Yahya - Justice and Tolerance in the Qur'an (2003)

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JUSTICE AND TOLERANCE IN THE OUR'AN
theory of evolution, which holds that living beings are not
created by God, 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 design in life is extremely complex and striking. In the
inanimate world, for instance, we can explore how sensitive
are the balances 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 mechanisms 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 20th 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
century. 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 God. According to
Darwin, all living 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."