THE ORIGIN OF HUMANS IN QURAN CONTRADICTS SCIENCE AND CONTROVERSIAL ITSELF.
More examples of verses critics claim contradict science deal with the origin of mankind.
The similitude of Jesus before Allah is as that of Adam; He created him from dust, then said to him: "Be". And he was. (3:59)
And Allah did create you from dust; then from a sperm-drop; then He made you in pairs. And no female conceives, or lays down (her load), but with His knowledge. Nor is a man long-lived granted length of days, nor is a part cut off from his life, but is in a Decree (ordained). All this is easy to Allah. (35:11)
Created man, out of a (mere) clot of congealed blood (96:2)
From the (earth) did We create you, and into it shall We return you, and from it shall We bring you out once again. (20:55)
It is We Who created you and gave you shape; then We bade the angels prostrate to Adam, and they prostrate; not so Iblis; He refused to be of those who prostrate. (7:11)
But does not man call to mind that We created him before out of nothing? (19:67)
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Critics claim that these verses contradicts the scientific notion that man descended from a common ancestor with apes.[10][11] Some Muslim scholars respond by stating that the verses are not referring to human evolution, but rather to the origin of life, similar to many other verses, for example:
He it is created you from clay, and then decreed a stated term (for you). And there is in His presence another determined term; yet ye doubt within yourselves! (6:1)
One verse states that humans were created from clay (see clay theory of origin). Another verse also states that humans were created from mud molded into shape. 15:26 Also, the Qur'an also states that God created every living thing from/of water 21:30 24:45. The most common rebuttal by muslims is the denial of evolution being a fact.[12][13]
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Evolution is NOT a fact (that's why it is called the theory of evolution). There is absolutely no scientific proof that humans evolved from apes even until this day. The most recent studies have shown that the OLDEST forms of apes were around at the SAME time period as the OLDEST human.
http://www.clarku.edu/~piltdown/map_intro/faked_foss_prim.html
http://iwhome.com/spiritualquest/tracts/dp-fossi.htm
Do you know Darwin wrote the following, after the "Theory of Evolution"?
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…Why, if species have descended from other species by fine gradations, do we not everywhere see innumerable transitional forms? Why is not all nature in confusion, instead of the species being, as we see them, well defined?… But, as by this theory innumerable transitional forms must have existed, why do we not find them embedded in countless numbers in the crust of the earth?… But in the intermediate region, having intermediate conditions of life, why do we not now find closely-linking intermediate varieties? This difficulty for a long time quite confounded me.
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"The only explanation Darwin could come up with to counter this objection was the argument that the fossil record uncovered so far was inadequate. He asserted that when the fossil record had been studied in detail, the missing links would be found."
http://theunjustmedia.com/Darwinism%20Refuted/The%20Evolution%20Deceit/The%20Fossil%20Record%20Refutes%20Evolution.htm
I know this is like two and a half years late, and I'm sure everyone already knows, but..
..the anonymous commenter is just plain misinformed.
a) he/she clearly doesn't understand the term "theory"
b) he/she clearly doesn't understand the theory of evolution, in particular
c) he/she fallaciously appeals to authority, particularly a quote from Darwin himself
d) the quote appealed to is irrelevant in any case, because at his time, of course there was much less evidence.. now we have mountains. more than we even know what to do with. the number of transitional forms we see is mind-boggling. Darwin's uncertainty would vanish instantly were he alive today.
So, way to argue against outdated science. You're like two centuries behind, man. Get with it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_human_evolution
Science can change with the discovery of new things. If Islam or Christianity were truly written by a creator who already understands everything then they indeed cannot change, or else it would be saying that the creator did not actually know every aspect of his creation.
As time goes on our discovery may reveal that there is a God or that the things in any religious book may or may not be true.
As well God is above his creation and he is using terms his creation will understand at the time period he gave them to describe something that might be completely different then how we can possibly imagine it. If there is a God, his world could and most likely will be very unimaginable to us, and he tries to explain the creation of our own world in terms we can understand at the time period he told us. Not necessarily to prove he was the creator with his advanced knowledge but to give us a story of where we came from. Whether 1 day is a million years or dust is actually the 'inanimate matter'.
I don't think science should be used to prove or disprove any religious book. After all we are still discovering and if there was a creator he will already know every aspect, he isn't piecing it together on his own as we are. Science is not a rock that we can measure the truth of everything else on, as it's too fluid. However it is good to try to help our understanding, by fitting together the puzzles of everything that goes on within us and around us.
Theory - a proposed explanation whose status is still conjectural, in contrast to well-established propositions that are regarded as reporting matters of actual fact.
so basically, the person who said theory isn't based on fact is right.
Also, the most extensive list of transitional fossils showing human evolution I could lay my hands on has - wow - 6 listings. 'mountains' is not really the word.
And the relatively scant amount of comments signifies the weakness of the points made here. I don't even know why I'm giving it the time of day..
ta ta
Do you have copy writer for so good articles? If so please give me contacts, because this really rocks! :)
I am reading this article second time today, you have to be more careful with content leakers. If I will fount it again I will send you a link
This is the Islamic thought about evolution, and I think you’d enjoy watching…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=q_uOwT-H8w4&feature=fvwp
This is the Intelligent Design thing he talks about:
http://www.intelligentdesign.org/whatisid.php
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