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v. t. e. Islamic views on evolution are diverse, ranging from theistic evolution to Old Earth creationism. [1] Some Muslims around the world believe "humans and other living things have evolved over time", [2][3] yet some others believe they have "always existed in present form". [4] Some Muslims believe that the processes of life on Earth ...
The poll also found a variance in how Muslim population in some countries are at odds with current scientific theories about biological evolution and the origin of man. [34] Only four of the 22 countries surveyed that at least 50% of the Muslims surveyed rejected evolution (Iraq 67%, Tajikistan 55%, Indonesia 55%, Afghanistan 62%).
Of all the religious groups included on the chart, Buddhists are the most accepting of evolution. [1] Theistic evolutionists believe that there is a God, that God is the creator of the material universe and (by consequence) all life within, and that biological evolution is a natural process within that creation.
The Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam universally accepts the process of evolution, albeit divinely guided, and actively promotes it.Over the course of several decades, the movement has issued various publications in support of the scientific concepts behind the process of evolution and frequently engages in promoting how religious scripture supports the concept.
The Islamic scholar, science lecturer and theologian Shoaib Ahmed Malik [62] divides Muslim positions on the evolution theory into four different views. [63] Non-evolutionism: The rejection of evolutionary theory and all of its elements, including common ancestry, macro-evolution, etc. many of its proponents, however, still accept micro-evolution.
Recurring cultural, political, and theological rejection of evolution by religious groups[ a ] exists regarding the origins of the Earth, of humanity, and of other life. In accordance with creationism, species were once widely believed to be fixed products of divine creation, but since the mid-19th century, evolution by natural selection has ...
v. t. e. The level of support for evolution among scientists, the public, and other groups is a topic that frequently arises in the creation–evolution controversy, and touches on educational, religious, philosophical, scientific, and political issues.
Some Muslims believe that the processes of life on Earth started from one single point of species [12] with a mixture of water and a viscous clay-like substance. [13] [14] Muslim thinkers have proposed and accepted elements of the theory of evolution, some holding the belief of the supremacy of God in the process.