vels of design unmatched by even the most advanced 21st century technological progress, have all demolished evolutionist claims.
Rather than admitting their mistakes, most evolutionists have tried to salvage the situation by means of imaginary fairy-tale scenarios. Yet evolutionists have no answer to the question of speciation, which Charles Darwin described as the "mystery of mysteries" 1 and to which he long sought an answer. And that despite the intervening 150 years and all their intense efforts!
On the other hand, anyone looking in a sincere, unprejudiced way can clearly see that we live in a miraculous environment. Those bacteria, animals and plants that give rise to such ideal conditions cannot have come into being by chance. The fact is, every species on Earth is the product of a sublime creation. From their proteins and cells to their organs and systems, they carry messages that reveal the glory of their creation. Every living species points to the existence of an Almighty, Omniscient Creator possessed of an infinite artistry and intelligence. That Creator is God, Lord of the worlds.
The fact that God has created all living things and placed them at the disposal of man is revealed in the Qur'an. Some verses in Surat an-Nahl refer to this:
He created the heavens and the Earth with truth.
He is exalted above anything they associate with Him.
He created man from a drop of sperm and yet He is an open challenger! And He created livestock.
There is warmth for you in them, and various uses and some you eat.
And there is beauty in them for you in the evening when you bring them home and in the morning when you drive them out to graze.
They carry your loads to lands you would never reach except with great difficulty.
Your Lord is All-Gentle, Most Merciful.
And horses, mules and donkeys both to ride and for adornment.
And He creates other things you do not know.
The Way should lead to God, but there are those who deviate from it.
If He had wished He could have guided every one of you.
It is He Who sends down water from the sky.
From it you drink and from it come the shrubs among which you graze your herds.
And by it He makes crops grow for you and olives and dates and grapes and fruit of every kind.
There is certainly a Sign in that for people who reflect.
He has made night and day subservient to you, and the sun and moon and stars, all subject to His command.
There are certainly Signs in that for people who use their intellect.
And also the things of varying colors He has created for you in the Earth.
There is certainly a Sign in that for people who pay heed.
It is He Who made the sea subservient to you so that you can eat fresh flesh from it and bring out from it ornaments to wear.
And you see the ships cleaving through it so that you can seek His bounty, and so that hopefully you will show thanks.
He cast firmly embedded mountains on the Earth so it would not move under you, and rivers and pathways so that hopefully you would be guided, and landmarks.
And they are guided by the stars.
Is He Who creates like Him who does not create? So will you not pay heed?
If you tried to number God's blessings, you could never count them.
God is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat an-Nahl, 3-18)
Obviously the variety of life is a very considerable subject to be dealt with in a single volume. This book describes the general outlines of that variety and what it provides us with. It recalls some of the blessings too many to be listed, even in general terms. In addition, it sets out some of the verses about living things, and indications of the existence and attributes of God, as described in Qur'an:
And in your creation and all the creatures He has spread about there are Signs for people with certainty. (Surat al-Jathiyya, 4)
One aim of this book is to show how irrational and unscientific are evolutionist claims concerning the richness of life, and to invalidate such Darwinist concepts as speciation and macro-evolution. Separate chapters are devoted to the Galapagos finches and industrial melanism, which evolutionists portrayed as fun