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The marvelous characteristics we see in birds refute

evolution

There are more than 10,000 species of birds on Earth, each of which possesses its own unique fea-

tures. Hawks have very sharp visual acuity, broad wings and pointed talons. Their eyesight is so keen
that they can make out a baby rabbit on the ground from hundreds of meters up in the air.
Plovers, weighing just a few hundred grams, flap their wings for 88 hours non-stop on the journey
of 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles) that they make every winter, crossing the ocean without mishap.
With their ability to imitate sounds including human speech, parrots are among the cleverest of all

living things. Although the anatomy of their mouths is wholly different—they have no teeth or lips,
for instance—they are nonetheless able to produce sounds very similar to those they hear.
With their long beaks, the hummingbirds—the smallest known species of birds—can feed on

flower nectar and the small insects they find inside flowers. In order to feed, they need to hover in the
air in front of the flower, and with its specially created features, they are the only species of bird able
to do so.
The owl, by means of the special creation in its soft but rounded feathers, hunts its prey at night in
complete silence. Thus the owl’s wing, which prevents air turbulence—and thus, noise—has taken its

place among the designs that scientists are seeking to replicate.
The albatross, whose wing span of 3.5 meters (11.48 feet) is the largest in the world, spends 92% of
its life over the open sea, almost never alighting on solid ground. Albatrosses’ almost constant state

of flight is made possible by their use of air currents, as they open their wings out as far as possible,
without flapping them.
It is impossible for birds to have gradually developed the features they possess, because they
would never have survived during the intermediate stages of any such process. Indeed, no creature
has ever grown to perfection in stages, as evolutionists would have us believe. On the contrary, all dif-

ferent living groups have existed in their current perfect states ever since they first appeared in the
Earth's geological strata.
This is scientific evidence that birds too were created, and this evidence represents a truth taught

to human beings in the Qur'an: it is Allah, the Creator of all things, Who created these creatures with
all the features they possess and the systems appropriate to them.
In verses, Allah reveals His dominion over the living world:

“... There is no creature He does not hold by the forelock.” (Surah Hud, 56)

The flawless features possessed by birds are examples of the knowl-
edge and artistry of Allah, the Lord of the Earth and sky.

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