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THE MIRACLE IN THE CELL
Another point worth noting is that for mutations to be passed on
to future generations, they must arise in the generative cells. Any
change in the body cells or organs alone will not be passed along. For
example, if a woman loses her finger, her future baby will not lose his
and will not therefore be born without a finger. Even if, for a thousand
generations every monkey born is taught to walk on two legs, this
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ability trait will not be passed on when the 1001 generation is born.
Another example, say you cut off the left arm of a particular species,
the 10 th generation will still be born with a left arm, there being no
chance that the arm will disappear. In conclusion, mutations cannot
be the source of variation in species. DNA's perfect organization can
only be a result of a special creation. And the Owner of this superior
power of creation is God. The Qur'an tells us about God's perfect cre-
ation as follows:
It is God Who made the Earth a stable home for you and the
sky a dome, and formed you, giving you the best of forms, and
provided you with good and wholesome things. That is God,
your Lord. Blessed be God, the Lord of all the worlds. He is the
Living-there is no deity but Him-so call on Him, making your
religion sincerely His. Praise be to God, the Lord of all the
worlds. (Qur'an, 40:64-65)
Again we find in the Qur'an news of the situation of the deniers
of this creation:

He to Whom the kingdom of the heavens and the Earth
belongs. He does not have a son and He has no partner in the
Kingdom. He created everything and determined it most exact-
ly. But they have adopted deities apart from Him which do not
create anything but are themselves created. They have no
power to harm or help themselves. They have no power over
death or life or resurrection. (Qur'an, 25:2-3)

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