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That the information determining all the structures in the feathers is concealed
in DNA once again emphasizes the extraordinary nature of creation. The number
and thickness of the keratin layers, the number of micro-hairs, the brown back-
ground, the distance between the feathers—all these factors are produced
according to data in the DNA. This peerless beauty cannot possibly have
emerged through random mutations, as evolutionists would have us believe.
Right from the outset, this fact has represented a major predicament for the the-
ory of evolution. Darwin, who endeavored to account for the signs of creation in liv-
ing things in terms of blind coincidence, made the following confession regarding
peacock feathers in a letter he wrote to his friend Asa Gray on 3 April, 1860:
The sight of a feather in a peacock’s tail, whenever I gaze at it, makes me
sick! 2
This certainly demonstrates Darwin’s biased point of view.
The beauty in the peacock tail has nothing to do with its function. This attrib-
ute of the peacock is a clear indication of creation. When one sees beauty in a
human design, one immediately realizes that it must have a designer. For
example, in addition to imparting order and functionality to a garden, a land-
scape architect also brings to it beauty and attractiveness—clear signs that this
garden was the work of a designer. Every detail the architect adds to its beau-
ty is further proof that the garden has not been arranged at random.
The beauty in peacock feathers, which display all the fine detail of optical
science, are examples of aesthetic marvels that reveal the existence of their
Creator, Our Lord.
Every detail in the peacock feather, which we have reviewed here only in
broadest terms, has the appropriate location, shape, color and structure for a
specific purpose. That purpose displays to us Allah’s artistry, introduces us to
His knowledge in the details and that Allah possesses all the power necessary
to create matchless beauties that delight human beings.
In one verse of the Qur'an, people who fear Allah and who are able to com-
prehend such concepts by drawing attention to the beauty in living things are
described as “possessing knowledge”:

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1. Stuart Burgess, “The beauty of the peacock tail and the problems with the theory of sexual selec-
tion,” The In-Depth Journal of Creation, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2001, pp. 94-102.
2. Francis Darwin, Letter to Asa Gray, 3 April 1860, The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, London:
John Murray, Vol. 2, 1887, p. 296.