The Theory Of Evolution And Creation Are Poles Asunder
By
Sumit Paul, New Age Islam
23 March 2024
(7:172) When thy Lord drew forth from the
Children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants, and made them testify
concerning themselves, (saying): "Am I not your Lord (who cherishes and
sustains you)?"- They said: "Yea! We do testify!" (This), lest
ye should say on the Day of Judgment: "Of this we were never
mindful":
The above verse is metaphorically saying that
belief in Allah as the Sustainer is genetically transmitted through the sperm
of the father.
Because of
such self-glorifying verses and their equally over the moon interpretations,
more and more Muslims are leaving Islam and introducing themselves as
ex-Muslims. The very tone of this verse is so worldly and condescending. The
ordinary people in this world talk like this, "You're my slave. Am I not
your master?" What's the difference between the masses and the Rabb-ul-Alameen?
All are full of I, me and myself.
The
so-called Allah of the Quran sounds so narcissistic and obsessed with itself.
There's a beautiful Hadees (though all teachings of Muhammad are
distorted and plagiarised) which is actually a Talmudic proverb: Never make the
other person feel inferior by making him constantly aware of your 'generosity.'
Neki Kar, Dariya Mein Daal.' Why does Allah require to tell his
followers all the time that It (no He/She) is their Lord? This sounds so cheap.
The Quran is full of Allah's megalomania. It's also a cobweb of vague, vapid
and volatile verses.
The Quran-obsessed
apologist says, "The Quran also says that Noah preached for 950 years.
Today, we know that genetics determine our life span and that Noah and perhaps
the people of his time were genetically different."
He ends
with this queer conclusion:
"The theory of evolution is sound, but its
tall claims that it can explain all life forms evolving from the most basic
building blocks through step-by-step random changes and natural selection is
disproved. The theory of evolution and Creation will co-exist."
The Theory
of Evolution and Creation are poles asunder. It's like Rudyard Kipling's 'East
is East, and West is West/ And never the twain shall meet' from The Ballad of East and West.
Muslims laugh at the outlandish belief of Hindus that there are 8 immortals (Chiranjivis)
in Hinduism. It's indeed laughable. But by the same token, shouldn't Hindus and
others laugh at the Quranic claim that Noah preached for close to a millennium?
What nonsense! Faith indeed flattens a person's reason and intelligence.
The Quran
was meant for the chawbacons of the desert of Arabia 1400 years ago. Hardcore
Muslims may say that the famous scientist like Henry Klassen, has converted to
Islam. A viral video shows him saying the Shahada (the Islamic
declaration of faith), one of the Five Pillars of Islam. This famous scientist
in the field of stem cells converted to Islam on March 17, 2024. Agreed, but
lakhs of Muslims, highly erudite among them, are also regularly leaving Islam.
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A regular columnist for New Age Islam, Sumit Paul is a researcher in
comparative religions, with special reference to Islam. He has contributed
articles to the world's premier publications in several languages including
Persian.
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