Page 236 - The Importance of the Ahl Al-Sunnah

HARUN YAHYA

In this section, we will examine these three basic points in
general outlines:
The First Insurmountable Step:
The Origin of Life
The theory of evolution posits that all living species evolved
from a single living cell that emerged on the primitive Earth 3.8
billion years ago. How a single cell could generate millions of
complex living species and, if such an evolution really
occurred, why traces of it cannot be observed in the fossil
record are some of the questions that the theory cannot
answer. However, first and foremost, we need to ask: How
did this "first cell" originate?
Since the theory of evolution denies creation and any kind of
supernatural intervention, it maintains that the "first cell" orig-
inated coincidentally within the laws of nature, without any
design, plan or arrangement. According to the theory, inani-
mate matter must have produced a living cell as a result of
coincidences. Such a claim, however, is inconsistent with the
most unassailable rules of biology.

"Life Comes From Life"
In his book, Darwin never referred to the origin of life. The
primitive understanding of science in his time rested on the
assumption that living beings had a very simple structure. Since
medieval times, spontaneous generation, which asserts that
non-living materials came together to form living organisms,
had been widely accepted. It was commonly believed that
insects came into being from food leftovers, and mice from
wheat. Interesting experiments were conducted to prove this
theory. Some wheat was placed on a dirty piece of cloth, and it

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