Page 375 - Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

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
Charles Darwin
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 denies creation and any kind of
supernatural intervention, it maintains that the "first cell" originated
coincidentally within the laws of nature, without any design, plan
or arrangement. According to the theory, inanimate 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 primi-
tive understanding of science in his time rested on the assumption that

living beings had a very simple structure. Since medieval times, spon-
taneous generation, which asserts that non-living materials came toge-
ther to form living organisms, had been widely accepted. It was com-
monly 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 be

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