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==Quranic verses about the creation of Adam and mankind's descent from him== | ==Quranic verses about the creation of Adam and mankind's descent from him== | ||
===Quran 32:7 et | ===Quran 32:7 et al. - Creation of the first man from clay=== | ||
{{main|Creation of Humans from Clay}} | {{main|Creation of Humans from Clay}} | ||
{{Quote|{{Quran|32|7}}|Who made all things good which He created, and He began the creation of man from clay;}} | {{Quote|{{Quran|32|7}}|Who made all things good which He created, and He began the creation of man from clay;}} | ||
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Academic scholars have noticed another parallel between the Quranic stories of Adam and Jesus. In {{Quran|3|49}} and {{Quran|5|110}} Jesus is said to have miraculously created birds with Allah's permission by forming them out of dust or clay, then breathing into them. See the section on Jesus and the Clay Birds in the article [[Parallels_Between_the_Qur'an_and_Late_Antique_Judeo-Christian_Literature#Jesus_and_the_Clay_Birds|Parallels Between the Qur'an and Late Antique Judeo-Christian Literature]]. | Academic scholars have noticed another parallel between the Quranic stories of Adam and Jesus. In {{Quran|3|49}} and {{Quran|5|110}} Jesus is said to have miraculously created birds with Allah's permission by forming them out of dust or clay, then breathing into them. See the section on Jesus and the Clay Birds in the article [[Parallels_Between_the_Qur'an_and_Late_Antique_Judeo-Christian_Literature#Jesus_and_the_Clay_Birds|Parallels Between the Qur'an and Late Antique Judeo-Christian Literature]]. | ||
===Quran 7:27 et | ===Quran 7:27 et al. - All people are descended from Adam and Eve=== | ||
The Quran is explicit that every person alive is ultimately descended from Adam and his spouse alone. | The Quran is explicit that every person alive is ultimately descended from Adam and his spouse alone. | ||
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==Quranic verses purported to mention evolution== | ==Quranic verses purported to mention evolution== | ||
===Quran 29:19-20 et | ===Quran 29:19-20 et al. - Repeated creation=== | ||
At least one or some combination of the verses set out in this section are typically quoted by proponents of evolution (or human evolution) in the Quran because they mention that Allah "repeats" his creation. Supposedly, this sounds a bit like evolution. However, this is a distortion of the verses, which are about a future creation of each person after their death. This is so that they can return to Allah after death and be condemned or rewarded. This purpose is most explicit in the first verse quoted below, Q. 10:4. As with some of the other passages quoted in this article, according to classical commentaries these verses are concerned with the future resurrection of the dead. Indeed, the Quran has many other verses aimed at critics who doubted the possibility of resurrection. None of the verses unambiguously mention repeated creation as having occurred in the past on Earth. | At least one or some combination of the verses set out in this section are typically quoted by proponents of evolution (or human evolution) in the Quran because they mention that Allah "repeats" his creation. Supposedly, this sounds a bit like evolution. However, this is a distortion of the verses, which are about a future creation of each person after their death. This is so that they can return to Allah after death and be condemned or rewarded. This purpose is most explicit in the first verse quoted below, Q. 10:4. As with some of the other passages quoted in this article, according to classical commentaries these verses are concerned with the future resurrection of the dead. Indeed, the Quran has many other verses aimed at critics who doubted the possibility of resurrection. None of the verses unambiguously mention repeated creation as having occurred in the past on Earth. | ||