How do faith and science relate to each other in Islam?

They belong together. Faith invites people to study creation closely, and science discovers in it the signs to which the Holy Qur’an points.

Many people think that faith and science are opponents. In Islam this is not so. God created the world, and He revealed the Holy Qur’an. If both come from the same Author, they cannot contradict each other. Where they seem to, either nature or scripture has not yet been properly understood.

The first verse above joins the two in a beautiful way. It describes people who remember God while standing, sitting and lying down, and who at the same time reflect on how the heavens and the earth are made. Remembering God and thinking about nature stand side by side. In the end these people conclude that none of it was created in vain.

The second verse goes even further. It practically challenges people to examine creation and look for a flaw in it. That is the attitude of a researcher. You look closely, and then you look again.

The third verse promises that God will show His signs in the world and within people themselves until the truth becomes clear. Every genuine discovery can be such a sign. For a Muslim, research is therefore not a path away from faith. It can deepen faith, because it shows with how much order and wisdom the world has been made.