Page 511 - Bigotry: The Dark Danger

Adnan Oktar
(Harun Yahya)

Why a Muslim Cannot be
an Advocate of Evolution

Based on the knowledge of the 1940s and 1950s, some Muslims imagine
that evolution is a theory supported by science, and try to reconcile it with
Islam employing a strange logic which suggests that 'Muslims knew about
evolution long before Darwin.' This logic is a product of serious lack of
knowledge. Science has proven the invalidity of evolution. The fact sci-
ence reveals is the fact of creation.
The fact that Muslims believe in, and the Qur'an clearly states, is that God
created everything. Therefore, it is impossible for a Muslim to advocate
the theory of evolution, which is a pagan superstition dating back to the
time of the ancient Egyptians and Sumerians, explaining everything with
coincidences.
God surely could have created the living organisms through evolution if
He had wished so. However, the Qur'an does not contain any such infor-
mation or any verse supporting the gradual formation of life forms as
claimed by evolutionists. Had such a manner of creation existed, we
would have seen it in the verses of the Qur'an with its elaborate explana-
tions. But on the contrary, God informs us in the Qur'an that life and the
universe is created miraculously with God's commandment, 'Be'.
He is the Originator of the heavens and earth. When He decides on some-
thing, He just says to it, 'Be!' and it is. (Qur'an, 2:117)
The fact God heralds in the Qur'an is that mankind was created out of
nothing, in the finest form:
We created man in the finest mold. (Qur'an, 95:4)
He created the heavens and the earth with truth and formed you, giving
you the best of forms. And He is your final destination. (Qur'an, 64:3)
The Prophet Adam (pbuh) and All Mankind Existed in the Spiritual Realm
Before the Universe Was Created
In the Qur'an, God informs us He created mankind in the spiritual realm
even before the creation of the Universe and called everyone to testify:
When your Lord took out all their descendants from the loins of the chil-
dren of Adam and made them testify against themselves 'Am I not your
Lord?' they said, 'We testify that indeed You are!' Lest you say on the Day
of Rising, 'We knew nothing of this.' (Qur'an, 7:172)

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