Although we believe that man is moving towards an all-round perfection...

Although we believe that man is moving towards an all-round perfection, there must be a reason for the doubtful attitude of philosophers, and this requires an explanation. What is Evolution? Many problems are seemingly obvious, but defining them is not so easy.

Some have defined evolution as follows: Evolution is accumulation of parts and then their division, and abandonment of their homogeneity and moving towards heterogeneity and taking an organized form possessing a unified relationship of those parts. For example a cell in the sperm, which is created by the combination of two male and female cells, at first, possessed a simple form, and then it is subdivided into an accumulating shape. Then, the embryo does not only change quantitatively.

But also undergoes a qualitative division into different organs such as heart, nerves, digestive system etc. and these separate organs find a unified relationship to produce a human being. In social matters too, there is a similar process from simplicity of form towards complexity. But is evolution only this process of complication? Difference between Completeness and Perfection In Islamic philosophy, there is a fine distinction between complete and perfect.

The words "complete n and "perfect" are both used as the antonyms of defective, but complete is different from perfect.

There is a verse in the Qur'an in Chapter Maidah (the Food) verse 3 concerning imamate and guardianship, which says: “This day have I perfected for you, your religion and completed my favour on you and chosen for you Islam as a religion." In this way the Quran uses perfection and completion in two different senses, both of which begin with a deficiency to attain their related peak.

The difference between these two is this: If something like a building or a car lacks some essential parts, we call it defective, and when those parts are provided for, we call it complete. But perfection requires different stages. A child, who is born with any physical defect, is defective, not perfect. He must pass through various stages of education in order to move towards perfection. Difference between Progress and Evolution Is progress synonymous with evolution and vice versa? No.

We say of an ailing person, that he is progressing, but we do not say he is evolving. An army makes progress in capturing enemy territory, but this is not evolution. Why not?