Shoaib Ahmed Malik (PhD, PhD, FISSR, SFHEA) (@drshoaibam) 's Twitter Profile
Shoaib Ahmed Malik (PhD, PhD, FISSR, SFHEA)

@drshoaibam

Lecturer of Science & Religion at the School of Divinity, University of Edinburgh. I research & teach #religion, #science, & #philosophy, focusing on #Islam.

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Today is the last class for Proofs for God's Existence – Level 1, which was done in conjunction with The Karima Foundation (Karima Foundation). We end with the contingency argument.

Today is the last class for Proofs for God's Existence – Level 1, which was done in conjunction with The Karima Foundation (<a href="/Karima_Wycombe/">Karima Foundation</a>). We end with the contingency argument.
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The Stockholm Syndrome of Islamic Theology – Part 3 (The Way Forward: Reclaiming a Courageous Theology) Having reflected on the paralysis that comes from external anxieties about engaging modernity (Part 1) and the internal paralysis that emerges when we fear the complexity of

The Stockholm Syndrome of Islamic Theology – Part 3 (The Way Forward: Reclaiming a Courageous Theology)
Having reflected on the paralysis that comes from external anxieties about engaging modernity (Part 1) and the internal paralysis that emerges when we fear the complexity of
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While browsing for books on eBay, I stumbled upon a listing for a 1478 Anton Koberger St. Jerome Incunable. The asking price is £10,000! ebay.co.uk/itm/1673596640…

While browsing for books on eBay, I stumbled upon a listing for a 1478 Anton Koberger St. Jerome Incunable. The asking price is £10,000!
ebay.co.uk/itm/1673596640…
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Fun find: Al-Rāzī records a view that jinn were once human souls. After death, shaped by celestial forces, some became good spirits—others, evil ones. The most wicked became Iblīs—his troops are the shayāṭīn. Reminds me of how Orcs are Elves gone bad in Tolkien's LOTR.

Fun find: Al-Rāzī records a view that jinn were once human souls. After death, shaped by celestial forces, some became good spirits—others, evil ones. The most wicked became Iblīs—his troops are the shayāṭīn. Reminds me of how Orcs are Elves gone bad in Tolkien's LOTR.
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Someone created a podcast-type AI summary of my discussion with Paul Williams (Paul Williams). It’s weird to see/hear an AI avatar version of myself. Crazy! youtu.be/7LONA1eZhr8

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Since I started at Edinburgh, I've noticed a pattern that’s as humbling as it is concerning. I receive regular emails—usually from young Muslims between the teens and twenties—asking about belief in God, science and religion, evolution, miracles, and suffering. But beneath these

Since I started at Edinburgh, I've noticed a pattern that’s as humbling as it is concerning. I receive regular emails—usually from young Muslims between the teens and twenties—asking about belief in God, science and religion, evolution, miracles, and suffering. But beneath these
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As we come to the end of the 2024–2025 cycle, registration is now open for the upcoming 2025–2026 cycle of the Academy of Divinity and Science’s Core Curriculum (pictured below). If you're interested in joining any of the streams, you can find full details and register here:

As we come to the end of the 2024–2025 cycle, registration is now open for the upcoming 2025–2026 cycle of the Academy of Divinity and Science’s Core Curriculum (pictured below).
If you're interested in joining any of the streams, you can find full details and register here:
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If anyone in the UK has a copy of لقط المرجان في أحكام الجان and is willing to sell it, please get in touch with me at shoaib.malik[@]ed.ac.uk, as I need it for my research.

If anyone in the UK has a copy of لقط المرجان في أحكام الجان and is willing to sell it, please get in touch with me at shoaib.malik[@]ed.ac.uk, as I need it for my research.