Can there be such a thing as Islamic science in the modern world?

In Explorations in Islamic Science, Ziauddin Sardar tackles one of the most urgent and contentious questions facing Muslim societies today: how should science relate to faith? Drawing on debates that span theology, philosophy, and modern scientific thought, Sardar examines everything from the so-called “scientific” verses of the Quran to mystical and value-based interpretations of knowledge.

Rejecting both the reduction of science to superstition and the blind faith that science alone can cure society’s ills, he calls for a deeper understanding of how Islamic values can inform inquiry without compromising its rigor.

The first comprehensive study of contemporary Islamic science, this groundbreaking work offers critical insight for scholars, scientists, and thinkers concerned with the intersection of knowledge, belief, and modernity. Thought-provoking and bold, the book invites readers to reconsider what science means, and whom it serves.