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[[File:Khnum creation from clay.gif|thumb|right|177px|The ram-headed god Khnum, also known as "The Guardian of the Cataract" or "The Great Potter", was one of the earliest Egyptian deities and was said to have created mankind from clay.]] | [[File:Khnum creation from clay.gif|thumb|right|177px|The ram-headed god Khnum, also known as "The Guardian of the Cataract" or "The Great Potter", was one of the earliest Egyptian deities and was said to have created mankind from clay.]] | ||
This article | This article analyzes the apologetic claim that the [[Qur'an]] displays [[Islam and Science|scientific]] [[Islam and Miracles|foreknowledge]] by correctly asserting the [[creation]] of human beings from clay. | ||
==Apologetic Claim== | ==Apologetic Claim== | ||
[[Harun Yahya]] | [[Harun Yahya]] has used the recent scientific hypothesis of clay particles as catalysts for abiogenesis as evidence of the veracity of the Qur'an. | ||
{{Quote|[http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_59.html Creation from Clay]<BR>Harun Yahya, The Scientific Miracles of the Qur'an|In the Qur'an, Allah reveals that the creation of the human is a miracle. The first human being was created by Allah shaping clay into human form and breathing a soul into it: | {{Quote|[http://www.miraclesofthequran.com/scientific_59.html Creation from Clay]<BR>Harun Yahya, The Scientific Miracles of the Qur'an|In the Qur'an, Allah reveals that the creation of the human is a miracle. The first human being was created by Allah shaping clay into human form and breathing a soul into it: | ||