A look into the interplay between Science,Religion and Philosophy

The Calamity of Sufism Ever since its origin in the historically slippery,traditionally chaotic and infamously mischievous dungeons of A'jam, Tasawwuf has been a mystery of its own kind. It started from Platonism, shaped into perennialism and now some of our friends are trying to fool the people by saying that Tasawwuf is nothing more than "Tazkiyyah Nafs". I wish it were but it is the opposite. Tasawwuf is rather "Ghalaba e Nafs" as the pioneers of Tasawwuf gave preference to their personal desires and experiences over the revealed knowledge which is preserved in the form of Quran and Sunnah. The way the earlier Sufis tried to induct their personal experiences, Platonic philosophies and Greek mythologies into Islam, made Tasawwuf a disorganized religion in its own self. Yes, Tasawwuf is a parallel religion with its own creed and rituals and has nothing to do with the Islam revealed by Allah on Muhammad (PBUH) and practiced by him and his Companions (...

Out of the two hour debate these few minutes   have been posted separately on YT (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB7xeoKqo4I&feature=related).This is great boon to those who are hard pressed for time. Question (PH) : Why did you have to bring in science to make religion seem authentic? Answer : We'll talk about Islam - not religion. Indeed Islam does not need science to be authenticated. Unfortunately too many people are using science to make religion seem artificial. People of your inclination are foremost in this enterprise. Q: You brought in M-theory, gravity and Stephen Hawking into discussion but you do not do that for living. A: If he is not doing that for a living does it mean that he can not use these terms? PH : I do things pretty close to them. A : Congratulations - if you need. PH : You have got these things from popular science books but you do not understand them. You think you understand them. So do not go outside your field of expertize. A: He m...