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TAKING THE QUR'AN AS A GUIDE

ated by Allah, but are products of coincidences, to be true.
Unsurprisingly, when we look at the theory of evolution, we
see that this theory is denounced by scientific findings. The de-
sign in life is extremely complex and striking. In the inanimate
world, for instance, we can explore how sensitive are the bal-
ances which atoms rest upon, and further, in the animate
world, we can observe in what complex designs these atoms
were brought together, and how extraordinary are the mecha-
nisms and structures such as proteins, enzymes, and cells,
which are manufactured with them.
This extraordinary design in life invalidated Darwinism at
the end of the twentieth century.
We have dealt with this subject in great detail in some of our
other studies, and shall continue to do so. However, we think
that, considering its importance, it will be helpful to make a
short summary here as well.

The Scientific Collapse of Darwinism
Although a doctrine going back as far as ancient Greece, the
theory of evolution was advanced extensively in the 19th cen-
tury. The most important development that made the theory
the top topic of the world of science was the book by Charles
Darwin titled The Origin of Species published in 1859. In this
book, Darwin denied that different living species on the earth
were created separately by Allah. According to Darwin, all liv-
ing beings had a common ancestor and they diversified over
time through small changes.
Darwin's theory was not based on any concrete scientific
finding; as he also accepted, it was just an "assumption."

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