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some on four. God creates whatever He wills. God has power over all things. (Surat an-Nur: 45)
And He created livestock. There is warmth for you in them, and various uses and some you eat. (Surat an-
Nahl: 5)
And God created man in exactly the same way. It is revealed in the Qur'an that Adam, the first man, was

created from mud, and then all subsequent people came into existence from each other by a simple liquid
(sperm). Furthermore, man had a soul breathed into him, unlike all the other species in the world. The
Qur'an reveals this about the truth of the creation of man:
He Who has created all things in the best possible way. He commenced the creation of man from clay;then
produced his seed from an extract of base fluid. (Surat as-Sajda: 7-9)

Man's Duty

As we made clear at the start, science has once again revealed the truth of creation, as handed down in

the Qur'an. Scientific discoveries show that living things possess extraordinary design, and that they were
brought into existence by a superior intelligence and knowledge. Biological observations show that one liv-
ing species cannot turn into another, and that for that reason, if one could go back in time, one would even-
tually come across, for each species, the first individuals that ever existed and that were created from
nothing. For example, since eagles have always been eagles, if we could go back in time, we would arrive at

the first pair, or group, of eagles who were created from nothing. In fact, the fossil record confirms this, and
shows that different living species suddenly emerged with all their particular, individual features. These
species may have been created at different points in time and settled in different parts of the world, but this
all happened through the will of God.
In short, science reveals the proof we have considered that living things were all created by God.
However, science goes no further than that. It is the Qur'an, the holy book that has come down to us from

God, that introduces us to the essence of God and is the sole source of truth on every subject that tells us why
we were created and what the reason for our lives is.
The Qur'an says that the reason for our creation is so that we might believe in God, our Lord, and serve
Him. In one verse, He says, "I only created jinn and man to worship me." (Surat adh-Dhariyat: 56) The duty

falling to everyone who grasps the truth of creation is to live in accordance with that verse, and to say, "Why
indeed should I not worship Him Who brought me into being, Him to Whom you will be returned?"
(Surah Ya Sin: 22), like every believer, as described in the Qur'an.
As for those who still deny God and the truth of creation, despite all the evidence before their eyes, their
minds have been conquered by their own pride. One of God's holy verses describes how helpless and pow-
erless these individuals really are:

Mankind! an example has been made, so listen to it carefully. Those whom you call upon besides God are not
even able to create a single fly, even if they were to join together to do it. And if a fly steals something from
them, they cannot get it back. How feeble are both the seeker and the sought! (Surat al-Hajj: 73)

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