Islamic science as it is emerging is neither a reorientation of modern Western science nor is it an unmindful imitation, though both tendencies can be found in some of the literature on Islamic science. The mainstream argument is that Islamic science is an entity on its own. It is not defined in comparison with an already existing science nor is it an amendment of it.
Islamic science is an integral part of Islam as a complete way of life. The only framework within which it can be defined is the worldview of Islam. It cannot be inculcated in isolation from the Islamic intellectual and moral landscape. Islamic science as a subcategory of Islam (and not of science) generates and confirms a worldview within the overall framework of Islamic beliefs and values. It is acquired through the present methods of scientific enquiry and presented in such a way that the "scientific facts" are interpreted (or reinterpreted) and justified or (re-justified) using the facts in the Islamic revelation - the Quran - and the most authoritative traditional source of knowledge - al-Hadith.
This is the definition of Islamic science as according to the author.
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