What are some questions to ask about darwinists? What are the arguments against darwinists? What does islam say about darwinists?
They allege that the human beings emerged as a result of evolution. However, as it is known, there are many kinds of monkeys ranging from the little ones to the gorillas and orangutans. Let then the evolutionists choose the closest one of these species to the humankind and transform them to the human being by injecting them human hormones and genes!.. Is this possible?
Or let them transform a human to a monkey by injecting him/her the hormones of a monkey!
Of course, this is not possible!
This is the wreckage of the ideas caused by the false philosophy!..
Unfortunately, today millions of people go after this negative and foolish theory of evolution simply just because of their hatred of the religion. They blindly adhere to this false theory like the people of the Age of Ignorance did in the past who used to say in bigotry, “This is the way of our ancestors”.
What a pity for those who are unaware of the manifestation of Allah Almighty’s names of «al-Bârî (the One who creates perfectly)» and «al-Musawwir (The Flawless Shaper)». What a pity for the inert hearts that feel nothing from the silent statements of the winds, streams and mountains.
As it were, they strive to deny the fact that Allah Almighty created the living creatures thousands or even hundreds of thousands years ago, and to attribute creation to blind coincidences. They fabricate scenarios based on conjectures, fake drawings, and plenty of imagination. They abuse the people’s trust in science who do not have much knowledge on this matter.
However, they cannot respond to the following questions:
If the evolution were the essential reason of all the living creatures, as you claim, how can you explain that some creatures have remained in the same form for hundreds of thousands of years as proven by their fossils. Why don’t these creatures evolve?
If the evolution were a process of change to the perfection and to the optimum, as you claim, how can you explain the countless species and variations among the creatures which were allegedly same at the beginning? Why did the allegedly same conditions give to one species wings, while giving others legs, marsupium, horns and similar trillions of different properties?
If the evolution were an extremely slow process, as you claim, isn’t this process supposed be observable and provable even if it is micron by micron?
Again, according to this understanding, every being should be in an incomplete form, in other words should be continuing its evolution. However, when one examines the mechanism of a creature, no matter which creature is examined, he/she can see its perfection. It is not possible to see any being that is half, deficient, incomplete or aimless.
Imam Shafi (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
“If a person’s principal desire is the things he will fill to his stomach, the value of this person is equal to the things ejected from his bowels!”
Since the evolutionists could not prove this slow progress, they started to allege that the new creatures were formed by sudden jumps. As there is no way to prove a lie, this claim is also stay unproven too.
When Allah Almighty wills something to happen, He just says “Be!” and it is.
While none of man-made coincidence system can produce any beneficent, decent and meaningful result, how can one believe that trillions of sequences of coincidences happen in the nature?
The only reason to believe in such a nonsense is the denial of the existence of the Creator.
Denial of the existence God is a negative belief and is unrealistic. A faithful soul believes in the existence of God and uses the key of contemplation in the service of this belief. As for the unbeliever, he observes everything with suspicion and distrust to support his belief that “there is no God”.
All these evolutionist nonsenses are to deny the existence of the Absolute Maker. In order to deny the Creator, the evolutionists claim that all the living creatures, even all living cells are equipped with perfect intelligence and ability of adaptation.
On the other hand, Allah Almighty has created human beings similar to animals in respect to some biological and physiological characteristics. However, this similarity carries some wisdom:
Ali (May Allah be pleased with him) said:
“The value of a person is equal to his wishes and desires.”
- The human soul was inspired with both the sins and piety. Moreover, man has been given the ability both to fall down to asfal al-safilîn (the lowest of the lowest) and to go up to ahsan al-taqwîm (being the best exemplar of the creatures or reaching the level of friendship of God). This is because, as the prophets, siddiqs, friends of God and righteous have lived throughout human history, there have been the servile, brutal and cruel people as well. In this regard, rest of the creation constitute good examples for us.
Because the inner worlds of those who do not go through proper disciplining and whose spiritual worlds have not reached peace and tranquility are like a forest where many animals live. In accordance with their nature, they reflect the characteristics similar to an animal. Some are cunning as foxes; some are as predatory as hyenas; some are hoarder like the ants; and some others are poisonous like snakes. Some bite while fondling; some suck blood like leeches; some laugh at your face but lay a snare under you. All of these are characteristics that can be observed in individual animals.
- Another reason of the likeness of man in appearance to other creatures is hidden in the fact that man has been appointed as the Vicegerent of Allah Almighty on earth. Indeed, Allah’s appointment of the task of vicegerency to man, who is a being created out of dust and who seemingly resembles to the other creatures, at first surprised the angels, the graceful beings. As for the Satan, he could not accept this appointment at all.
Allah Almighty created man with some characteristics common to the other lower creatures. On the other hand, He also granted to man some other specialties with which he can reach and even pass beyond the levels of heavenly beings. Just as Satan could not comprehend the value of man, the evolutionists and other similar unbelievers cannot distinguish man from the animals. They are deprived of understanding the man’s spiritual abilities.
By coming closer to God, a servant must first comprehend his nothingness. After the cognizance of nothingness, the state of developing spiritual knowledge begins, as well as the mysteries and wisdom are gradually manifested in the heart.
- The fact that human beings’ resemblance to other creation to a certain degree in respect to their birth, nourishment, reproduction and turning into dust after death, is a reality that keeps them away from arrogance. The terrestrial aspect of man makes it easier for him to be modest, to be in the service of others, to regret and ask forgiveness for the mistakes he does.
Those who deny the fact that man is the vicegerent of Allah on earth and believe in the nonsense of evolution manifest arrogance by presenting man as the most intelligent creature in the world. They show insolence by attributing the perfectness of their creation to their own intelligence instead of to their Creator.
- By giving the creation to the command of man, they have been appointed to the man’s disposal. Today, some scientific experiments are carried out on living beings whose gene structures and bodily reactions resemble to human beings. In this way, many drugs and treatments can be developed without using humans as a Guinea pig.
Due to the transcendence of Allah Almighty and the human being’s undergoing trial of faith, there is an “external” curtain around the beings. Being stuck with this external curtain and not being able to see the internal essence of beings is one of the greatest unperceptiveness.
Then again, the signature of the great art can be explicitly seen on this external curtain. Claiming that the universe, the exhibition place of this great art, came into existence by itself means ignoring the Creator and instead worshipping to the creatures.
In fact, mâddiyyûn or the materialistic philosophy has caused the spread of atheism around the world.
The wise men live by feeling the life. On the other hand, the heedless men live as if they are living corpses. However, the most important issue is to be able to live even after death, or leaving a pleasant memory behind. Mawlana Jalaluddin Rumi says: “Be a word that is nice to be remembered. Because man is nothing but the beautiful words said after him.”
This diseased approach of understanding led to,
- The emergence of Darwinism in biology. This deviant thought attempted to deny the creation by using the theory of
- The emergence of Freudism in psychology. This movement described human beings as the slaves of their lust and base feelings.
- The development of Capitalism and Communism in economic and political areas. These systems of thoughts turned man into Croesus whose only aim in life is to collect material
Dominated by these concepts, the western civilization has led to the destruction of millions in the last two centuries.
Today, a denialist philosophy called Scientism also gives up treating the science as being a medium or an instrument and turns it into an aim. As if, it worships positive sciences. This false understanding based on the atrocities committed by the altered Christianity against the scientists in the Middle Ages alleges that the religions were invented by man and the only truth that can guide humanity is science and therefore human intellect.
However, human intellect can only benefit mankind within the contents of the divine revelation. Because human intellect is an instrument similar to a knife with two sharp sides. It can be used for both the benefits and harms. In fact, one may use a sharp surgical knife both to perform a surgical operation and to commit a murder.
Allah Almighty created all the sciences as means to know Him. For the living hearts, every science is a means leading from the cause to the causer, from the product to the producer, and from the art to the artist.
Nuclear energy can provide benefits such as light and warmth which save people from the darkness and protects from the cold. But, if it is used for the production of weapons and bombs, it turns into a monster that kills all living beings and leaves the survivors and even their descendants disabled.
Ignorance does not mean not having worldly knowledge. The true ignorance means while man exists as a blessing of Allah and is fed by numerous blessings of Allah, he disbelieves Allah, the Bestower of all those blessings.
Source: The Universe, The Qur’an And The Human, Osman Nuri Topbaş, Erkam Publications