Ci gaban akidar rashin yarda da Allah a ƙasashen Yamma a zamanin nan abin mamaki ne. A ƙasashen Burtaniya da Amurka, don a ambaci misali biyu kawai, an sami ƙaruwar ridda daga Kiristanci irin wadda ba a taɓa rubutawa ba a tarihin baya-bayan nan. Wannan ci gaban da ke ƙaruwa cikin sauri ya yi daidai, a mafi yawan lokaci, da yaɗuwar New Atheism. Masu New Atheism kamar Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens da Daniel Dennett an fi bambance su da salon muhawara kamar yadda suke bambanta da abin da suke gabatarwa na hujja; babban abin da ke bambanta salonsu a fili shi ne fushi game da tasirin addini ga al'umma (Taylor). Baya ga fushin ɗabi'a, masu New Atheism sukan yi amfani da jerin hujjoji na kimiyya da na addini, waɗanda suka bambanta daga iƙirarin cewa ka'idar Darwin ta musanta hujjar tsari game da wanzuwar Allah, zuwa hujjojin da ke nuni da cewa addini ya hana, kuma yana ci gaba da hana, ci gaban kimiyya.

The growth of agnosticism in the Western world in recent times has been remarkable. In both the UK and US, to take just two examples, there has been an increase in Christian apostasy the like of which has never been recorded in recent history. The exponential growth of agnosticism has coincided, by and large, with the spread of New Atheism. New Atheists like Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris, Christopher Hitchens and Daniel Dennett are distinguished as much by polemical style as argumentative substance; their main stylistic distinguisher seemingly is outrage on the effects of religion on society (Taylor). Aside from moral outrage, New Atheists typically employ a series of scientific and religious arguments which range from postulating that Darwinism negates the design argument for God’s existence, to arguments suggesting that religion has and continues to inhibit scientific development.

Idan aka yi la'akari da yadda al'umma a Yamma ke karkata zuwa rashin sanin Allah (agnosticism), babbar tambaya ita ce: wadannan hujjoji sun yi tasiri sosai ne?

Considering the demographic movement towards agnosticism in the West, the vital question is how effective have these arguments been?

To address this, I will strive to explain the arguments made by atheist apologists. Ta hanyar duba al'amarin daga mahangar tarihi, zan kuma kwatanta martanin ilimin tauhidi daban-daban (na Kiristoci da na Musulmi) ga kimiyya gabaɗaya, sannan in tambayi ko labarin rikici tsakanin kimiyya da addini wanda New Atheists ke yaɗawa ya bayyana a tarihi. Daga baya zan bayyana hanyoyin ilimin zamantakewa da ke neman bayyana tsarin sakularizasiyya, in kuma tantance yadda waɗannan hanyoyin za su iya taimakawa wajen fahimtar motsi zuwa agnosticism. Na gaba, zan bincika bayanan alƙaluma da na binciken ra'ayi, ina mai mai da hankali kan duniyar da ake magana da Turanci, in tabbatar ko Musulmi da Kiristoci duka suna zaɓar kimiyya (ko Darwinism musamman) a matsayin dalilan ficewa daga addini. A ƙarshe, zan tantance da'awar ilimin tauhidi na kimiyya da Musulmi da Kiristoci ke yi, in kuma duba yadda New Atheists ke amfani da kafofin sada zumunta wajen karyata waɗannan da'awar don ci gaba da manufarsu. Domin wannan, zan yi amfani da shirye-shiryen Python don nazarin asusun Twitter na New Atheists masu neman gaskiya guda biyar na tsawon shekara guda, da kuma yadda mutane ke mu'amala da sakonnin wadannan asusu. Tun da New Atheists sun dogara sosai ga kafofin sada zumunta, wannan matakin bincike yana nufin gano tasirin hujjojin New Atheists ga mutane masu addini, duka Kiristoci da Musulmi, a yanayin da ake amfani da Turanci.

To address this, I will strive to explain the arguments made by atheist apologists. By approaching the matter from a historical perspective, I will also compare various theological reactions (both Christian and Muslim) to science in general, and ask whether the New Atheist narrative of a clash between science and religion has manifested in history. I will subsequently describe the sociological approaches that seek to explain processes of secularisation and assess how useful these may be in understanding a movement towards agnosticism. Next, I will examine the demographic and survey data focusing on the English speaking world and establish whether Muslims and Christians both choose science (or Darwinism in particular) as reasons for apostasy. Finally, I will assess competing Muslim and Christian theological scientific claims and will examine how these claims are refuted by New Atheists’ use of social media to further their cause. To this end, I will use python-based programmes to assess the Twitter accounts of five New Atheist apologists for one year and the interaction people have with tweets on these accounts. Since New Atheists depend largely on social media, this layer of analysis aims to uncover the effectiveness of New Atheist arguments on religious individuals; both Christian and Muslim, in English speaking contexts.

Idan ana la'akari da cewa muhawarorin New Atheists an yi su ne don kai hari ga addini, yana da matukar muhimmanci shugabannin addinin Kirista da na Musulunci su san hujjojin New Atheists kuma su iya mayar da martani gare su. Sama da duka, shugabannin addini suna da alhakin zamantakewa na koyar da mabiyansu game da batutuwan da ba lallai ba ne su zama na tauhidi kai tsaye ba, amma waɗanda ke shafar tauhidi.

Given that New Atheist polemics are intended as an attack on religion, it is vital that both Christian and Muslim religious leaders are aware of and capable of responding to the arguments of the New Atheists. Above all, religious leaders have a social duty to edify their congregation members on issues which may not be directly theological, but which do impact theology.