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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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Islamic Social Structure in the Modern Era

By Sajid Mahmood Ansari
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In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Islamic Social Structure in the Modern Era Introduction The Islamic social structure is neither radical individualism nor oppressive collectivism. It is a hierarchy of morally connected relationships in which individual rights and responsibilities extend outward from the individual to the family, community, society, Ummah and humanity, while ultimate accountability remains before Allah. Modern civilization has achieved extraordinary advances in science, technology, medicine, communication, and material production. Human beings possess unprecedented power to manipulate their physical environment and communicate across continents within seconds. Yet technological progress has not automatically produced psychological peace, stable families, social cohesion or a shared sense of meaning. Modern societies increasingly confront questions that cannot be solved merely through technological advancement: Why are loneliness and social ...
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Neurotransmitters Support Islamic Morality

By Sajid Mahmood Ansari
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In the Name of Allah---the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. Islamic morality refers to the belief that there are universal, objective moral principles that apply to all people, in all situations, regardless of Islamic morality  refers to the belief that there are universal, objective moral principles that apply to all people, in all situations, regardless of cultural or historical context. In other words, absolute morality holds that certain actions are inherently right or wrong, regardless of any subjective opinions or situational factors. Absolute morality  is often contrasted with relativism, which argues that moral principles are subjective and culturally relative. For absolute moralists, ethical principles are based on fundamental truths or principles that exist independently of human opinion or culture. Examples of absolute moral principles may include the belief that it is always wrong to kill an innocent person, or that it is always right, to tell the truth. These p...
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