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ANSWERS FROM THE QUR'AN
posed by the theory have any evolutionary power at all.

3) The fossil record proves the exact opposite of what the theory suggests.
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 bil-
lion 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 ques-
tions that the theory cannot answer. However, first and foremost,
we need to ask: How did this "first cell" originate?
Since the theory of evolution ignorantly denies Creation, it
maintains that the "first cell" originated as a product of blind co-
incidences within the laws of nature, without any plan or
arrangement. According to the theory, inanimate matter must have
produced a living cell as a result of coincidences. Such a claim, how-
ever, 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 prim-
itive 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 mate-
rials came together to form living organisms, had been widely ac-
cepted. 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 was believed that mice would originate from it
after a while.
Similarly, maggots developing in rotting meat was assumed to

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