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THE EVOLUTION MISCONCEPTION

Every detail in this universe points to a superior creation. By con-
trast, materialism, which seeks to deny the fact of creation in the uni-
verse, is nothing but an unscientific fallacy.
Once materialism is invalidated, all other theories based on this phi-
losophy are rendered baseless. Foremost of them is Darwinism, that is,
the theory of evolution. This theory, which argues that life originated
from inanimate matter through coincidences, has been demolished
with the recognition that the universe was created by Allah. American
astrophysicist Hugh Ross explains this as follows:
Atheism, Darwinism, and virtually all the 'isms' emanating from the
eighteenth to the twentieth century philosophies are built upon the as-
sumption, the incorrect assumption, that the universe is infinite. The sin-
gularity has brought us face to face with the cause – or causer –
beyond/behind/before the universe and all that it contains, including life
itself. 15
It is Allah Who created the universe and Who designed it down to its
smallest detail. Therefore, it is impossible for the theory of evolution,
which holds that living beings are not created by Allah, but are prod-
ucts of coincidences, to be true.
Unsurprisingly, when we look at the theory of evolution, we see that
this theory is denounced by scientific findings. The design in life is ex-
tremely complex and striking. In the inanimate world, for instance, we
can explore how sensitive are the balances which atoms rest upon, and
further, in the animate world, we can observe in what complex designs
these atoms were brought together, and how extraordinary are the
mechanisms and structures such as proteins, enzymes, and cells,
which are manufactured with them.
This extraordinary design in life invalidated Darwinism at the end
of the twentieth century.
We have dealt with this subject in great detail in some of our other
studies, and shall continue to do so. However, we think that, considering
its importance, it will be helpful to make a short summary here as well.