2. Why is the topic of human evolution important and relevant for Muslims?

In this episode , we will start the audiobook and begin to discuss approaches to science in religion and within the context of Qur’anic tafsir. As science has progressed, has this changed our relationship with religion? How have scholars dealt with new scientific ideas over time? References: Qur’anic verses referenced include: Q.4:82, Q.18:1, Q.29:20, Q.21:33 Lydia Saad, “Record Few Americans Believe Bible Is Literal Word of God,” Gallup.com (Gallup, April 23, 2019), https://news.gallup.com/poll/210704/record-few-americans-believe-bible-literal-word-god.aspx Michael Lipka, “Why Some Americans Left Religion Behind,” Pew Research Center (Pew Research Center, August 24, 2016), https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2016/08/24/why-americas-nones-left-religion-behind/. “In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace,” Pew Research Center's Religion & Public Life Project, December 31, 2019, https://www.pewforum.org/2019/10/17/in-u-s-decline-of-christianity-continues-at-rapid-pace/ Besheer Mohamed and Elizabeth Podrebarac Sciupac, “Islam Gains about as Many Converts as It Loses in U.S.,” Pew Research Center (Pew Research Center, January 26, 2018), https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/01/26/the-share-of-americans-who-leave-islam-is-offset-by-those-who-become-muslim/ Matt Williams, “What Is The Geocentric Model Of The Universe?,” February 4, 2016, https://www.universetoday.com/32607/geocentric-model/ Maurice Bucaille, Qur’an and Sciencehttps://www.cia.gov/library/abbottabad-compound/05/05FE5F5794F40677F5E7497B2F765530_The%20Bible,The%20Qur%27an%20&%20Science.pdf Muhammad Hadi Ma’rifat trans. Salim Rossier and Mansoor Limba, Introduction to the Sciences of the Qur'an, Volume 1, (SAMT Publications, 2014) 256-7.