God Nature and the Cause

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>In </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>God Nature & the Cause</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)> Professor Basil Altaie-physicist philosopher and scholar of Islamic Kalām-bridges the often-divided worlds of science and religion with clarity and intellectual depth. Drawing on the rich tradition of Islamic Kalām particularly the rational sub-discipline known as Daqīq al-Kalām Altaie addresses some of the deepest questions confronting modern science: What are the laws of nature? Can causality be non-deterministic? Is divine action compatible with quantum mechanics?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>Altaie argues that Islamic Kalām anticipated core concepts of modern physics-including the indeterminacy of nature the expanding universe and the particulate structure of spacetime. His principle of re-creation rooted in classical Ashʿarī thought offers a coherent framework for understanding quantum measurement and the limits of physical causality.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>The book also critiques the enduring influence of Greek particularly Aristotelian determinism in Western science offering an alternative rooted in contingency metaphysical freedom and theological rationality. In doing so it reclaims a place for Islamic thought in today's scientific and philosophical discourse. This second edition features revised chapters improved thematic flow and two new appendices including an academic critique and Altaie's extended response on his Quantum Divine Action model. It also expands the discussion on how Islamic theology can contribute to broader conversations about science metaphysics and society.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>At once challenging and illuminating </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)>God Nature & the Cause</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(83 90 98 1)> is essential reading for scholars students and seekers interested in the harmony of faith and reason. It is a timely invitation to rethink long-held assumptions-and to rediscover the intellectual legacy of Islamic Kalām in a modern scientific context.</span></p>