Know Your God by Shahzado pdf book book

Know Your God by Shahzado Shaikh

Book Description:

“Know Your God” by Shahzado Shaikh is an enlightening exploration of the relationship between science, religion, and the concept of God. With an intellectual approach and in-depth research, the book delves into various aspects of theistic worldview, superstition, ignorance, and the development of human intellect.

Through the examination of different belief systems, including deism, pantheism, and mysticism, Shaikh explores the complexities of divinity and spirituality, urging readers to guard against deification and divination. He discusses the limitations of science, the challenges faced in integrating science and theology, and the necessity for dialogue between the two disciplines.

The book also delves into cosmic evolution, genomics, chance, design, and purpose, offering thought-provoking insights into the intricacies of creation and the interconnectedness of scientific concepts. Shaikh examines the concept of God in Judeo-Christianity and addresses the challenges faced by religion and democracy in contemporary society.

With meticulous analysis, “Know Your God” presents arguments for the existence of God and explores the continuity of the message of monotheism throughout history. The book sheds light on the concept of time, the attributes of God, the unity of worship, and the significance of names such as Huwa, Ar-Rahmaan, Ar-Rahiim, As-Samad, and Al-Maalik.

Throughout the chapters, the author emphasizes the need for a comprehensive understanding of God, encompassing both intellectual reasoning and spiritual enlightenment. With its comprehensive exploration of the intersection between science, theology, and belief, “Know Your God” offers readers a deeper understanding of the divine and invites them to contemplate the nature of God in light of scientific inquiry and religious wisdom.

Book Contents

• The Intellectual Extract
• Scientific research and religion:
• Scripture and Science:
• Supernatural design:
• Science as a discipline:
• Signs in Science and Science in Signs
• The Fact and Falsehood
• Chapter 1: Theistic Worldview
• Chapter 2: Superstition and Ignorance
• Intellectual Development of Man
• Deification, Apotheosization, Idolization
• Different Concepts and Conjecture
• Claims about gods
• Factors of Falsehood
• Cosmic and Human Relationship in Pantheism
• Chapter 3: Divinity Attached to Heroes and Religious Persons
• Myth
• Persons of Eminence Turned into Idols of Worship
• Claims about Special Abilities
• Divinity Attached to Selected Persons and Heavenly Beings
• Special Strengths of Mortals Mistaken for Divinity
• Strengthening with Spirit (Spirituality)
• Difference between Divinity and Spirituality
• Guarding against divination and deification
• Mysticism
• Union of God with man
• Chapter 4: Deism
• Theism, Revelation and Reason
• Theology and Reason
• Naturalism
• Existentialism
• Scholasticism
• Humanism
• Nihilism
• Traditional, Modern and Post-Modern
• Postmodernism
• Powerful opposing currents underlie post-modernism
• Aestheticism
• Anthropomorphism
• The Way Forward
• Chapter 5: Man and Nature
• The Revealed Wisdom
• Scientific Enquiry and Reasoning
• Science and Metascience
• Metaphysics and Science
• Chapter 6: Science and Theology
• Bitterness and Battles Between Science and Theology
• Theologians Neglect Science, and Scientists Neglect Theology
• Need for dialogue between Science and Theology
• Religion or Theology, as Dialogue Partner
• Difficulties in Integration or Consonance of Science and Theology
• Science and Religion
• Chapter 7: Limitations of Science
• Limitations of Science and Dialectical Approaches
• No Ethics without concepts of Right, Wrong and Justice
• Chapter 8: Cosmic Evolution
• Prebiotic Evolution
• Biological Evolution
• Evolutionary Design
• Evolutionary Ascent of Terrestrial Life Forms or Celestial Descent
• Important Aspects of Evolution
• Emergence of Consciousness
• Moral evolution
• Chapter 9: Genomics
• Gene Complexity and Flexibility
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• Chapter 10: Chance, Design and Purpose
• Chance as concept and as worldview
• Creationism: Intelligent Design
• Design and Fine-Tuning: Ever Evolving
• Creation (ex nihilo) and Re-Creation
• New Heaven and New Earth
• Chapter 11: Quantum Theory – Uncertainty Principle
• Complex – Chaotic System: Intelligence and Organization – Pattern
• Chapter12: Taints of Trinity and Different Beliefs in Ancient Religions
• Attribution of ancestry
• “Son of God” in different belief systems
• Fatherhood and Son-ship
• ‘Death of God’ Theories
• Chapter 13: Attempts at Syncretism and challenges to Christianity
• Religion and Democracy Face Challenges
• Scientific Approach to Related Aspects
• Chapter 14: Concept of God in Judeo-Christianity
• Christianity was influenced by Roman ritual and form of worship.
• Perplexion and Fear clarified
• Progressive Comprehension and Revelation
• Understanding the Truth
• Travails of Truth
• The Absolute Reality
• Chapter 15: Arguments for the Existence of God
• Nature of concept of Allah
• An Introduction to Allah
• Usage of the Term `Allah’ in Arabic
• Ilaah, Rabb, Ibaadah, Diin
• The Unique Name
• God is Allah
• Chapter 16: Continuity of the Message of Monotheism
• Oneness of All Power
• Multiplicity Contrasted with the Oneness and Uniqueness
• Big Bang, Expansion and Grand Unified Theory (GUT)
• Monotheistic Creation and Providence
• Contents 13
• Chapter 17: Time as Mystery in Creation and Re-creation
• The passage of time as a trick of human psychological perspective:
• Time as a secondary construction:
• The evolution of time as a closed process:
• The evolution of time as an open process.
• Necessary (Creator-Sustainer) and contingent (creation)
• Sufi view of Necessary and contingent
• Correction of Sufi Views on Presence and Existence
• Misinterpretations
• Creation: unparalleled, non-shared Power of God
• Only Allah is the The Creator
• Chapter 18: God of Providence
• Rabb is the Exclusive Attribute of Allah
• Evolutionary Thought: Guidance and Providence, Processes of Rubuubiyah
• False Notions of Different People About Rubuubiyah
• Wider Connotations of Rubuubiyah
• Science of Creation and Rubuubiyah: Design
• Some Aspects of ‘Rubuubiyah’
• Sublime Beauty and Wisdom in Benevolence
• Supreme Power and Wisdom
• Chapter 19: The Divine Attributes
• The All-Comprehensive Unity in Essence and Attributes
• Chapter 20:Unity of Worship-obedience
• Sincere Worship-Obedience
• Believer’s Attitude
• Chapter 21: Huwa
• Non-personified and Non-abstract Personality
• Transcendentalism and Nullification
• Difference between Transcendentalism and Nullification
• Knowledge of the Unseen
• Transcendentalism and Attributes of God
• There is nothing like Him
• Chapter 22: Ar-Rahmaan and Ar-Rahiim
• The Intensive Form and its Vastness
• Intensifications in Combinations of The Most Beautiful Best Names
• Chapter 23: Ahad
• Chapter 24: As-Samad
• Explanations by Scholars
• Compendium of Explanations
• The Source of All Spiritual and Material Worlds
• Chapter 25: Al-Maalik
• Absolute Ownership of the Day of Recompense
• Master-Owner of the Day
• `Amr’ (Decision-Order) of Allah on that Day
• ‘Rahmah’ (Mercy) always goes with justice
• Chapter 26: Al-Hamd
• Sermon of Ali (may Allah be pleased with him): (Excerpts)