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DEVOTION AMONG ANIMALS

self; the button did not become by chance, through trial and error, a
device that switches the computer off. Some engineer designed this
switch, consciously and deliberately.
In this case, even if a creature's genes were programmed to act
selflessly so that the species might continue, this would clearly indi-
cate the existence of an intelligent, knowledgeable power that pro-
grammed the genes this way in the first place. God is this power, and
He directs all living things, supervises them, and commands their
actions—as the Qur'an reveals:
Everything in the heavens and every creature on the Earth
prostrates to God, as do the angels. They are not puffed up
with pride. They fear their Lord above them and do every-
thing they are ordered to do. (Qur'an, 16: 49-50)

It is God Who created the seven heavens and of the Earth
the same number, the Command descending down through
all of them, so that you might know that God has power
over all things and that God encompasses all things in His
knowledge. (Qur'an, 65: 12)

Living Creatures Help not Only Related Animals
with the Same Genes, but Other Species Too
In Chapter 3, we'll see more detailed examples of animals that
help not only their own young, but also other animals in need. This is
an irresolvable issue for the evolutionists, because this behavior does
nothing to pass genes along. The following example by the renowned
evolutionist John Maynard Smith openly exposes the theory of evolu-
tion's dilemma:
In spite of male baboon's lack of genetic relationship, they do
display one type of cooperative behavior. When two baboons

are in some kind of contest, one of them may enlist the aid of a
third baboon. The soliciting baboon asks for help with an easily

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