In episode 1, Ustadha Fatemah Meghji introduces the podcast series which is an audiobook version narrated by Br. Justin Mashouf and titled “Becoming Bani Adam: Exploring Twelver-Shii Discussions on Human Ancestry”. This episode discusses the journey behind the podcast and a brief introduction to its approach and the questions that will be explored about human evolution as well as introduce the format to the podcast and other resources on the topic.
References:
Ali Safdari, (2021, October 16). The History of Adam and the Case for Prehistoric Humans in the Scripture and Ḥadīth. Mind In Momentum. Retrieved July 7, 2022, from https://mindinmomentum.com/?p=417
Ali Safdari, (Upcoming). Adamic Lineal Exceptionalism: A Twelver-Shīʿī Perspective on Human Evolution, Routledge.
Shoaib Ahmed Malik (2021). Islam and Evolution: Al-Ghazālī and the Modern Evolutionary Paradigm (1st ed.). Routledge. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9780429345753/islam-evolution-shoaib-ahmed-malik
David Solomon Jalajel, “Tawaqquf and Acceptance of Human Evolution,” Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, accessed July 12, 2022, https://yaqeeninstitute.ca/read/paper/tawaqquf-and-acceptance-of-human-evolution .
Ali Paya (2022) Science vs. Religion the Case of a Historical Intellectual Exchange between Two Shi‘i Scholars Regarding Evolution, Theology and Science, DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2022.2084855
