Traces of Evolution in the Quran?

Question

Here are a following verses taken from the Quran that highlight the creation of all things.

I wish to know if muslims and non muslims alike find it interesting that it is actually carrying traces of evolutionary thought patterns.

"Do not the Unbelievers see that the heavens and the earth were joined together (as one unit of creation), before we clove them asunder? We made from water every living thing. Will they not then believe? (The Noble Quran, 21:30)"

"It is He Who has created man from water: then has He established relationships of lineage and marriage: for thy Lord has power (over all things). (The Noble Quran, 25:54)"

"And God has created every animal from water: of them there are some that creep on their bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some that walk on four. God creates what He wills for verily God has power over all things. (The Noble Quran, 24:45)"

Thank You

There is not a single verse in the Bible that says life originated from water. If there is please post it. thank you

Answer 1

Evolution was mentioned in Quran many times in different forms.
-Quran states that human was created from water,dust,and clay in different parts of the book.It's not a contradiction,since water+dust=clay.Water consists about 70% of human body and it's known that human body contain trace elements just like the soil.
-Quran also states that human was created from clay in a (solala) which means (strain) and can be understood as something coming after somethhing like in a chain.This means that human was not created in the form we know today but he did undergo evolution.
If you want to understand the meaning of evolution,just look at the human embryo development stages.
The embryo begins with a one cell (zygote) attached to the uterus like a microbe,then it starts mitotic division into 2,4,8,16,...cells.The cells fuse to form a two-layered tissue composed of endoderm and ectoderm(like primitive hydras).Later,a third layer (mesoderm) is formed (like in worms).The endoderm later develops into viscera,glands,liver and pancreas.The ectoderm develops into skin,nerves,brain,eyes,ears,hair and nails.The mesoderm develops into muscles,heart,veins,arteries and bones.
At some stage of the embryo development,it looks like a small fish with gills.At another stage it grows a tail which later is gone.At a third stage,its body is covered by hair like a monkey then the hair is gone except at the head.

Answer 2

The Quran is supposed to be a perpetual book with perpetual laws, its rather interesting why those penalties are not mentioned in the Quran, how can such pertinent facts be excluded from the Quran? If we analyze history and the contextual state of affairs of the early Muslims it becomes rather perspicuous that they were a rather fragile entity and hence adamant destruction of such corruption was necessary to ensure the survival of this fragile and small entity. Now let us look at the situation of Muslims now, do you really it is necessary or even feasible to apply those laws not mentioned in the Quran now, can one say that those laws excluded from the Quran were intended to be transitory? Ill leave that answer to you but I think to the rational mind the answer is obvious...

Answer 3

That's what I believe, that god created the universe and let it take it's course...forming stars, planets, all living things evolving to their present state. To those who say evolution says nothing about us coming from water, why the hell are we made mostly of water then? Humans are 70% water.

Answer 4

Salaam alaikum sister...
Yes, it is amazing how these facts are in already in the Qur'an... Makes my belief as a mulim more strong... There are still some things in the Qur'an which the scientists are yet to discover.. And Inshallah, it'll be soon...

Salaam.

Answer 5

That's interesting! I know Allah created us all, but to think that the Quran has verses that scientists are now finding out is quite amazing. Very cool.

Answer 6

What you have said is the distinguishing feature of the God of the Bible and the God of Qur'an.

Nothing here to say.

Answer 7

I have always thought life cane from the water. Interesting - Could be the traces of where they got there religion from.

Answer 8

The theory of evolution does not suggest that people and animals were made from water.

Answer 9

Any resemblance between the stories in old books of mythology and the findings of modern science are coincidental.

Answer 10

Life came from the sea, so that part is interesting.

guh! you said it yourself... god created life from water!