quran. There is nothing wrong with science; instead it is a means to better understanding of God created Universe as well as for controlling nature and benefiting humanity with technological devices. The early Muslims particularly under the Abbasids (750-1258) gave due weight to science and thereby they ushered in the Golden Age of Islam, claiming leadership on the world stage. The Muslims were dislodged from that leadership after invasion of the Mongols in 1258. Thereafter science took a back seat among the Muslims and so did their fortune as well. You can therefore see a direct relation between science and prosperity. Such prosperity can be very much Islamic, as described below:

(i) Scientific inventions can help Islamic practices in a big way. For example, you now use alarm clock to get up for morning prayers and start and end fasting on time, take airplane trip to Mecca for pilgrimage, use loudspeaker, printing machine, TV, internet etc. to propagate Islam. If you blame science, why do you use these technological devices?

(ii) Science is synonymous with power. By using knowledge of science, Britain achieved Industrial Revolution which gave it an edge in military might and enabled it to build the largest empire, much to the harm of Muslim interests worldwide. Thanks to science, the West now holds the key to world powers, with virtual monopoly in nuclear powers.

Science explains their military supremacy over the Muslim world in the land, water and air. Do you still want to leave science in the deep freeze and make your economic and political subordination permanent? Do not cheat yourself this way anymore. Wake up to the importance of scientific research for necessary development of both consumer and defense products. That will help correct the balance of powers and enhance deterrence necessary for world peace.
(iii) Last but not the least, science will contribute to economic prosperity by promoting efficiency in production as well as distribution of necessary goods.