Usama Hasan
Encyclopedia
Usama Hasan is a Senior Lecturer in business information systems at Middlesex University
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
and graduate of Cambridge University. He fought in Afghanistan against the Russian occupation. He was an Imam
at the Masjid al-Tawhid mosque in Leyton. His talks have been disrupted for suggesting that Islam is compatible with evolution
and he has received death threats.
He has argued that Islam
is compatible with the theory of evolution, dismissing the story of Adam and Eve
as "children's madrasa-level understanding" of human origins while pointing to the Islamic world's scientific achievements of the Middle Ages
as evidence that Muslims should "move on as adults and intellectuals". He later retracted some of his statements about evolution Several Muslim leaders backed his right to free speech.
Middlesex University
Middlesex University is a university in north London, England. It is located in the historic county boundaries of Middlesex from which it takes its name. It is one of the post-1992 universities and is a member of Million+ working group...
Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Astronomical Society
The Royal Astronomical Society is a learned society that began as the Astronomical Society of London in 1820 to support astronomical research . It became the Royal Astronomical Society in 1831 on receiving its Royal Charter from William IV...
and graduate of Cambridge University. He fought in Afghanistan against the Russian occupation. He was an Imam
Imam
An imam is an Islamic leadership position, often the worship leader of a mosque and the Muslim community. Similar to spiritual leaders, the imam is the one who leads Islamic worship services. More often, the community turns to the mosque imam if they have a religious question...
at the Masjid al-Tawhid mosque in Leyton. His talks have been disrupted for suggesting that Islam is compatible with evolution
Evolution
Evolution is any change across successive generations in the heritable characteristics of biological populations. Evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organisation, including species, individual organisms and molecules such as DNA and proteins.Life on Earth...
and he has received death threats.
He has argued that Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
is compatible with the theory of evolution, dismissing the story of Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve were, according to the Genesis creation narratives, the first human couple to inhabit Earth, created by YHWH, the God of the ancient Hebrews...
as "children's madrasa-level understanding" of human origins while pointing to the Islamic world's scientific achievements of the Middle Ages
Middle Ages
The Middle Ages is a periodization of European history from the 5th century to the 15th century. The Middle Ages follows the fall of the Western Roman Empire in 476 and precedes the Early Modern Era. It is the middle period of a three-period division of Western history: Classic, Medieval and Modern...
as evidence that Muslims should "move on as adults and intellectuals". He later retracted some of his statements about evolution Several Muslim leaders backed his right to free speech.