How life on earth originated is still a riddle. Earlier religious scriptures tried to explain it but was not found satisfactory in the light of present scientific knowledge. In this presentation Quranic view of origin of living being on earth is presented.

1. CREATION
OF LIVING BEINGS
ON EARTH AND ITS ORDER
ACCORDING TO
THE QURAN

2.  Basic needs that a religious scriptures
must fulfill
 Define God and His attributes.
 Define creation of the world and the
Universe.
 Creation of living beings on earth and
their means of subsistance.

3. Earlier religious scriptures of Jews, Christians
and the Hindus tried to explain these three
basic questions.
The explanations given by these scriptures
were acceptable till advancement of
scientific theories regarding celestial bodies.
After the advancement of scientific
knowledge it was found that the
explanations given by these scriptures did
conform to the scientific findings.

4.  With the development of science and
technology human being started exploring its
origin on earth, together with the origin of
other living beings.
 Human being also started exploring the origin
of earth and the universe.
 Till now though science is not able to put
forward a concrete theory regarding the origin
of earth and the universe or origin of living
beings on earth but it has confirmed that the
explanations given by the religious scriptures
mentioned above are not acceptable.

5. In this presentation effort is made to
collect Quranic Ayas related to the
origin of earth and the universe and
origin living being on earth. With the
meanings of classical Arabic given by
eminent Quranic Scholars, these are
linked together to draw a conclusion
and compared with the scientific
findings.

6. • Creation of Universe and earth.
• He created the heavens and the earth in true
[proportions]: He makes the Night overlap the Day,
and the Day overlap the Night: He has subjected
the sun and the moon [to His law]: Each one
follows a course for a time appointed. Is not He the
Exalted in Power - He Who forgives again and
again? (39: 5)
 It is Allah Who sustains the heavens and the earth,
lest they cease [to function]: and if they should fail,
there is none - not one - can sustain them
thereafter: Verily He is Most Forbearing, Oft-
Forgiving.(35:41)
•

7. He created the heavens without any pillars
that ye can see; He set on the earth
mountains standing firm, lest it should
shake with you; and He scattered through
it beasts of all kinds. We send down rain
from the sky, and produce on the earth
every kind of noble creature, in pairs
(31:10)
It is He Who created the Night and the
Day, and the sun and the moon: all [the
celestial bodies] swim along, each in its
rounded course. (21: 33).

8. • We have made the Night and the Day as two
[of Our] Signs: the Sign of the Night have We
obscured, while the Sign of the Day We have
made to enlighten you; that ye may seek
bounty from your Lord, and that ye may know
the number and count of the years: all things
have We explained in detail. (17: 12)
• He it is That hath made you the night that ye
may rest therein, and the day to make things
visible [to you]. Verily in this are signs for
those who listen [to His Message](10:67)

9.  It is He Who made the sun to be a shining
glory and the moon to be a light [of
beauty], and measured out stages for her;
that ye might know the number of years
and the count [of time]. Nowise did Allah
create this but in truth and righteousness.
[Thus] doth He explain His Signs in detail,
for those who understand[10:005]

10. • It is Allah Who alternates the Night and
the Day: verily in these things is an
instructive example for those who have
vision! (24: 44)
• And He hath made subject to you the sun
and the moon, both diligently pursuing their
courses; and the night and the day hath he
[also] made subject to you. (14: 33)

11. • He it is that cleaveth the day-break [from the
dark]: He makes the night for rest and
tranquillity, and the sun and moon for the
reckoning [of time]: Such is the judgment and
ordering of [Him], the Exalted in Power, the
Omniscient. [006:096]
• It is He Who maketh the stars [as beacons]
for you, that ye may guide yourselves, with
their help, through the dark spaces of land
and sea: We detail. Our signs for people who
know. [006:097]

12.  Blessed be He in Whose hands is Dominion;
and He over all things hath Power;-
 He Who created Death and Life, that He may
try which of you is best in deed: and He is the
Exalted in Might, Oft-Forgiving;-
 He Who created the seven heavens one
above another: No want of proportion wilt
thou see in the Creation of [Allah] Most
Gracious. So turn thy vision again: seest thou
any flaw?
 4. Again turn thy vision a second time: [thy]
vision will come back to thee dull and
discomfited, in a state worn out.(67:1-4)

13.  To Him belongs what is in the heavens and on
earth, and all between them, and all beneath the
soil. (20: 6)
 To Allah doth belong the dominion of the
heavens and the earth, and all that is therein,
and it is He who hath power over all things.
(5:123)

14. o Quran clearly mentions about the
universe consisting of celestial bodies
floating in rounded orbits.
o . Allah is the creator and sole owner of
everything on and inside earth, the sky
and the space in between.
o It also clearly mentions about the sun
and moon and the stars which are at the
service of mankind
o He made the days and night for the
convenience of mankind, the day for work
and the night for rest .

15. o He has the capacity to control
everything by himself and does not
need any assistance from others.
o Unlike some other religious books
which describe the world/universe as a
flat surface confined to a particular
region of earth and consider the sun,
moon and the stars as deities. This
particular region they call the universe
and God’s activities are confined within
this region.

16. Creation of Human Being
O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who
created you from a single person (Adam), and
from him (Adam) He created his wife [Hawwâ
(Eve)], and from them both He created many
men and women; and fear Allâh through
Whom you demand (your mutual rights), and
(do not cut the relations of) the wombs
(kinship). Surely, Allâh is Ever an All-Watcher
over you. [004:001]

17. 
O mankind! We created you from a single
[pair] of a male and a female, and made you
into nations and tribes, that ye may know each
other [not that ye may despise each other].
Verily the most honoured of you in the sight of
Allah is [he who is] the most righteous of you.
And Allah has full knowledge and is well
acquainted [with all things]. (49:13)

18.  O mankind! if ye have a doubt about the
Resurrection, [consider] that We created you out of
dust, then out of sperm, then out of a leech-like
clot, then out of a morsel of flesh, partly formed
and partly unformed, in order that We may
manifest [our power] to you; and We cause whom
We will to rest in the wombs for an appointed term,
then do We bring you out as babes, then [foster
you] that ye may reach your age of full strength;
and some of you are called to die, and some are
sent back to the feeblest old age, so that they
know nothing after having known [much], and
[further], thou seest the earth barren and lifeless,
but when We pour down rain on it, it is stirred [to
life], it swells, and it puts forth every kind of
beautiful growth [in pairs].( 22:05).

19.  Man We did create from a quintessence [of clay];
 Then We placed him as [a drop of] sperm in a
place of rest, firmly fixed;
 Then We made the sperm into a clot of
congealed blood; then of that clot We made a
[foetus] lump; then we made out of that lump
bones and clothed the bones with flesh; then we
developed out of it another creature. So blessed
be Allah, the best to create! (23:12-14).

20.  Among His Signs in this, that He created you
from dust; and then,- behold, ye are men
scattered [far and wide]! (23:20)
 It is He Who has created you from dust then from
a sperm-drop, then from a leech-like clot; then
does he get you out [into the light] as a child:
then lets you [grow and] reach your age of full
strength; then lets you become old,-though of
you there are some who die before;- and lets you
reach a term appointed; in order that ye may
learn wisdom.(40: 67)

21.  Now let man but think from what he is
created!
He is created from a drop emitted-
Proceeding from between the backbone and
the ribs(86:5-7)
 [He is] the Creator of the heavens and the
earth: He has made for you pairs from among
yourselves, and pairs among cattle: by this
means does He multiply you: there is nothing
whatever like unto Him, and He is the One
that hears and sees [all things]. (42: 11)

22. Conclusions from above ayats:
 Allah created Human being, first Adam and
then his wife Hawa(Eve).Wife of Adam (Hawa
or Eve) was created from Adam’s rib that is,
Hawa(Eve) was a clone of Adam. From these
two, whole of human race was created. Each
human passes through different phases in his
lifetime. The Quran has described the phases
before birth and after birth till the end of life.
 The process of multiplication is described in
detail and the description is unique. No
religious book has described the reproduction
process in so detail and so scientifically.

23. According to the Quran human being
originated from a single pair. The number
increased gradually through reproduction
process as described and spread on earth
as different tribes and nations.
All living being and plants are also created
in pairs but there is no mention that these
were created from single pair.
God has no comparison with any of the
living being created so far.

24. Creation of Animals.
He Who has, made for you the earth like a
carpet spread out; has enabled you to go
about therein by roads (and channels); and
has sent down water from the sky. With it
have We produced diverse pairs of plants
each separate from the others. Eat (for
yourselves) and pasture your cattle: verily,
in this are Signs for men endued with
understanding. (79:30-33)

25. • And the earth We have spread out [like a carpet];
set thereon mountains firm and immovable; and
produced therein all kinds of things in due balance.
• And We have provided therein means of
subsistence,- for you and for those for whose
sustenance ye are not responsible.
• And there is not a thing but its [sources and]
treasures [inexhaustible] are with Us; but We only
send down thereof in due and ascertainable
measures.
• And We send the fecundating winds, then cause
the rain to descend from the sky, therewith
providing you with water [in abundance], though ye
are not the guardians of its stores.
• And verily, it is We Who give life, and Who give
death: it is We Who remain inheritors [after all else
passes away]. 15:19-23.

26.  And cattle He has created for you [men]: from
them ye derive warmth, and numerous
benefits, and of their [meat] ye eat.
 And ye have a sense of pride and beauty in
them as ye drive them home in the evening,
and as ye lead them forth to pasture in the
morning.
 And they carry your heavy loads to lands that
ye could not [otherwise] reach except with
souls distressed: for your Lord is indeed Most
Kind, Most Merciful,
 And [He has created] horses, mules, and
donkeys, for you to ride and use for show;
and He has created [other] things of which ye
have no knowledge. (16:5-8.)

27.  And Allah 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. Allah creates what He
wills for verily Allah has power over all
things.(24: 45)
 It is Allah Who made cattle for you, that ye
may use some for riding and some for food;
And there are [other] advantages in them for
you [besides]; that ye may through them
attain to any need [there may be] in your
hearts; and on them and on ships ye are
carried(40:79- 80)

28.  It is He Who has made the sea subject, that
ye may eat thereof flesh that is fresh and
tender, and that ye may extract there from
ornaments to wear; and thou seest the ships
therein that plough the waves, that ye may
seek [thus] of the bounty of Allah and that ye
may be grateful.(16: 14)
 It is We Who have placed you with authority
on earth, and provided you therein with
means for the fulfilment of your life: small are
the thanks that ye give!(7:10)

29.  Behold! in the creation of the heavens and
the earth; in the alternation of the night and
the day; in the sailing of the ships through the
ocean for the profit of mankind; in the rain
which Allah Sends down from the skies, and
the life which He gives therewith to an earth
that is dead; in the beasts of all kinds that He
scatters through the earth; in the change of
the winds, and the clouds which they Trail like
their slaves between the sky and the earth;-
[Here] indeed are Signs for a people that are
wise.[2:164]

30. 
And We split the earth in fragments,
And produce therein corn,
And Grapes and nutritious plants,
And Olives and Dates,
And enclosed Gardens, dense with lofty
trees,
And fruits and fodder,-
For use and convenience to you and your
cattle. (80:26-32)

31. It is He Who has spread out the earth for
[His] creatures: Therein is fruit and date-
palms, producing spathes [enclosing dates];
Also corn, with [its] leaves and stalk for
fodder, and sweet-smelling plants. (55:10-12)
 It is He Who hath created for you all things
that are on earth; Moreover His
design comprehended the heavens, for He
gave order and perfection to the seven
firmaments; and of all things He hath perfect
knowledge.(2:29)

32. And We send down from the sky rain charted
with blessing, and We produce therewith
gardens and Grain for harvests; And tall [and
stately] palm-trees, with shoots of fruit-stalks,
piled one over another;- As sustenance for
[Allah's] Servants;- and We give [new] life
therewith to land that is dead: Thus will be the
Resurrection. (50:9-11)

33. It is He Who sendeth down rain from the skies:
with it We produce vegetation of all kinds:
from some We produce green [crops], out of
which We produce grain, heaped up [at
harvest]; out of the date-palm and its sheaths
[or spathes] [come] clusters of dates hanging
low and near: and [then there are] gardens of
grapes, and olives, and pomegranates, each
similar [in kind] yet different [in variety]: when
they begin to bear fruit, feast your eyes with
the fruit and the ripeness thereof. Behold! in
these things there are signs for people who
believe.[6: 99]

34.  And [have We not] created you in pairs,
 And made your sleep for rest,
 And made the night as a covering,
 And made the day as a means of
subsistence?
 And [have We not] built over you the seven
firmaments,
 And placed [therein] a Light of Splendour?
 And do We not send down from the clouds
water in abundance,
 That We may produce therewith corn and
vegetables,
 And gardens of luxurious growth?(78:8-16)

35. • He spread the earth like a carpet. Where all
the living being can live. The mountains were
placed to make the earth firm and stable.
• He created the rain, cloud, wind and made
the earth live and fertile for vegetation.
• Allah created the animals and creatures of all
kinds both aquatic and that living on surface
and air and placed them at the service of
mankind.
• He created the plant kingdom for subsistance
of the living beings on earth including human
being.

36. • The seas were created for aquatic animals
and for sailing. Both for benefit of mankind.
• The origin of everything on earth is clearly
described by the above ayats.
• Since everything on earth is created for
human being, both the plant kingdom and all
living creatures were created before creation
of mankind.
• He created everything in pairs, not only the
living creatures but also the plants.

37. We created man from sounding clay,
from mud moulded into shape;
 And the Jinn race, We had created
before, from the fire of a scorching
wind.
 Behold! thy Lord said to the angels:
"I am about to create man, from
sounding clay from mud moulded into
shape;[15:26-28]

38. And surely, We created you (your father
Adam) and then gave you shape (the
noble shape of a human being); then We
told the angels, "Prostrate yourselves to
Adam," and they prostrated themselves,
except Iblîs (Satan), he refused to be of
those who prostrated themselves.
[007:011]

39. And surely, We have created many of the
jinn and mankind for Hell. They have
hearts wherewith they understand not, and
they have eyes wherewith they see not,
and they have ears wherewith they hear
not (the truth). They are like cattle, nay
even more astray; those! They are the
heedless ones. [007:179]

40. Adam(Human being) was created from
clay. A mixture of materials(Elements) from
which earth is made of .
Quran has mentioned about two kinds of
creatures superior to the other living
beings including cattle, human being and
jinns. Jinns were created from a different
kind of material, the smokeless flame
(ionised gaseous state of matter). Whether
all invisible creatures that are known to
men are jinns, is not mentioned.

41. Human beings were made superior to the
Jinns, for which Iblis(a Jinn) who claimed
himself superior to Adam refused to
prostrate Adam .
Iblis refused God’s order to prostrate Adam
.
Jinns as well as Human beings were given
free will. During their life time they can live
a life of their own, but they will get rewards
as per their deeds on the day of
judgement.

42.  Behold, thy Lord said to the angels: "I will
create a vicegerent on earth.” They said: "Wilt
Thou place therein one who will make
mischief therein and shed blood?- whilst we
do celebrate Thy praises and glorify Thy holy
[name]?" He said: "I know what ye know
not.“(2:30)
And behold, We said to the angels: "Bow
down to Adam" and they bowed down.Not so
Iblis: he refused and was haughty: He was of
those who reject Faith. (2:34)

43. • God created Adam in order to place it as
vicegerent on earth, the angels and Jinns
were asked to honour Adam by prostrating
him. The angels prostrated but a Jinn
(Iblish) refused.
• This ayat clearly indicates that human
being was last of all creations on earth.
• From the Ayats the order creation on
earth’s can be guessed as follows.

44. The angels are agents of God. There is no
mention about their creation. They do only
their assigned duties.
God first created,
The universe and earth.
Then an environment for vegetation and
then vegetation.
Then all animals and living beings.
Then Jinns and at last human beings.
Human beings were placed as vicegerent
on earth.

45. The differences in religious texts.
There are differences in opinion in religious
scriptures regarding origin of the universe
and living beings on earth.
The religious scriptures were the
necessities of time. God taught human
being through revelations in different ways.
Human perceptions of the facts can also
be considered to be a kind of revelation.

46. The human society developed gradually
through a wide span of time and human
knowledge increased gradually to the
present level through the religious
scriptures.
What the different religious scriptures
taught was the maximum that can be
taught at that time.
All religious texts can be considered to be
a part of the same book of knowledge
which is meant for mankind.

47. The present differences among the
followers of different faiths arise due to the
claim of superiority of religious scriptures
by the followers of each faith.
If we consider the scriptures as parts of a
course of study to be given to mankind for
completion of the learning process,
certainly we can reduce the differences
among the followers of different faiths.
Let us change our ways of thinking and let
us try to eliminate the differences among
us so that the earth becomes a place of
peaceful leaving.

48. A presentation by
Dr Sanjan Ali Hazarika
Professor of Physics(Retd)
Jorhat Engineering College,
Assam, India.
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