“Fire causes burning, lightning causes thunder, winds cause waves, and gravity causes bodies to fall. Such connections between an effect and its cause form the cornerstone of scientific thinking, both modern and classical. But this notion of causality is one which is specifically rejected by Asharite doctrine, and the most articulate and effective opponent of physical causality was AI-Ghazzali” MuslimAl GhazaliAsharite Book:Islam and Science: Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality Source: Islam and Science: Religious Orthodoxy and the Battle for Rationality