From one point of view Islam is a sect of Unitarian Christianity in that Muslims accept Jesus as a prophet and messenger as well as the Word of God as well as being endowed with the power of the Holy Spirit.
As far as Dr Shabir Ali is concerned he seems to be one of the most rational open minded progressive and moderate Muslim thinkers of the West.
I believe he has mentioned Dr. Stephen Meyer with the Discovery Science foundation as well so he is very attuned to the developments in creation theory as well as Christian Science