Dr Darin Smith, a member of "Ansar Imam Mahdi" discusses the book "Atheism Delusion" by our leader Ahmed al-Hasan a.s.
All religions agree that Adam and Eve were the first creations on Earth, but Science today has proven with highest precision that Evolution is truth and a fact, so it is very easy for scientific atheists do disprove this theory, that Adam was the first man on Earth. So we have the very important question which is did religious scholars misinterpret the religious scriptures? Ahmed al-Hasan a.s. in the book has explained that Evolution disproves the belief of the Jewish, Christians and Muslims Scholars and their followers that man suddenly appears.
The Household of Prophet Muhammad pbuhap talked about the Nisnas (human like beings) before Adam:
From book "Atheism Delusion" by Ahmed al-Hasan a.s. - Pages 132 and 133:
"The religious texts not only agree with biology and modern science, but they have also mentioned concious life forms, some of which are known today through fossils, meaning the human-like beings like some type of Homo Erectus, Homo Sapiens and the Neanderthal. These texts have stated that human like beings existed before humans, and some of them were rational, concious beings, but less so than humans.
(Muhammad ibn Ali al-Baqir pbuh said: Since the creation of the earth, God Almighty has created seven peoples who are not descendants of Adam. He created them from the soil of the earth and caused them to inhabit it, one after the other, each with his own people. Then, God Almighty created the father of this mankind, and He created his offspring from him." Al Sadooq 1982, 359. Arabic source, translated. Also Al-Ayashi 1991, vol. 2, 238.)
This religious account and others indicate that concious, intelligent life forms have evolved on this earth. In this account, there are seven generations that are concious and intelligent, whose souls are different than Adam, who are not from his children, and who preceded him pbuh on this earth.
(The Prince of the Believers, Ali pbuh said: "God Almighty wanted to create a creation with His own hands after 7,000 years of Jinn and Nisnas existing on earth. He wanted to create Adam... I want to create a creature with My hands, and I want to make from his offspring prophets, messengers, righteous servants, and guided Imams, and make them vicegerents among My creation on My earth, who command them against disobeying Me, warn them of My torment, guide them to My obedience, and guide them to the path toward Me. I shall make them Proofs of Mine upon the others, and I will exterminate the Nisnas on My earth and cleanse it of them." Al-Qumi 1983, vol 1, 36. Arabic source, translated.)
This religious account clearly says that before Adam pbuh there were human-like beings on the earth. It is clear that the seven thousand years are not units of measurement familiar to us today. We can imagine different time units of measurement that are not familiar to us, because they are in different dimensions outside of the universe which we live."
We understand from the narrations of the household and family of The Prophet pbuhap about these beings called Nisnas, meaning human like in Arabic. Nowadays we know from Science about Neanderthals and Homo Erectus, and other human like beigns which have been confirmed by the fossil records, which preceded Homo Sapines. Imam Muhammad al-Baqir pbuh and Imam Ali pbuh knew and talked about it over 1000 years ago.
From a part of an interview of Ahmed al-Hasan a.s. from December 2015 on topic of his book:
(Atteen Wal Zaitoun - Host: Perhaps the title of the book points to this, as the book is comprised of two parts: a part that refutes, i.e. “the Atheism delusion” and a part that proves, i.e. “the signs of God in the universe”. The question is, does the rejection you were met with (especially in the Islamic world) account for how much attention you gave to proving the scientific theories first (especially the theory of evolution), or are there different reasons? Especially that the interpretations of some verses in the book become very clear in the light of scientific theories. Here, I’d like to mention the interpretation of verses. Some who try to criticize the book claim these interpretations cannot be used when discussing Atheists. How do you respond to that?
Ahmed Al Hasan: May Allah welcome you. The theory of evolution, there are still some who reject it for religious reasons and no other reasons. I mentioned some evidence for evolution in the book because I believe all people deserve to know the truth as it is, people who still reject it are wrong and they should read more because now evolution is an undoubtable scientific fact, the genetic evidence for it is clear, it is similar to videos or tapes that prove that humans and other beings have common ancestors, whether primates or other beings as you know genetics of beings carry an identical image of that being that matches it 100%. When matching the images of certain creatures we find it to be the ancestor of both chimpanzees and humans. What research and academia has reached is exactly what was reached when astronauts took pictures of the earth revolving from space to resolve once and for all the debate of whether the earth revolves around the sun, nevertheless some people refuse to believe it despite these pictures, e.g. Wahhabi clerics Ibn Uthaimeen for example said the sun revolves around the earth and day and night is caused by the sun revolving around the earth. Ibn Baz said the same, whoever disbelieves in evolution is no better than Wahhabi clerics. I hope that whoever imagines evolution to be untrue to read more. It is not embarrassing to correct your beliefs, what is embarrassing and shameful is to reject science and knowledge and remain in ignorance. Evolution is a certain matter that happened in the past and still happens, it is enough that all universities and research centres consider evolution to be the only explanation for diversity of life forms on earth. As for the verses, you did not mention them, maybe you mean God's saying in Surat Nuh: “He created you in stages.” [71 : Nuh : 14]. And other verses I mentioned in the book; “He caused you to grow from the earth.” [71 : Nuh : 17]. They are clear, God created you in stages, he caused you to grow from the earth. God is talking about the creation of man obviously the verse is saying you are a seed in this earth which grew and produced. We can say this seed is the genes which grew and produced our bodies, I believe there are reasonable people who can benefit from them to know about the truth of religion, but if Atheists reject this interpretation of these clear verses, to me, this matter is up to them. I Don’t force them to accept it. Mic is yours.)
Imam Ahmed al-Hasan pbuh continues in the book to explain to misconception of the "Creationism" belief. He clarifies Adam was not the first creation on earth. Adam had physical parents in this world, but they were not like him. They looked like him but they were not like him, as Adam had the Soul connected to his body. So the Creation in the religious accounts talks about the creation of the Soul of Adam, and from his Soul was created the Soul of Eve, not the physical creation. These Souls were lowered and connected to their physical bodies.
The Truth that is in this Book (Pages 285-286):
(The truth in this book is that the human soul was created from the raised wet clay and the breathing of the spirit that were connected to a material body that evolved on this earth. The first human soul was created in the first heaven and was composed of the wet clay that was raised to it, as well as the breathing of the spirit into it. Thus, the creation of Adam pbuh occurred in the first heaven. If non-believers cannot understand or rationalize the first heaven, we can assume that, according to the multiple universe theory, it exists in a universe parallel to our universe that we now live in. From there, this soul was returned to this material universe we are in through its connection to a body - when it is in the womb - and it is a body like our current bodies. It is no different from us. Thus, the first Man, Adam pbuh, was formed on this earth. The case of Eve pbuh is similar to that of Adam. Mankind reproduced and populated the earth for the first time in a noteworthy, recorded and preserved manner in Summer.
If you cannot understand the connection of the souls that is in a parallel world to the body that is in this world, you can consider it to be like the hypothetical connection between parallel universes and the transfer of a particle or wave between universes.* [*For those who are not familiar with the multiple universe theory, a brief explanation will be offered in this book, InshaAllah]
With respect to the soul of Eve, it was derived from the soul of Adam pbuh:
{O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women. And fear Allah, through whom you ask one another, and the kinship. Indeed Allah is ever an Observer over you} [Quran 4:1]
The Almighty said: {It is He who created you from one soul and created from it its mate that he might live with her. And when he covers her, she carries a light burden and continues therein. And when it becomes heavy, they both invoke Allah, their Lord, "If You should give us a good, we will surely be among the grateful."} Quran 7:189)
The Society of Adam (page 135-136):
(According the the religious scripture, Adam is a prophet. Therefore, if the soul of Adam pbuh connected to a biological body that was among a group lower than it in spiritual advancement, how did he live with them? How did he behave with them? Where did this group go?
The Answer:
It must be known that in order for the soul of Adam to connect to a body, the body must be prepared to receive it. Consequently, the brain must be suitable in size and quality. The size of the brain must be appropriately sufficient for thinking, consciousness and reasoning. This means that the brain would have an avarage size of about 1400 ml, similar to our brains.
That is also the case with respect to quality. Thus, the composition, cells an cortex of a brain this size must have also evolved appropriately.
If this was the case for the group to which Adam phuh was born, then it is certainly an intellectual group capable of consciousness and even mutual understanding. Therefore, as a prophet, Adam pbuh could have been dispatched to a people of God's creation after they came to have the capacity to know God at the level of the message with which Adam was dispatched. Thus, the soul of Adam pbuh was lowered and connected to a body, and he called them to the worship of God Almighty. Afterwards, Adam, his wife, and those who believed and supported them, isolated themselves from the rest of the people, just as Abraham pbuh did when he and his wife isolated themselves and emigrated away from their people, after he had called them to God and was rejected by them. However, God wished for Adam pbuh, his progeny, and his supporters to overcome that group, and for that group to become extinct, even if the extinction happened after a period of time...)
This is the link for the book "Atheism Delusion", it is for free if anyone wishes to look at it: book atheism delusion V01
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