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The Natural Laws Manifest Divine Programming

By Sajid Mahmood Ansari
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In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. The Natural Laws Manifest Divine Programming Introduction Modern science is built upon one of the most remarkable assumptions about reality: the universe is intelligible because it operates according to consistent laws . Gravity behaves according to recognizable mathematical relationships; electromagnetic phenomena follow precise rules; matter interacts according to reproducible physical and chemical principles; biological organisms function through extraordinarily complex systems; and celestial bodies move according to predictable patterns. Science does not create these laws. It discovers, describes, and mathematically formulates the regularities already present in nature. This raises a deeper philosophical question: Why does the universe possess laws at all? Why is nature orderly, measurable, mathematically intelligible, and sufficiently stable for rational beings to discover its structure? From the Islamic perspective, t...
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Secrets of the Wahhabi Movement

By Sajid Mahmood Ansari
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In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab (May Allah have mercy on him), from Banu Tamim, initiated his movement in the region of Najd in central Arabia, which was relatively independent and not under direct Ottoman control. His movement, known as Wahhabism or the Wahhabi movement, emerged in the 18th century within the context of the Arabian Peninsula’s socio-political landscape. What is Wahhabism? Indeed, the term “ Wahhabi ” or “ Wahhabism ” is not typically embraced by followers of Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab’s teachings but has been widely used by Western scholars, as well as critics of his movement, to describe the theological and ideological orientation associated with his teachings. Here’s an expansion on this: Origins of the Term : The label “Wahhabi” originates from the name of Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab, the founder of the movement. However, it was not adopted by his followers to describe themselves, as they generally refer to thei...
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