Part of Concepts of Ahl as-Sunnah (series completed)
· Lesson 534 of 1251
Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (532) | Darwinism
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A summary of the perspectives held by the people of the Sunnah.
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Darwinism.
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In the year 1859 AD,
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the book *On the Origin of Species* was published,
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authored by Charles Darwin.
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It caused a stir unlike any other book in the entirety of European history.
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The book revolves around the hypothesis of the evolution of life in living organisms,
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from simplicity to precision and complexity.
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It posits that the origin of living organisms composed of millions of cells
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is a lowly, single-celled organism.
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It then evolved into species, from which grew those capable of adapting to nature,
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in accordance with what was termed the law of natural selection,
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and the survival of the fittest.
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It continued to progress and produce new, advanced species,
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among the most advanced of which were the apes,
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from which emerged a being more advanced than them: the human.
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This is while acknowledging that there is a "missing link" between the ape and the human.
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This conjecture was named Darwin’s theory, or the theory of evolution.
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In reality, it is nothing more than a mere hypothesis based on conjecture and speculation,
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and it does not rely on any proof that would qualify it to become a theory,
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let alone a fact.
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Furthermore, this hypothesis contradicts what all revealed laws have agreed upon,
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which is that the origin of humanity is our father Adam,
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and his wife who was created from him.
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Many scholars of Darwin’s own era rejected it,
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as have the investigative scholars from his time down to the present day,
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even with the attempts of those who cling to it to defend and modify it,
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in order to avoid the criticisms leveled against it.