Shoaib Ahmed Malik

Pakistan, United Kingdom · Theologian and lecturer in science and religion

Shoaib Ahmed Malik is a Pakistani Muslim theologian who lectures in science and religion at the University of Edinburgh. He trained first as an engineer, holding a PhD in chemical engineering from the University of Nottingham, and later took an MSc in science and religion and a second doctorate, in theology, at St Mary’s University, Twickenham. He is Sunni and Ashʿarī in creed and has been strongly influenced by al-Ghazālī.

His work centres on where Islamic theology meets the natural sciences. He wrote Atheism and Islam: A Contemporary Discourse (2018) and Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm (2021), and has edited volumes on Islamic theology and extraterrestrial life, on design discourse in the Abrahamic traditions, and on Islam and evolution (all 2024). He is chief editor of Palgrave Macmillan’s Islam and Science book series, sits on the editorial board of the journal Theology and Science, and serves on the executive committee of the International Society for Science and Religion.

Archived 16 October 2026 · Biography sources: en.wikipedia.org

Works

Books 5

BOOK 2018 · English · Kalam Research & Media

Atheism and Islam: A Contemporary Discourse

A monograph on how Muslim theologians and apologists respond to contemporary atheism, published by Kalam Research & Media.

Archived 16 October 2026 · Source: Kalam Research & Media

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Malik, Shoaib Ahmed. Atheism and Islam: A Contemporary Discourse. 2018. Kalam Research & Media, https://kalamresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/AtheismIslam_ShoaibMalik.pdf. Archived 16 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/authors/shoaib-ahmed-malik/#shoaib-ahmed-malik-atheism-and-islam

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BOOK 2021 · English · Routledge

Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm

An overview of the debate between Muslim creationists and evolutionists, using al-Ghazālī's metaphysics and hermeneutics to ask how far Neo-Darwinian evolution can be accepted.

Archived 16 October 2026 · Source: OAPEN Library

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Malik, Shoaib Ahmed. Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm. 2021. OAPEN Library, https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/48443. Archived 16 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/authors/shoaib-ahmed-malik/#shoaib-ahmed-malik-islam-and-evolution

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ANTHOLOGY 2024 · English · Routledge

Design Discourse in Abrahamic Traditions: History, Metaphysics, and Science with Erkki V. R. Kojonen (editors)

An edited volume on how arguments from design have been made and criticised in Jewish, Christian and Muslim thought.

Archived 16 October 2026 · Source: routledge.com

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Malik, Shoaib Ahmed. Design Discourse in Abrahamic Traditions: History, Metaphysics, and Science. 2024. Archived 16 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/authors/shoaib-ahmed-malik/#shoaib-ahmed-malik-design-discourse-in-abrahamic-traditions

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ANTHOLOGY 2024 · English

Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life: New Frontiers in Science and Religion with Jörg Matthias Determann (editors)

An edited volume on what Islamic theology, scripture and tradition say about life beyond Earth.

Archived 16 October 2026 · Source: wardahbooks.com

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Malik, Shoaib Ahmed. Islamic Theology and Extraterrestrial Life: New Frontiers in Science and Religion. 2024. Archived 16 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/authors/shoaib-ahmed-malik/#shoaib-ahmed-malik-islamic-theology-and-extraterrestrial-life

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ANTHOLOGY 2024 · English · Routledge

New Frontiers in Islam and Evolution: Scriptures, Scholars, and Societies with David Solomon Jalajel (editors)

An edited volume on Muslim scholarly and public responses to evolution, with chapters on scripture, scholars and societies.

Archived 16 October 2026 · Source: CiNii catalogue record

Cite

Malik, Shoaib Ahmed. New Frontiers in Islam and Evolution: Scriptures, Scholars, and Societies. 2024. Archived 16 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/authors/shoaib-ahmed-malik/#shoaib-ahmed-malik-new-frontiers-in-islam-and-evolution

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