Introduction to Islamic Sciences

​This course aims to introduce students to the classical Islamic sciences. The historical development of some of the main Islamic sciences will be covered, including the most important scholars and texts of those sciences, with a special focus on law and its development. Students will become familiar with the works they can refer back to for their future research as students at Mishkah University.  (2 credit hours)

About the instructors(s)

Dr. Malik is also Assistant Professor at Zayed University in Dubai. He obtained his BEng in Chemical Engineering as the top graduate in cohort from the University of Bath. He then went on to do a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Nottingham. Upon graduating in 2015, he joined several programs at various Islamic institutions from which he gained certification in hadiths and theology. He recently obtained a PGCE from the University of Nottingham, and a MSc in Philosophy of Science and Religion from the University of Edinburgh. He is currently doing a religious seminary program at Al Balagh Academy. His research has shifted entirely to the realms of atheism, science and religion, and Islamic theology.

He has published articles in international journals such as Zygon and Philosophy. He has book chapters with academic publishers such as Cambridge University Press and Palgrave. He published a short monograph on Atheism and Islam with Kalam Research and Media, and has a full monograph out with Routledge’s Science and Religion series on the topic of Islam and Evolution. He is currently working on another edited volume for Routledge titled, Eight Classical Perspectives on Islam and Science, and working on other related monographs.