 done to prevent such occurrences (university students being mis-educated in this manner)? etc.
First, anyone familiar with contemporary Islamic writings knows that while this kind of claim is rare among Muslim scholars, there are a number of prominent Saudi clerics (the famous Shaikh Bin Baz, Shaikh Al Tuwaijri, Shaikh Al Fawzan, etc.) who in recent times have insisted that Earth is stationary, and anyone who claims that it rotates around itself or revolves around the sun or wants this to be taught is a heretic. Fatwas have been issued in this regard, but everyone has more or less ignored them, and the rotation and revolution of earth as a planet has been taught to all students everywhere, including in Saudi Arabia.
However, in the past few years, we have witnessed a return of this standpoint, with high clerics making such statements and insisting that the Quran be taken literally, and that science is just a western scheme aiming to impose a materialistic worldview. This fundamentalist, anti-modernist, and anti-science movement is worrisome, because it tells young Muslims today that they must choose between science and Islam, and indeed we have seen articles published in the UAE over the past week titled “Science and religion don’t always agree.” If that is the case, then we have a lose-lose situation: either youngsters choose a close-minded version of Islam and reject the modern world (the Daesh route) or they choose science and modernity and reject religion…
Some commentators have tried to downplay those statements and this viewpoint by pointing to recent surveys showing that even in the US, 25% of the population believes that the Sun goes around the Earth, not the other way around. However, this is simply ignorance, not “religious knowledge” being defended by clerics and presented to university students. And even the small minority in the West that believes the world to be only 6,000 years old based on a literalist reading of the Bible has negligible presence in the media or on campuses.
Now, should such proclamations simply be ignored? I do not believe so. On the contrary, we need to discuss all these claims in the open and provide strong arguments to convince students and the public. Otherwise, many youngsters will be exposed to only that viewpoint, and many have indeed been convinced by it, not having heard the opposing arguments. It is unfortunate that in the 21st century we have to explain the earth’s motion to the public, but we cannot take the risk of fundamentalism growing further.
But why do some religious scholars carry such ignorance about what is taught in elementary schools? I think it is due to the closed and largely obsolete curriculum that is taught in Islamic madrasas and institutes, at least in some countries (Saudi Arabia, Pakistan).
Reforms of the curricula are urgently needed, whereby not only must basic science (astronomy, geology, biology) be taught to future Muslim scholars, but also ideas of hermeneutics (intelligent interpretation of the scriptures) and critical analysis be introduced, so that clerics learn how to deal with topics where they may encounter some apparent conflicts. Indeed, the literalist approach to sacred texts (in Islam and other religions) has produced dangerous views and attitudes on various topics of society and culture.
Had Al Khaibari studied some basic physics and astronomy, not to mention different interpretations of the Quranic verses he cited, he would not have voiced his laughable “proof” of why Earth cannot be rotating around itself or revolving around the Sun.
Every day we find more areas requiring work and cooperation between educators, scientists, media specialists and religious scholars. Ignorance and closed-mindedness are no longer just lurking, they have exploded throughout the region. We need concerted efforts for the sake of our future generations.
By Nidhal Guessoum, published in Gulf News, February 23rd 2015.
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Basically food needs to be either piping hot (too hot for bacteria to survive - think of temps in the oven / frypan - or too cold (fridge &amp; freezer temps) to prevent food poisoning. Food poisoning bacteria are around in the air and on surfaces everywhere. We are regularly exposed to tiny amounts of them with no dramas (we don’t live in a sterile environment, lol!) but if they have the chance to multiply in an environment that suits them (lukewarm, moist, not massively salty or acidic or sugary- we use these things to avoid bacteria too eg. Jam, jerky, pickles). If they can multiply enough and you eat them, they can cause major issues.

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