Theory of evolution?

[snowman]

Hello there,

Talking about logical faith, I was wondering if muslims believe in theory of evolution. Somebody mentioned about harunyahya.com, which strongly suggests that this theory is against islam (and other religions).

[Debookwrm]

My Grandfather was a Methodist Minister and when I asked him how God could have created the world in 7 days he said..."Little girl, who are you to say how long God's days are?" Honestly...he could have started with a prototype just as easily....one doesn't, in my opinion make the other null.

[snowman]

Originally posted by Debookwrm
My Grandfather was a Methodist Minister and when I asked him how God could have created the world in 7 days he said..."Little girl, who are you to say how long God's days are?" Honestly...he could have started with a prototype just as easily....one doesn't, in my opinion make the other null.

Thanks for the reply.

I know there is huge debate amongst christians on creationism/intelligent design vs evolution. I just wanted to see where muslims stand on this issue.

[Heidi]

this is a scary thread

[Trupti]

Great question snowman!!

[Noor]

When Allah (God) created human being, He gave them a higher status as compared to other living things. Human brain was created to not only handle basic aspects of life but also to advance in all areas. An example of level of respect given to human being was when Adam was created, Allah (God) ordered all the angels to bow down in front of him. (Angles are made of fire). Every angle bowed down in front of Adam fulfilling God's wish except Satan who didn't obey His command because he said "angels are made of fire", and so he "won't bow down to some one who is made of dust because fire is purer and higher in value".

Muslims don't believe in "Theory of evolution" and Islam is against it. I will quote an article for you.


Falseness of the theory of evolution

There are people who say that long ago man was a monkey and he evolved. Is this true? Is there any evidence?.


This view is not correct, and the evidence for that is that Allah has described in the Qur’an the stages of the creation of Adam. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Verily, the likeness of ‘Eesa (Jesus) before Allaah is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: ‘Be!’ — and he was”

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:59]

This dust was moistened until it became sticky mud or clay that stuck to the hands. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And indeed We created man (Adam) out of an extract of clay (water and earth)”

[al-Mu’minoon 23:12]

“Verily, We created them of a sticky clay”

[al-Saaffaat 37:12]

Then it became dried (sounding) clay of altered mud. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And indeed, We created man from dried (sounding) clay of altered mud”
[al-Hijr 15:26]

Then when it dried it became sounding clay like the clay of pottery. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“He created man (Adam) from sounding clay like the clay of pottery”

[al-Rahmaan 55:14]

Then Allaah moulded it into the form that He wanted and breathed into him (his) soul created by Him. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“(Remember) when your Lord said to the angels: ‘Truly, I am going to create man from clay’.

So when I have fashioned him and breathed into him (his) soul created by Me, then you fall down prostrate to him”

[Saad 38:71-72]

These are the stages through which the creation of Adam passed according to the Qur’aan. As for the stages of creation which the progeny of Adam pass through, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And indeed We created man (Adam) out of an extract of clay (water and earth).

Thereafter We made him (the offspring of Adam) as a Nutfah (mixed drops of the male and female) in a safe lodging (womb of the woman).

Then We made the Nutfah into a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood), then We made the clot into a little lump of flesh, then We made out of that little lump of flesh bones, then We clothed the bones with flesh, and then We brought it forth as another creation. So Blessed is Allaah, the Best of creators”
[al-Mu’minoon 23:12-14]

With regard to the wife of Adam – Hawwa’ (Eve) – Allaah tells us that He created her from him, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):

“O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], and from them both He created many men and women”

[al-Nisa’ 4:1]


Quran contains the complete description of human creation which proves that the evolution theory is incorrect.


Noor

[snowman]

Originally posted by Noor
When Allah (God) created human being, He gave them a higher status as compared to other living things. Human brain was created to not only handle basic aspects of life but also to advance in all areas. An example of level of respect given to human being was when Adam was created, Allah (God) ordered all the angels to bow down in front of him. (Angles are made of fire). Every angle bowed down in front of Adam fulfilling God's wish except Satan who didn't obey His command because he said "angels are made of fire", and so he "won't bow down to some one who is made of dust because fire is purer and higher in value".

Muslims don't believe in "Theory of evolution" and Islam is against it. I will quote an article for you.


Falseness of the theory of evolution

There are people who say that long ago man was a monkey and he evolved. Is this true? Is there any evidence?.


This view is not correct, and the evidence for that is that Allah has described in the Qur’an the stages of the creation of Adam. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Verily, the likeness of ‘Eesa (Jesus) before Allaah is the likeness of Adam. He created him from dust, then (He) said to him: ‘Be!’ — and he was”

[Aal ‘Imraan 3:59]

This dust was moistened until it became sticky mud or clay that stuck to the hands. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And indeed We created man (Adam) out of an extract of clay (water and earth)”

[al-Mu’minoon 23:12]

“Verily, We created them of a sticky clay”

[al-Saaffaat 37:12]

Then it became dried (sounding) clay of altered mud. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And indeed, We created man from dried (sounding) clay of altered mud”
[al-Hijr 15:26]

Then when it dried it became sounding clay like the clay of pottery. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“He created man (Adam) from sounding clay like the clay of pottery”

[al-Rahmaan 55:14]

Then Allaah moulded it into the form that He wanted and breathed into him (his) soul created by Him. Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“(Remember) when your Lord said to the angels: ‘Truly, I am going to create man from clay’.

So when I have fashioned him and breathed into him (his) soul created by Me, then you fall down prostrate to him”

[Saad 38:71-72]

These are the stages through which the creation of Adam passed according to the Qur’aan. As for the stages of creation which the progeny of Adam pass through, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“And indeed We created man (Adam) out of an extract of clay (water and earth).

Thereafter We made him (the offspring of Adam) as a Nutfah (mixed drops of the male and female) in a safe lodging (womb of the woman).

Then We made the Nutfah into a clot (a piece of thick coagulated blood), then We made the clot into a little lump of flesh, then We made out of that little lump of flesh bones, then We clothed the bones with flesh, and then We brought it forth as another creation. So Blessed is Allaah, the Best of creators”
[al-Mu’minoon 23:12-14]

With regard to the wife of Adam – Hawwa’ (Eve) – Allaah tells us that He created her from him, as He says (interpretation of the meaning):

“O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife [Hawwa (Eve)], and from them both He created many men and women”

[al-Nisa’ 4:1]


Quran contains the complete description of human creation which proves that the evolution theory is incorrect.

Noor

In other words, muslims have same dilemma as christians.

By the way, what do they teach in science classes? Evolution or Intelligent design? or both? (I'm talking about islamic countries like like Iran, Trukey, Pakistan, Indonesia etc?)


Falseness of the theory of evolution

There are people who say that long ago man was a monkey and he evolved. Is this true? Is there any evidence?.



Theory of evolution is based on scientific evidence and years of research so denying it based on faith (instead of scientific arguments) does not seem logicial.

I do find people (muslim scientists) who, at least, try to fit science into faith (or vice versa) by saying that God used evolution for creating humans.

[bint_alislam]

So far as i know, I am not sure if I am wrong that Islam opposes the theory of evolution. It is described in the Qura'an as Noor posted above how man was created in god's words. That is wat we Muslims believe happened and we do not support the theory of evolution. I also want to add that the Theory of evolution is only a theory and there is no solid proof that it is true and that is the main reason why people differ on it. I hope I was clear in explaining my point ;)

[snowman]

Originally posted by bint_alislam
So far as i know, I am not sure if I am wrong that Islam opposes the theory of evolution. It is described in the Qura'an as Noor posted above how man was created in god's words. That is wat we Muslims believe happened and we do not support the theory of evolution.

I did a quick search on google and found that several muslims did believe in evolution. So I don't think that "all" of the muslims oppose evolution.


I also want to add that the Theory of evolution is only a theory and there is no solid proof that it is true and that is the main reason why people differ on it. I hope I was clear in explaining my point ;)

Well, technically yes, theory of evolution is "just" a theory until proven to be a law. However, if it was baseless it would have been rejected by the science itself.

DNA analysis, fossil records, genetics, biochemistry etc .... everything points to a evolution. I'm not sure if you read that scientists found that human brain is still evolving http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4222460.stm.

Honestly speaking, isn't "existance of God" itself a theory?

[Lamia]

muslims, like christians, believe that spongebob is gay.







hahaha. kidding.

[snowman]

Originally posted by Lamia
muslims, like christians, believe that spongebob is gay.







hahaha. kidding.

Do they also believe that being gay is a choice? ;)

[Lamia]

it depends on the person. i'm extremely liberal and i firmly believe in gay rights. i accept homosexuality to be a part of our society. some people, whether they're muslim, jewish, or christian don't. it is more personal than religious.

[snowman]

Originally posted by Lamia
it depends on the person. i'm extremely liberal and i firmly believe in gay rights. i accept homosexuality to be a part of our society. some people, whether they're muslim, jewish, or christian don't. it is more personal than religious.

As a matter of fact, religious preferences always take precedence over personal preferences. So a person can't do much if homosexuality is against his/her religion. That is how most of the religions work.

[bint_alislam]

Well i know that you cant be a muslim and a homosexual it is against the religion as I know it is in christianity also. But as far as accepting or respecting a homosexual I dont think that falls under religion as Lamia said it is a personal decision and I personally as a muslim dont have a problem with it.

[muchluv4kaysar]

My friend Naila, who is muslim, said that she believes that humans were created by a god but evolution is possible in creatures to adapt to different living environments over time. That is what I also believe.

[Jenn]

Falseness of the theory of evolution

There are people who say that long ago man was a monkey and he evolved. Is this true? Is there any evidence?.


This view is not correct, and the evidence for that is that Allah has described in the Qur’an the stages of the creation of Adam. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):


With all due respect - that is not proof that the theory of evolution is incorrect. That is your faith, but not proof that the theory is false.

And the word 'theory' has different meanings when thrown around by the layman than when used in the scientific community. From wikipedia:

There is sometimes confusion between the scientific use of the word theory and its more informal use as a synonym for "speculation" or "conjecture." In science, a body of descriptions of knowledge is usually only called a theory once it has a firm empirical basis, i.e., it

-is consistent with pre-existing theory to the extent that the pre-existing theory was experimentally verified, though it will often show pre-existing theory to be wrong in an exact sense,
-is supported by many strands of evidence rather than a single foundation, ensuring that it probably is a good approximation if not totally correct,
has survived many critical real world tests that could have proven it false,
makes predictions that might someday be used to disprove the theory, and
-is the best known explanation, in the sense of Occam's Razor, of the infinite variety of alternative explanations for the same data.

This is true of such established theories as special and general relativity, quantum mechanics (with minimal interpretation), plate tectonics, evolution, etc.



There actually is evidence of evolution, one example being antibiotic resistance. This is undeniable.


My Grandfather was a Methodist Minister and when I asked him how God could have created the world in 7 days he said..."Little girl, who are you to say how long God's days are?" Honestly...he could have started with a prototype just as easily....one doesn't, in my opinion make the other null.

This is my belief as well. And just to throw in a little science geekiness - a 'day' has different durations depending on where you are in the universe, so why do we have limit ourselves to thinking that God's day is only 24 hours.

[Noor]

Falseness of the theory of evolution

There are people who say that long ago man was a monkey and he evolved. Is this true? Is there any evidence?.


This view is not correct, and the evidence for that is that Allah has described in the Qur’an the stages of the creation of Adam. Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):


With all due respect - that is not proof that the theory of evolution is incorrect. That is your faith, but not proof that the theory is false. [/quote]

If you read the question, you will realize that the intension of the questioner was to know the views of different religions on the theory of evolution.

Since I am a Muslim, I gave Islamic point of view. I posted an article which was originally an answer to a similar question. The question in the article was asked by a Muslim and answered by a Muslim. It was answered from Islamic and Muslim point of view and since that’s what the question was on this thread, I described what Islam has to say about the theory of evolution and the reason why it says so. The intention was to give you an idea of Islamic belief not to proof that since my religion ISLAM says so than it’s surely incorrect and, therefore, all other religions should believe it. It didn’t intend to force Islamic beliefs on others nor was it my intention to state that this is why theory of evolution should be deemed incorrect.

Noor

[snowman]

Originally posted by Noor
If you read the question, you will realize that the intension of the questioner was to know the views of different religions on the theory of evolution.

Since I am a Muslim, I gave Islamic point of view. I posted an article which was originally an answer to a similar question. The question in the article was asked by a Muslim and answered by a Muslim. It was answered from Islamic and Muslim point of view and since that’s what the question was on this thread, I described what Islam has to say about the theory of evolution and the reason why it says so. The intention was to give you an idea of Islamic belief not to proof that since my religion ISLAM says so than it’s surely incorrect and, therefore, all other religions should believe it. It didn’t intend to force Islamic beliefs on others nor was it my intention to state that this is why theory of evolution should be deemed incorrect.

Noor

Noor, what you quoted from Quran was in relation to creation of human from clay, it did not say anthing about evolution. So what you said about theory of evolution was a personal opinion. It can't be treated as Islam's opinion.

Also, the reason why I asked this question was to understand what "muslims" think about theory of evolution. I knew about Harun Yahya and his book called Evolution Deceit. I also know that Harun Yahya is not a scientist and his opinions are based on utter misunderstanding of the theory. Honestly, it hurts to see that people actually believe his statements.

Like I mentioned in my previous post that there are muslim scientists who believe in more rational approach. They acknowledge that the theory of evolution has sound basis. Millions of years old fossil records, palentogoy, biochemistry, genetics, and all other branches of science support this theory. So they try to accept this theory in religious context. They try to fit this theory in the concept of Genesis. But, people like Harun Yahya, treat it as a threat to the religious believes that is why they are in denial.

[Noor]

Yes, it describes that human was created from clay and this is a message from God (Allah) to people (Muslims) that this is how He created them not what theory of evolution says. Through Islamic perspective, the description of creation in Quran proves that human was not created otherwise and so it is believed in Islam because the words of God is the message to Muslims based on which they live their life and develop their thinking. You asked, It did not say anything about evolution? Well, the description in itself talks about how human was created so that DOES answer the question of evolution (that human was not an ape and there was no mentioning of human being an ape in those verses nor does it say that the life started by chance or creation is coincidental. It was God's will and so He created humans). Will you not take this description of human creation as an answer showing that evolution theory is incorrect, as an Islamic point of view. I don't regard this as personal opinion because it is in Quran and Islam is a religion which is based on Quran, its teachings and message of Allah. So those who don't believe in this message have their own personal opinions. The Muslim scientists that you talked about is yet another example of people who have developed their own cultural beliefs which is quite different from the actual Islamic teachings. Like everyone else, they have the right to have their own opinions.

I have not read the book you mentioned but I have read Quran and the human creation is very clear in Quran. That's the message of Allah and He knows best. This is my belief as a Muslim. By describing a fact and not negating the otherwise is as valuable as specifically pointing out the negation of something.

But TO SAY that it's my personal belief and not Islamic (based on what some Muslim scientist think or that the verses that I posted from Quran only mention the creation without talking about evolution theory), is not logical. Keep in mind that not all Muslims are strict follower of Islam or Quran teachings.

This is a view of a Muslim Scientist who does not believe in evolution theory. Just thought people should get both sides of the story.

"If, according to Darwin, monkeys and apes had the same ancestors as mankind, then why did they not develop into creatures resembling man. Why did they remain so far behind whereas the environmental conditions and rules of evolution apply equally to all species.

In fact, from the evolutionary point of view man has shown some negative trends as compared to these species. For example, if at all man has evolved from a common ancestor of monkeys and apes, why is a new-born human infant so dependent on his parents for a relatively much longer time, as compared to the offspring of monkeys who are up and about in a much shorter time after birth. Remember that evolution is a process which improves the ability of a species to live in a better manner in an environment. It does not take away the already existing good features.

This obviously means that man and monkey have no link with each other as far as their ancestry is concerned. And here we should not forget that scientists hold the opinion that the human DNA is evolving at a much slower pace than in other species.

Then why is it that a specie which, according to scientists, came into being only a few million years ago, became the most prominent creature of the world, whereas those species which have existed for the past 3.5 billion year are still at the stage of development where they had been before and have not shown any social or intellectual improvement?

If we compare the human being with other species one thing becomes clear; Most other species, such as the monkey, exist in sub-species.

Apes, orang-utans, gorillas all having anatomical differences with each other but there is only one specie, homo sapiens, living in the world. Although there are racial differences, anatomically we are all the same. Humans from all continents have the same bones, vessels, muscles, nerves and other anatomical features and there is no sub-species among them.

This is further proof that man did not evolve as suggested by Darwin but came into being by the will of God. There is sufficient evidence to suggest that his arrival on the earth was not a gradual conversion from apes.

The Encyclopedia Britanica has criticised the idea of having a common ancestor on the basis of structural resemblance. It says, “In the absence of a fossil record, structural and other adaptations have been projected back as an ancestral condition from living descendent species; but this is a very risky procedure that dismisses morphological transformation and adaptation and assumes stasis without complementary confirmation."



Noor

[snowman]

Originally posted by Noor
Yes, it describes that human was created from clay and this is a message from God (Allah) to people (Muslims) that this is how He created them not what theory of evolution says. Through Islamic perspective, the description of creation in Quran proves that human was not created otherwise and so it is believed in Islam because the words of God is the message to Muslims based on which they live their life and develop their thinking. You asked, It did not say anything about evolution? Well, the description in itself talks about how human was created so that DOES answer the question of evolution (that human was not an ape and there was no mentioning of human being an ape in those verses nor does it say that the life started by chance or creation is coincidental. It was God's will and so He created humans). Will you not take this description of human creation as an answer showing that evolution theory is incorrect, as an Islamic point of view. I don't regard this as personal opinion because it is in Quran and Islam is a religion which is based on Quran, its teachings and message of Allah. So those who don't believe in this message have their own personal opinions. The Muslim scientists that you talked about is yet another example of people who have developed their own cultural beliefs which is quite different from the actual Islamic teachings. Like everyone else, they have the right to have their own opinions.

I have not read the book you mentioned but I have read Quran and the human creation is very clear in Quran. That's the message of Allah and He knows best. This is my belief as a Muslim. By describing a fact and not negating the otherwise is as valuable as specifically pointing out the negation of something.

But TO SAY that it's my personal belief and not Islamic (based on what some Muslim scientist think or that the verses that I posted from Quran only mention the creation without talking about evolution theory), is not logical. Keep in mind that not all Muslims are strict follower of Islam or Quran teachings.

This is a view of a Muslim Scientist who does not believe in evolution theory. Just thought people should get both sides of the story.

"If, according to Darwin, monkeys and apes had the same ancestors as mankind, then why did they not develop into creatures resembling man. Why did they remain so far behind whereas the environmental conditions and rules of evolution apply equally to all species.

In fact, from the evolutionary point of view man has shown some negative trends as compared to these species. For example, if at all man has evolved from a common ancestor of monkeys and apes, why is a new-born human infant so dependent on his parents for a relatively much longer time, as compared to the offspring of monkeys who are up and about in a much shorter time after birth. Remember that evolution is a process which improves the ability of a species to live in a better manner in an environment. It does not take away the already existing good features.

This obviously means that man and monkey have no link with each other as far as their ancestry is concerned. And here we should not forget that scientists hold the opinion that the human DNA is evolving at a much slower pace than in other species.

Then why is it that a specie which, according to scientists, came into being only a few million years ago, became the most prominent creature of the world, whereas those species which have existed for the past 3.5 billion year are still at the stage of development where they had been before and have not shown any social or intellectual improvement?

If we compare the human being with other species one thing becomes clear; Most other species, such as the monkey, exist in sub-species.

Apes, orang-utans, gorillas all having anatomical differences with each other but there is only one specie, homo sapiens, living in the world. Although there are racial differences, anatomically we are all the same. Humans from all continents have the same bones, vessels, muscles, nerves and other anatomical features and there is no sub-species among them.

This is further proof that man did not evolve as suggested by Darwin but came into being by the will of God. There is sufficient evidence to suggest that his arrival on the earth was not a gradual conversion from apes.

The Encyclopedia Britanica has criticised the idea of having a common ancestor on the basis of structural resemblance. It says, “In the absence of a fossil record, structural and other adaptations have been projected back as an ancestral condition from living descendent species; but this is a very risky procedure that dismisses morphological transformation and adaptation and assumes stasis without complementary confirmation."

Noor

Well, I stand corrected. Most of the muslims DO believe that theory of evolution of is wrong. I have several muslim friends, they are observant muslims and they do believe evolution did happen. Even MPR believes that there is some truth to it.

Also, the muslim scientist's opinion you posted does not have a scientific basis. I think, for now, I'll avoid getting into details of theory of evolution.

However, I do want to know what Quran says about:

1- Age of Earth. How old is the earth?
2- When was the first Human created?

If we get answers to these 2 questions then we'll compare what Quran says and what history of earth says.

[cyounus]

The world is in constant change. All things change to servive. This is evolution. Your question should not be, do we (muslims) believe in evolutin, but should be, to what degree of evolution do we beleive. Not so lone ago the average man lived only 60 years, now it is over 80 years. This is change ie. evolution.

[4Jay4Kay]

WTF a person in need can't ask for prayer but everyone gladly accepts a thread on religion? This world is meeeesssssed up!

[snowman]

Originally posted by 4Jay4Kay
WTF a person in need can't ask for prayer but everyone gladly accepts a thread on religion? This world is Fu cked up!

Good point.

A person in need should be allowed to ask for prayer, but not everyone should be allowed on the religious forums.

[snowman]

Originally posted by cyounus
The world is in constant change. All things change to servive. This is evolution. Your question should not be, do we (muslims) believe in evolutin, but should be, to what degree of evolution do we beleive. Not so lone ago the average man lived only 60 years, now it is over 80 years. This is change ie. evolution.

Well, first things first, do muslims believe in Evolution, Yes or No? Most of people here said no. So there is no point in talking about on what degree they believe in.

[cyounus]

To the best of my knowladge, poeple of the Book, Tora, and Quarn believe that humans were created. Since this creation people have evloved. That is part of the ceatiion.

[Noor]

Originally posted by snowman
Originally posted by Noor
Yes, it describes that human was created from clay and this is a message from God (Allah) to people (Muslims) that this is how He created them not what theory of evolution says. Through Islamic perspective, the description of creation in Quran proves that human was not created otherwise and so it is believed in Islam because the words of God is the message to Muslims based on which they live their life and develop their thinking. You asked, It did not say anything about evolution? Well, the description in itself talks about how human was created so that DOES answer the question of evolution (that human was not an ape and there was no mentioning of human being an ape in those verses nor does it say that the life started by chance or creation is coincidental. It was God's will and so He created humans). Will you not take this description of human creation as an answer showing that evolution theory is incorrect, as an Islamic point of view. I don't regard this as personal opinion because it is in Quran and Islam is a religion which is based on Quran, its teachings and message of Allah. So those who don't believe in this message have their own personal opinions. The Muslim scientists that you talked about is yet another example of people who have developed their own cultural beliefs which is quite different from the actual Islamic teachings. Like everyone else, they have the right to have their own opinions.

I have not read the book you mentioned but I have read Quran and the human creation is very clear in Quran. That's the message of Allah and He knows best. This is my belief as a Muslim. By describing a fact and not negating the otherwise is as valuable as specifically pointing out the negation of something.

But TO SAY that it's my personal belief and not Islamic (based on what some Muslim scientist think or that the verses that I posted from Quran only mention the creation without talking about evolution theory), is not logical. Keep in mind that not all Muslims are strict follower of Islam or Quran teachings.

This is a view of a Muslim Scientist who does not believe in evolution theory. Just thought people should get both sides of the story.

"If, according to Darwin, monkeys and apes had the same ancestors as mankind, then why did they not develop into creatures resembling man. Why did they remain so far behind whereas the environmental conditions and rules of evolution apply equally to all species.

In fact, from the evolutionary point of view man has shown some negative trends as compared to these species. For example, if at all man has evolved from a common ancestor of monkeys and apes, why is a new-born human infant so dependent on his parents for a relatively much longer time, as compared to the offspring of monkeys who are up and about in a much shorter time after birth. Remember that evolution is a process which improves the ability of a species to live in a better manner in an environment. It does not take away the already existing good features.

This obviously means that man and monkey have no link with each other as far as their ancestry is concerned. And here we should not forget that scientists hold the opinion that the human DNA is evolving at a much slower pace than in other species.

Then why is it that a specie which, according to scientists, came into being only a few million years ago, became the most prominent creature of the world, whereas those species which have existed for the past 3.5 billion year are still at the stage of development where they had been before and have not shown any social or intellectual improvement?

If we compare the human being with other species one thing becomes clear; Most other species, such as the monkey, exist in sub-species.

Apes, orang-utans, gorillas all having anatomical differences with each other but there is only one specie, homo sapiens, living in the world. Although there are racial differences, anatomically we are all the same. Humans from all continents have the same bones, vessels, muscles, nerves and other anatomical features and there is no sub-species among them.

This is further proof that man did not evolve as suggested by Darwin but came into being by the will of God. There is sufficient evidence to suggest that his arrival on the earth was not a gradual conversion from apes.

The Encyclopedia Britanica has criticised the idea of having a common ancestor on the basis of structural resemblance. It says, “In the absence of a fossil record, structural and other adaptations have been projected back as an ancestral condition from living descendent species; but this is a very risky procedure that dismisses morphological transformation and adaptation and assumes stasis without complementary confirmation."

Noor

Well, I stand corrected. Most of the muslims DO believe that theory of evolution of is wrong. I have several muslim friends, they are observant muslims and they do believe evolution did happen. Even MPR believes that there is some truth to it.

Also, the muslim scientist's opinion you posted does not have a scientific basis. I think, for now, I'll avoid getting into details of theory of evolution.

However, I do want to know what Quran says about:

1- Age of Earth. How old is the earth?
2- When was the first Human created?

If we get answers to these 2 questions then we'll compare what Quran says and what history of earth says.

Yes! Majorty of Muslims don't believe in this theory but there are some/ few that do. Usually liberal Muslims believe in evolution not the orthodox or the strict followers of Shariah.

You said the article lacks Scientific basis. To me it's purely based on Science. The Scientist is comparing human with apes using the so called scientific investigation and observation. It's all based on scientific research conducted by previous Scientists. All he did was to take that Scientific information (facts) and use it to explain why the evolution theory is incorrect. It is purely Scientific. Ofcourse, he didn't experiment or carried out his own research but he used Scientific knowledge and information to arrive at this point.

I will get into answering those two questions later.

Noor