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This article analyses the claim by apologists that the Qur'an and Darwin's theory of evolution are compatible. For this, we need to consider several claims the Qur'an makes about itself. It calls itself a book in which there is no doubt,<ref>http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/002-qmt.php#002.002</ref> in which everything is explained clearly,<ref>http://islamawakened.com/quran/16/89/default.htm</ref> and whose verses have details.<ref>http://islamawakened.com/quran/41/3/default.htm</ref> It claims that the word of Allah, who is an all-knowing god. | This article analyses the claim by apologists that the Qur'an and Darwin's theory of evolution are compatible. For this, we need to consider several claims the Qur'an makes about itself. It calls itself a book in which there is no doubt,<ref>http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/quran/verses/002-qmt.php#002.002</ref> in which everything is explained clearly,<ref>http://islamawakened.com/quran/16/89/default.htm</ref> and whose verses have details.<ref>http://islamawakened.com/quran/41/3/default.htm</ref> It claims that it is the word of Allah, who is an all-knowing god. | ||
As we will see in this article, the Qur'an does not give any details or clear descriptions of evolution, be it of humans, animals or plants. There is not even any indication that the author of the Qur'an was aware of how complex evolution is or how long it takes. | As we will see in this article, the Qur'an does not give any details or clear descriptions of evolution, be it of humans, animals or plants. There is not even any indication that the author of the Qur'an was aware of how complex evolution is or how long it takes. | ||