Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life : New Frontiers in Science and Religion / edited by Shoaib Ahmed Malik and Jörg Matthias Determann.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Determann, Jörg Matthias, editor.

Malik, Shoaib Ahmed, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Extraterrestrial beings--Religious aspects.

Extraterrestrial beings.

Islam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2024.

System Details:

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Summary:

Over the last thirty years, humanity has discovered thousands of planets outside of our solar system. The discovery of extraterrestrial life could be imminent. This book explains how such a discovery might impact Islamic theology. It is the foundational reference on the subject, comprising a variety of different insights from both Sunni and Shi'i positions, from different Muslim contexts, and with chapters that compare and contrast Islamic perspectives with Christianity. Together, they address some of our biggest questions through an Islamic lens: What makes humans unique in the cosmos? What are the ethics of dealing with other sentient beings? And how universal is salvation? Given the accelerating advances in exoplanet research and astrobiology, the book is at the frontier of science and Islamic thought. Contributors include a range of leading experts from Muslim theologians, scholars of comparative religion and philosophers, to historians, social scientists and natural scientists.

Contents:

Introduction Shoaib Ahmed Malik and Jörg Matthias Determann 1. Theological Information on the Existence of Intelligent Life Outside Our Solar System: Metaphysics, Scripture, and Science Hamza Karamali 2. Does the Qur?an Affirm Extraterrestrial life? A Hermeneutic Analysis of the of Surat al-Na?l (Q. 16:8) Moamer Khalayleh 3. Islamic Sacred Resources on Extraterrestrials and Their Possible Eschatological Implications Mohammad Mahdi Montasseri 4. Extraterrestrials and Moral Accountability: Nonhuman Moral Personhood through the Lens of Classical Sunni Theology and Law David Solomon Jalajel 5. Classical Muslim Thought and the Theological Implications and Possibility of Non-Human Entities Bearing Higher Intelligence Faisal Abdullah 6. Extraterrestrial Intelligent Life and Islamic Beliefs: Investigating Six Potential Conflicts Shoaib Ahmed Malik 7. The Alien in the Lamp? The Jinn and Alien Life in Islamic Theology Richard Playford 8. A Qur?anic Ufology? Seven Exotheological Hypotheses of the Indonesian 'Islamic UFO' Community Ayub and Ilham Ibrahim 9. Exotheology in Contemporary Egyptian Science Fiction - A Comparative Appraisal Emad El-Din Aysha

Notes:

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: Determann, Jörg Matthias Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life

ISBN:

9780755650910

0755650913

9780755650897

0755650891

9780755650903

0755650905

OCLC:

1390443825