Muslim medical students are walking out of lectures on evolution because it conflicts with how the world was created in the Koran. Professors at University College London are worried over the number of biology students boycotting lectures on Darwinist theory which is an important part of the syllabus. Muslims believe that Allah created the world, mankind and all known species, similar views also held by fundamentalist Christians.
Steve Jones, professor of human genetics at the college teaches introductory genetics to about 300 first year students, a fifth of whom are Muslim. He remembers having similar clashes years ago with kids who were fundamentalist Christians, they too were outraged and thought the subject should not be included in the syllabus.
A British science lecturer at Middlesex University and member of the Royal Astronomical Society Dr Usama Husan, caused outrage earlier this year when he said that Islam is compatible with Darwin’s theory of evolution. In a lecture at the Masjid al-Tawhid mosque in Leyton UK, he outlined why Darwin’s theory and Islam were in harmony.
But he received death threats and was forced to retract his claim and his return to the mosque was cancelled on the advice of police fearing for his safety. Instead Dr Husan’s father Suhaib, head of the mosque’s committee of trustees, issued a humiliating statement on his son’s behalf – “I seek Allah’s forgiveness for my mistakes and apologise for any offence caused.” Dr Hasan stepped down from his position as vice-chairman and imam at the mosque.
The Bible and Koran don't agree with Darwin. In the Quran it says "The Originator of the heavens and the earth and when He decrees a matter, He only says to it, "Be" and it is." The Bible in Genesis 1:1 says "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
Incredibly, even today, with all the scientific evidence at our fingertips, the debate still rages.
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