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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Your Questions Answered (volume 1) Q15: Does This Verse Support Human Evolution? "and Surely He Has Made You Fashion After Fashion". (71:14). A. The translation of ayat given by you is wrong.

It is translated by Abdullah Yusuf Ali as : "Seeing that it is He that has created you in diverse stages" Mir Ahmad Ali translates it :- "While indeed He created you through regular stages." And the meaning of "in diverse stages" or "through regular stages" is explained by Aimma (a.s.) as a reference to the various stages a foetus passes through, which has been shortly described in Qur'an (22 : 5) :- "O' people!

if you be in doubt about (your) rising again (resurrection), then (reflect ye that) verily We created you from dust, then from sperm, then from a clot, then from a lump of flesh, formed and (sometimes) partly unformed, that we may manifest (our power) unto you, and We cause to stay in the womb what We will until an appointed term, then bring ye forth as babes, then (foster you) that ye reach your maturity; and of you is he who is caused to die, and of you is he who is brought back to the feeblest (stage of) old age that he knoweth not aught after knowing (much)".

In another Ayat, it is described thus :- "And indeed We created man, from an extract of clay. Then we made him sperm, in a firm resting place. Then made We the sperm a clot, then made We in the lump of flesh bones, then clothed We the bones with flesh; then We did grow it into another creation; so Blessed be God, the Best of the creators (23:13-15).

If you are interested to know the Islamic view of the hypothesis of evolution, you will find it explained in "Need of Religion" and "God of Islam", both published by this Mission. Q.16: About how many years ago, Nabii Adam was created? A. We have not been informed of it in the Traditions of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.W.) or Imams (A.S.). Q.17: How can I be convinced that Allah was the God which Muhammad preached? A.

Well, open any page of the Qur'an and you will find the name "Allah" mentioned in it several times. Once a Hindu friend of mine happened to look at an English translation of the Qur'an and said, "It is safe to say that the key word of this book is "Allah" The Kalema which the Holy Prophet preached contains the name "Allah" twice in the two short sentences. What more proof can anyone demand? Q.18: Why does God exist? A. Your question is misplaced.