tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post8960387045689833578..comments2024-03-19T09:06:21.507-04:00Comments on Irtiqa: The world’s 500 “most influential” MuslimsSalman Hameedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04327330113822656571noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-31415006335456951412011-12-13T13:20:41.902-05:002011-12-13T13:20:41.902-05:00So as a liberal, how fair can you be to the Muslim...So as a liberal, how fair can you be to the Muslim world which might not share your "civilizing idea"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-52390551394856787492011-12-13T06:51:40.703-05:002011-12-13T06:51:40.703-05:00Thanks, Gary.
"Perhaps we should counter by ...Thanks, Gary.<br /><br />"Perhaps we should counter by using this criterion to produce our own list of Muslim scientists."<br /><br />It seems to me that the difficulties and disadvantages of this idea (defining "influential", inflating already-big egos, defending the list, etc.) outweigh its potential benefits (publicizing good work, familiarizing the public with scientists who deserve to be better known, encouraging good work, etc.).<br /><br />I think that if we continue to just disseminate good work (and critique bad products), we will achieve the "influence" that is sought among the public.Nidhal Guessoumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00113960274239674038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38085367.post-7381395921145029242011-12-12T20:51:42.559-05:002011-12-12T20:51:42.559-05:00I was similarly bemused by the contents of the lis...I was similarly bemused by the contents of the list. I didn't read the preamble with its classification of Muslims though. To say that Islamic modernists lack knowledge of the principles of Islam is insulting. The ones I know of tend to firmly base their arguments in Qur'an and hadith. As for being a traditionalist, that is a very slippery term. Some people who appeal to the "traditions" I would definitely classify as fundamentalists while others who call themselves traditionalists are clearly modernist in their views. I guess it all depends on which "traditions" they adhere to.<br /><br />As for the scientists their choice of Dr. Zaghloul El Naggar, Zakir Naik and Harun Yahya is more reflective of their influence than their (unfortunately poor) grasp of science. In the case of Harun Yahya inc. I suspect his team of writers do understand the science but only well enough to distort and misrepresent it.<br /><br />If you are going to list scientists for their influence surely their impact in their own professional field should be a prime criterion. If this was applied the list for this category would be noticeably different.<br /><br />Perhaps we should counter by using this criterion to produce our own list of Muslim scientists.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16976993335975487293noreply@blogger.com