[Al-Quran 50:6-8] Have they not looked at the heaven above them - how We structured it and adorned it and how it has no rifts? And the earth - We spread it out and cast therein firmly set mountains and made grow therein [something] of every beautiful kind, Giving insight and a reminder for every servant who turns [to Allah].

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Friday, February 20, 2026

Devolution of Species

Bani Adam in The Hereafter 

The Inevitable (56:60-62)


نَحْنُ قَدَّرْنَا بَيْنَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْتَ وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمَسْبُوقِينَ ٦٠


We have ordained death for ˹all of˺ you, and We cannot be prevented

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran


We have appointed (the times of) death among you, and We cannot be frustrated

— T. Usmani


We have decreed death among you, and We are not to be outdone

— Saheeh International


We mete out death among you, and We are not to be outrun,

— M. Pickthall


We have decreed Death to be your common lot, and We are not to be frustrated

— A. Yusuf Ali


ہم نے تمہارے درمیان موت کو تقسیم کیا ہے اور ہم اس سے عاجز نہیں ہیں

— Fe Zilal al-Qur'an


ہم نے تمہارے درمیان موت کو تقسیم کیا ہے،1 اور ہم اِس سے عاجز نہیں ہیں

— Tafheem e Qur'an - Syed Abu Ali Maududi

[1]یعنی تمہاری پیدائش کی طرح تمہاری موت بھی ہمارے اختیار میں  ہے۔ ہم یہ طے کرتے ہیں کہ کس کو ماں کے پیٹ ہی میں مر جانا ہے، اور کسے پیدا ہوتے ہی  مر جانا ہے، اور کسے کس عمر تک پہنچ کر مرنا ہے۔ جس کی موت کا جو وقت ہم نے مقدر  کر دیا ہے اس سے پہلے دنیا کی کوئی طاقت اسے مار نہیں سکتی، اور اس کے بعد ایک  لمحہ کے لیے بھی زندہ نہیں رکھ سکتی۔ مرتے والے بڑے بڑے ہسپتالوں میں بڑے سے بڑے ڈاکٹروں  کی آنکھوں کے سامنے مرتے ہیں، بلکہ ڈاکٹر خود بھی اپنے وقت پر مر جاتے ہیں۔ کبھی  کوئی نہ موت کے وقت کو جان سکا ہے، نہ آتی ہوئی موت کو روک سکا ہے، نہ یہ معلوم کر  سکا ہے کہ کس کی موت کس ذریعہ سے، کہاں، کس طرح واقع ہونے والی ہے۔


ہم نے تم میں مرنا ٹھہرا دیا ہے اور ہم اس (بات) سے عاجز نہیں

— Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari


ہم ہی نے تم میں موت کو متعین کر دیا[1] ہے اور ہم اس سے ہارے ہوئے نہیں ہیں.[2]

— Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi

[1]یعنی ہر شخص کی موت کا وقت مقرر کر دیا ہے، جس سے کوئی تجاوز نہیں کر سکتا۔ چنانچہ کوئی بچپن میں، کوئی جوانی میں اور کوئی بڑھاپے میں فوت ہوتا ہے۔

[2]یا مغلوب اور عاجز نہیں ہیں، بلکہ قادر ہیں۔


ہم نے تمہارے مابین موت کو ٹھہرا دیا ہے اور ہم اس سے عاجز نہیں ہیں

— بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)


ہم ٹھہرا چکے  تم میں مرنا [1] اور ہم عاجز نہیں

— Shaykh al-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan(with Tafsir E Usmani)

[1]یعنی جلانا مارنا سب ہمارے قبضے میں ہے۔ جب وجود وعدم کی باگ ہمارے ہاتھ میں ہوئی تو مرنے کے بعد اٹھادینا کیا مشکل ہوگا۔


ہم نے تمھارے درمیان موت مقدر کی ہے اور ہم اس سے عاجز نہیں

— Maulana Wahiduddin Khan


عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّبَدِّلَ أَمْثَـٰلَكُمْ وَنُنشِئَكُمْ فِى مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ٦١


from transforming and recreating you in forms unknown to you.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran


from replacing you with others like you, and creating you (afresh) in that (form) which you do not know.

— T. Usmani


In that We will change your likenesses and produce you in that [form] which you do not know.[1]

— Saheeh International

[1]- An alternative meaning has also been given:  '...in that We will replace the likes of you [with others upon the earth] and create you [in the Hereafter] in that which you do not know.'


That We may transfigure you and make you what ye know not.

— M. Pickthall


from changing your Forms and creating you (again) in (forms) that ye know not.

— A. Yusuf Ali


کہ تم جیسے اور لوگ لے آئیں اور کسی ایسے جہان میں تمہیں پیدا کردیں جس کو تم نہیں جانتے۔

— Fe Zilal al-Qur'an


کہ تمہاری شکلیں بدل دیں اور کسی ایسی شکل میں تمہیں پیدا کر دیں جس کو تم نہیں جانتے۔ 1

— Tafheem e Qur'an - Syed Abu Ali Maududi

[1]یعنی جس طرح ہم اس سے عاجز نہ تھے کہ تمہیں تمہاری موجودہ  شکل و ہیئت میں پیدا کریں، اسی طرح ہم اس سے بھی عاجز نہیں ہیں کہ تمہاری تخلیق کا  طریقہ بدل کر کسی اور شکل و ہیئت میں کچھ دوسرے صفات و خصوصیات کے ساتھ تم کو پیدا  کر دیں۔ آج تم کو ہم اس طرح پیدا کرتے ہیں کہ تمہارا نطفہ قرار پاتا ہے اور تم ماں  کے پیٹ میں درجہ بدرجہ بن کر ایک بچہ کی صورت میں برآمد ہوتے ہو۔ یہ طریق تخلیق بھی  ہمارا ہی مقرر کیا ہوا ہے۔ مگر ہمارے پاس بس یہی ایک لگا بندھا طریقہ نہیں  ہے جس کے سوا ہم کوئی اور طریقہ نہ جانتے ہوں،  یا نہ عمل میں لا سکتے ہوں۔ قیامت کے روز ہم تمہیں اسی عمر کے انسان کی شکل میں  پیدا کر سکتے ہیں جس عمر میں تم مرے تھے۔ آج تمہاری بینائی، سماعت اور دوسرے حواس  کا پیمانہ ہم نے کچھ اور رکھا ہے۔ مگر ہمارے پاس انسان کے لیے بس یہی ایک پیمانہ  نہیں ہے جسے ہم بدل نہ سکتے ہوں۔ قیامت کے روز ہم اسے بدل کر کچھ سے کچھ کر دیں گے  یہاں تک کہ تم وہ کچھ دیکھ اور سن سکو گے جو یہاں نہیں دیکھ سکتے اور نہیں سن سکتے۔  آج تمہاری کھال اور تمہارے ہاتھ پاؤں اور تمہاری آنکھوں میں کوئی گویائی نہیں۔ مگر  زبان کو بولنے کی طاقت ہم ہی نے تو دی ہے۔ ہم اس سے عاجز نہیں ہیں کہ قیامت کے روز  تمہارا ہر عضو اور تمہارے جسم کی کھال کا ہر ٹکڑا ہمارے حکم سے بولنے لگے۔ آج تم  ایک خاص عمر تک ہی جیتے ہو اور اس کے بعد مر جاتے ہو۔ یہ تمہارا جینا اور مرنا بھی  ہمارے ہی مقرر کردہ ایک قانون کے تحت ہوتا ہے۔ کل ہم ایک دوسرا قانون تمہاری زندگی  کے لیے بنا سکتے ہیں جس کے تحت تمہیں کبھی موت نہ آئے۔ آج تم ایک خاص حد تک ہی  عذاب برداشت کر سکتے ہو، جس سے زائد عذاب اگر تمہیں دیا جائے تو تم زندہ نہیں رہ  سکتے۔ یہ ضابطہ بھی ہمارا ہی بنایا ہوا ہے۔ کل ہم تمہارے لیے ایک دوسرا ضابطہ بنا  سکتے ہیں جس کے تحت تم ایسا عذاب ایسی طویل مدت تک بھگت سکو گے جس کا تم تصور تک  نہیں کر سکتے، اور کسی سخت سے سخت عذاب سے بھی تمہیں موت نہ آئے گی۔ آج تم سوچ  نہیں سکتے کہ کوئی بوڑھا جوان ہو جائے، کبھی بیمار نہ ہو، کبھی اس پر بڑھاپا نہ آئے  اور ہمیشہ ہمیشہ وہ ایک ہی عمر کس جوان رہے۔مگر یہاں جوانی پر بڑھاپا ہمارے بنائے  ہوئے قوانین حیات ہی کے مطابق تو آتا ہے۔ کل ہم تمہاری زندگی کے لیے کچھ دوسرے قوانین  بنا سکتے ہیں جن کے مطابق جنت میں جاتے ہی بوڑھا جوان ہو جائے اور اس کی جوانی و  تندرستی لا زوال ہو۔


کہ تمہاری طرح کے اور لوگ تمہاری جگہ لے آئیں اور تم کو ایسے جہان میں جس کو تم نہیں جانتے پیدا کر دیں

— Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari


کہ تمہاری جگہ تم جیسے اور پیدا کر دیں اور تمہیں نئے سرے سے اس عالم میں پیدا کریں جس سے تم (بالکل) بےخبر ہو.[1]

— Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi

[1]یعنی تمہاری صورتیں مسخ کر کے تمہیں بندر اور خنزیر بنادیں اور تمہاری جگہ تمہاری شکل و صورت کی کوئی اور مخلوق پیداکردیں۔


کہ تمہاری مثل بدل کر لائیں اور تمہیں ایسی تخلیق میں اٹھائیں جسے تم نہیں جانتے !

— بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)


اس بات سے کہ بدلے میں لے آئیں تمہاری طرح کے لوگ اور اٹھا کھڑا کریں تم کو  وہاں جہاں تم نہیں جانتے [1]

— Shaykh al-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan(with Tafsir E Usmani)

[1]حضرت شاہ صاحبؒ لکھتے ہیں 'یعنی تم کو اور جہان میں لیجائیں، تمہاری جگہ یہاں اور خلقت بسادیں'۔


کہ تمھاری جگہ تمھارے جیسے پیداکردیں اور تم کوایسی صورت میں بنادیں جن کو تم جانتے نہیں

— Maulana Wahiduddin Khan


وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُولَىٰ فَلَوْلَا تَذَكَّرُونَ ٦٢


You already know how you were first created. Will you not then be mindful?

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran


And you certainly know the first creation; then why do you not take lesson?

— T. Usmani


And you have already known the first creation, so will you not remember?

— Saheeh International


And verily ye know the first creation. Why, then, do ye not reflect?

— M. Pickthall


And ye certainly know already the first form of creation: why then do ye not celebrate His praises?

— A. Yusuf Ali


اپنی پہلی پیدائش کو تو تم جانتے ہی ہو ، پھر کیوں سبق نہیں لیتے ؟

— Fe Zilal al-Qur'an


اپنی پہلی پیدائش کو تو تم جانتے ہو، پھر کیوں سبق نہیں لیتے؟ 1

— Tafheem e Qur'an - Syed Abu Ali Maududi

[1]یعنی تم یہ تو جانتے ہی ہو کہ پہلے تم کیسے پیدا کیے گئے تھے۔  کس طرح باپ کی صُلب سے وہ نطفہ منتقل ہوا جس سے تم وجود میں آئے کس طرح رحم مادر  میں، جو قبر سے کچھ کم تاریک نہ تھا، تمہیں پرورش کر کے زندہ انسان بنایا گیا۔ کس  طرح ایک ذرہ بے مقدار کو نشو نما دے کر یہ دل و دماغ، یہ آنکھ کان اور یہ ہاتھ  پاؤں اس میں پیدا کیے گئے اور عقل و شعور، علم و حکمت، صنعت و ایجاد اور تدبیر و  تسخیر کی یہ حیرت انگیز صلاحیتیں اس کو عطا کی گئیں۔ کیا یہ معجزہ مردوں کو دوبارہ  جِلا اٹھانے سے کچھ کم عجیب ہے۔؟ اس عجیب معجزے کو جب تم آنکھوں سے دیکھ رہے ہو  اور خود اس کی زندہ شہادت کے طور پر دنیا میں موجود ہو تو کیوں اس سے یہ سبق نہیں سیکھتے  کہ جس خدا کی قدرت سے یہ معجزہ بھی رونما ہو سکتا ہے۔؟


تمہیں یقینی طور پر پہلی دفعہ کی پیدائش معلوم ہی ہے پھر کیوں عبرت حاصل نہیں کرتے؟[1]

— Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi

[1]یعنی کیوں یہ نہیں سمجھتے کہ جس طرح اس نے تمہیں پہلی مرتبہ پیدا کیا (جس کا تمہیں علم ہے) وہ دوبارہ بھی پیدا کر سکتا ہے۔


اور تم نے پہلی پیدائش تو جان ہی لی ہے۔ پھر تم سوچتے کیوں نہیں؟

— Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari


اور تم (اپنی) پہلی زندگی کے بارے میں تو جانتے ہی ہو

— بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)


اور تم جان چکے ہو  پہلا اٹھان پھر کیوں نہیں یاد کرتے [1]

— Shaykh al-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan(with Tafsir E Usmani)

[1]یعنی پہلی پیدائش کو یاد کرکے دوسری کو بھی سمجھ لو۔

  

اور تم پہلی پیدائش کو جانتے ہو، پھر کیوں سبق نہیں لیتے

— Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

[https://quran.com/56/60-62]


The above ayaat are from the third set of description of Surah alWaqiah (The Inevitable Event). 

When the inevitable event takes place, elevating some and debasing others, people will be divided into three sets of mates: 

  1. companions of the right (اَصۡحٰبُ الۡمَيۡمَنَةِ ؕ‏ ٨), 
  2. companions of the left (اَصۡحٰبُ الۡمَشۡـَٔـمَةِؕ‏ ٩‏),
  3. the foremost (وَالسّٰبِقُوۡنَ السّٰبِقُوۡنَۚ  ۙ‏ ١٠)  

Q56:11-26 describes the hereafter of the third category, who are the foremost (السّٰبِقُوۡنَۚ)
Q56:27-40 describes the (اَصۡحٰبُ الۡيَمِيۡنِؕ‏ ٢٧), which is also translated as companions of the right 
Q56:41-56 describes the (اَصۡحٰبُ الشِّمَالِؕ‏ ٤١) which is also translated as companions of the left

Q56:52-56 states that they will certainly taste of the Tree of Zaqqum, ..., on the Day of Recompense. 

Q56:57-59 onwards poses a series of questions (translation: M. Pickthall):

  • We created you. Will ye then admit the truth?
  • Have ye seen that which ye emit? 
  • Do ye create it or are We the Creator? 

Then the ayaat quoted at the beginning of this post (Q56:60-62) warn (translation: M. Pickthall):

  • We mete out death among you, and We are not to be outrun,  
  • That We may transfigure you and make you what ye know not. 
  • And verily ye know the first creation. Why, then, do ye not reflect?   

We know from The Quran, Surah at-Teen, that humans were created in an excellent form (Q95:4), and then reduced to a 'lowest of the low' form (Q95:5). 

From the story of Adam, we know that Iblis (Satan) deceived the couple with false promises and made them commit a legal mistake, by eating from a Forbidden Tree, causing their devolution, causing darkness to come upon their nafs, and they also lost their natural clothing. 

We know the present form of humans. 

We learn from The Quran (Q2:130) that Abraham was chosen in this world, and in the Hereafter, he will be from among the reformed (وَاِنَّهٗ فِى الۡاٰخِرَةِ لَمِنَ الصّٰلِحِيۡنَ‏  ١٣٠). 

The aim and prayer of all pious people is to be among the reformed (الصّٰلِحِيۡنَ‏) in the Hereafter. 

We believe that Allah will reform the people destined to enter the Gardens of Eternity, recreating them in an excellent form, and granting them perfect health and immortality. These will be from:

  • Q56:11-26 describes the hereafter of the third category, who are the foremost (السّٰبِقُوۡنَۚ)
  • Q56:27-40 describes the (اَصۡحٰبُ الۡيَمِيۡنِؕ‏ ٢٧), which is also translated as companions of the right  

Then what about the third category who are destined to taste from the Tree of Zaqqum on the Day of Recompense:
  • Q56:41-56 describes the (اَصۡحٰبُ الشِّمَالِؕ‏ ٤١) which is also translated as companions of the left 

From The Quran, we learn that the jews who violated the Sabbath restrictions were devolved into apes (Q2:65-66, Q7:164-166).

From The Quran, we also learn of a devolution into apes and swine (Q5:60). 

Devolution into lower creatures is a concept found in ancient mythologies as well. However, in their philosophies, the belief is associated with reincarnation of the soul, in a different body, in this world. They seem to believe in an endless cycle of re-births and re-deaths, with immediate consequences (karma) in the next life, but not in a permanent hereafter. Their ultimate aim is to liberate the soul from the body. 

The Arabic word for the soul is 'nafs'. The Quran mentions it 295 times. It is the main subject of The Quran. It is clearly stated that it is the 'nafs' that is granted death. 

The Quran makes it very clear that death, after this life, is a separation from this world, till the Day of Resurrection. On the Day of Compensation (Deen), the successful will get their nafs reinstalled into their reformed bodies, for a blissful ever after in the The Gardens of Eternity. 

The worst loss on the Day of Resurrection is a body's loss of its nafs, and the consequent forever after burning in the eternal The Fires of Hell. 

Surah Qaf clearly states that whatever the earth consumes (the body) is in a well-preserved record, and our dust will be re-created. It also makes it clear that the 'nafs' whispers to the 'insaan', establishing the nafs' independence from the body, and potential separation.  

Surah al-Bayyinah clearly states:

The Clear Proof (98:6-7)


إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَـٰبِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمْ شَرُّ ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ ٦


Indeed, those who disbelieve from the People of the Book and the polytheists will be in the Fire of Hell, to stay there forever. They are the worst of ˹all˺ beings.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran


Surely those who disbelieved from among the People of the Book and the polytheists will be in the fire of Jahannam , in which they will be living forever. Those are the worst of all human beings.

— T. Usmani


Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures.

— Saheeh International


Lo! those who disbelieve, among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters, will abide in fire of hell. They are the worst of created beings.

— M. Pickthall


Those who reject (Truth), among the People of the Book and among the Polytheists, will be in Hell-Fire, to dwell therein (for aye). They are the worst of creatures.

— A. Yusuf Ali


” اہل کتاب اور مشرکین میں سے جن لوگوں نے کفر کیا ہے وہ یقینا جہنم کی آگ میں جائیں گے اور ہمیشہ اس میں رہیں گے ، یہ لوگ بدترین خلائق ہیں۔

— Fe Zilal al-Qur'an


اہلِ کتاب اور مشرکین میں سے جن لوگوں نے کُفر کیا ہے 1 وہ یقیناً جہنّم کی آگ میں جائیں گے اور ہمیشہ اس میں رہیں گے ، یہ لوگ بدترینِ خلائق ہیں۔ 2

— Tafheem e Qur'an - Syed Abu Ali Maududi

[1]یعنی خدا کی مخلوقات میں اُن سے بد تر کوئی مخلوق نہیں ہے  حتیٰ کہ جانوروں سے بھی گئے گزرے ہیں ، کیونکہ جانور عقل  اور اختیار نہیں رکھے، اور یہ عقل اور اختیار  رکھتے ہوئے حق سے منہ موڑتے ہیں۔

[2]یہاں کفر سے مراد محمد صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم کو ماننے سے  انکار  کرنا ہے۔ مطلب یہ ہے کہ مشرکین اور  اہلِ کتاب میں سے جن لوگوں نے اُس رسول کے آجانے کے بعد اُ کو نہیں مانا جس کا  وجود خود ایک دلیلِ روشن ہے اور جو بالکل درست تحریروں پر مشتمل پاک صحیفے  اُن کو پڑھ کر سنا رہا ہے، اُن کا  انجام وہ ہے جو آگے بیان کیا جا رہا ہے۔


بیشک جو لوگ اہل کتاب میں کافر ہوئے اور مشرکین سب دوزخ کی آگ میں (جائیں گے) جہاں وه ہمیشہ (ہمیشہ) رہیں گے۔ یہ لوگ بدترین خلائق ہیں.[1]

— Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi

[1]یہ اللہ کے رسولوں اور اس کی کتابون کا انکار کرنے والوں کا انجام ہے۔ نیز انہیں تمام مخلوقات میں بدترین قرار دیا گیا۔


جو لوگ کافر ہیں (یعنی) اہل کتاب اور مشرک وہ دوزخ کی آگ میں پڑیں گے (اور) ہمیشہ اس میں رہیں گے۔ یہ لوگ سب مخلوق سے بدتر ہیں

— Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari


بیشک وہ لوگ جنہوں نے کفر کی روش اختیار کی خواہ وہ اہل کتاب میں سے تھے خواہ مشرکین میں سے  وہ ہوں گے جہنم کی آگ میں اس میں ہمیشہ رہیں گے۔  یہی لوگ بدترین خلائق ہیں۔

— بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)


اور جو منکر ہوئے اہل کتاب اور مشرک ہونگے دوزخ کی آگ میں سدا رہیں اُس میں [1] وہ لوگ ہیں سب خلق سے بدتر [2]

— Shaykh al-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan(with Tafsir E Usmani)

[1]کفّار خلائق میں بدترین ہیں:یعنی بہائم سے بھی زیادہ ذلیل اور بدتر کما قال فی سورۃ الفرقان اِنۡ  ہُمۡ   اِلَّا  کَالۡاَنۡعَامِ  بَلۡ ہُمۡ اَضَلُّ  سَبِیۡلًا (الفرقان۔۴۴)۔

[2]یعنی علم کا عویٰ رکھنے والے اہل کتاب ہوں ، یا جاہل مشرک، حق کا انکار کرنے پر سب کا انجام ایک ہے وہی دوزخ جس سے کبھی چھٹکارا نہیں۔


بے شک اہل کتاب اور مشرکین میں سے جن لوگوں نے کفر کیا وہ جہنم کی آگ میں پڑیں گے، وہ ہمیشہ اس میں رہیں گے، یہ لوگ بدترین خلائق ہیں

— Maulana Wahiduddin Khan



إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمْ خَيْرُ ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ ٧


Indeed, those who believe and do good—they are the best of ˹all˺ beings.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran


As for those who believed and did righteous deeds, they are the best of all human beings.

— T. Usmani


Indeed, they who have believed and done righteous deeds - those are the best of creatures.

— Saheeh International


(And) lo! those who believe and do good works are the best of created beings.

— M. Pickthall


Those who have faith and do righteous deeds,- they are the best of creatures.

— A. Yusuf Ali


جو لوگ ایمان لے آئے اور جنہوں نے نیک عمل کیے ، وہ یقینا بہترین خلائق ہیں۔

— Fe Zilal al-Qur'an


جو لوگ ایمان لے آئے اور جنہوں نے نیک عمل کیے ، وہ یقیناً بہترین خلائق ہیں۔ 1

— Tafheem e Qur'an - Syed Abu Ali Maududi

[1]یعنی وہ خدا کی مخلوقات میں سے سے، حتیٰ کے ملائکہ سے بھی  افضل و اشرف ہیں، کیونکہ فرشتے نافرمانی کا اختیار نہیں رکھتے اور یہ اُس کا  اختیار رکھنے کے باوجود فرمانبرداری اختیار کرتے ہیں۔


بیشک جو لوگ ایمان ﻻئےاور نیک عمل کیے یہ لوگ بہترین خلائق ہیں.[1]

— Maulana Muhammad Junagarhi

[1]یعنی جو دل کے ساتھ ایمان لائے اور جنہوں نے اعضا کے ساتھ عمل کیے، وہ تمام مخلوقات سے بہتر اور افضل ہیں۔ جو اہل علم اس بات کے قائل ہیں کہ مومن بندے ملائکہ سے شرف وفضل میں بہترین ہیں ۔ ان کی ایک دلیل یہ آیت بھی ہے۔ الْبَرِيَّةُ، بَرَأَ ( خلق) سے ہے۔ اسی سے اللہ کی صفت البارئ ہے۔ اس لئے بَرِيَّةٌ، اصل میں بَرِيئَةٌ ہے،ہمزہ کو یا سے بدل کر یا کایا میں ادغام کردیاگیا۔


(اور) جو لوگ ایمان لائے اور نیک عمل کرتے رہے وہ تمام خلقت سے بہتر ہیں

— Fatah Muhammad Jalandhari


(اس کے برعکس) وہ لوگ جو ایمان لائے اور جنہوں نے نیک عمل کیے یہی بہترین خلائق ہیں۔

— بیان القرآن (ڈاکٹر اسرار احمد)


وہ لوگ جو یقین لائے اور کئے بھلے کام وہ لوگ ہیں سب خلق سے بہتر [1]

— Shaykh al-Hind Mahmud al-Hasan(with Tafsir E Usmani)

[1]صالح مومنین مخلوق میں سب سے بہتر ہیں:یعنی جو لوگ سب رسولوں اور کتابوں پر یقین لائے اور بھلے کاموں میں لگے رہے وہی بہترین خلائق ہیں حتّٰی کہ ان میں کے بعض افراد بعض فرشتوں سے آگے نکل جاتے ہیں۔


جو لوگ ایمان لائے اور انھوں نے اچھے کام کيے ،وہ لوگ بہترین ِ خلائق ہیں

— Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

[https://quran.com/98/6-7]


From a Hadith of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ , we learn that:

وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: " يَلْقَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَبَاهُ آزَرَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَعَلَى وَجْهِ آزَرَ قَتَرَةٌ وَغَبَرَةٌ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ إِبْرَاهِيمُ: أَلَمْ أَقُلْ لَكَ: لَا تَعْصِنِي؟ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ أَبُوهُ: فَالْيَوْمَ لَا أَعْصِيكَ. فَيَقُول إِبراهيم: يَا رب إِنَّك وَعَدتنِي أَلا تخزني يَوْمَ يُبْعَثُونَ فَأَيُّ خِزْيٍ أَخْزَى مِنْ أَبِي الْأَبْعَدِ فَيَقُولُ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى: إِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ الْجَنَّةَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لِإِبْرَاهِيمَ: مَا تَحْتَ رِجْلَيْكَ؟ فَيَنْظُرُ فَإِذَا هُوَ بِذِيخٍ مُتَلَطِّخٍ فَيُؤْخَذُ بقوائمه فَيُلْقى فِي النَّار ". رَوَاهُ البُخَارِيّ


Abu Huraira reported the Prophet as saying, "On the day of resurrection Abraham will meet his father Azar with blackness and dust on Azar's face and ask him if he did not tell him not to disobey him. His father will reply that now he will not disobey him, and Abraham will say, `My Lord, Thou hast promised not to put me to shame on the day when men are resurrected, but what shame is greater than my father being farthest from Thy mercy?' God most high will reply, `I have debarred the infidels from paradise.' Abraham will then be told to look and see what is under his feet, and he will see a bespattered hairy hyena which will then be taken by its legs and thrown into hell [*]." *Abraham's father will be turned into the form of a hyena so that Abraham will not see him being thrown into hell in his own form.

Bukhari transmitted it.


Mishkat al-Masabih 5538

https://sunnah.com/mishkat:5538


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Saturday, May 25, 2024

Pigs & Swine

 Connecting the dots ... 



Surah al-Baqarah ayat eleven introduces us to the corrupters who think they are reformers ... 

Surah al-Baqarah ayat thirty informs us that when Allah ﷻ announced to the angels that He was going to appoint a khalifa for the Earth, they asked why would you appoint someone who would corrupt the Earth and shed blood ... 


Screenshot from corpus.quran.com

Surah al-Baqarah ayat eighty-four informs us that a covenant was taken from the Bani Israel that they shall neither shed their blood nor evict from their homes ... 

Surah al-Maidah ayat thirty informs us that a son of Adam murdered his brother ... 

Surah al-Maidah ayat thirty-two informs us that this is why the Bani Israel were prohibited from killing except in lieu of a nafs, and that killing one person is like killing all humans, while saving one human is like saving all humans. 

Blood poured forth, and the flesh of pigs and swine (خِنْزِيرٍ), are among the four things prohibited from eating as food:    

Screenshot from corpus.quran.com

Surah al-Maidah ayat sixty informs us that the disobedient from the Bani Israel, who violated the Sabbath prohibition, were changed from humans into monkeys (الْقِرَدَةَ), pigs/swines (الْخَنَازِيرَ), and slaves of Taghut (عَبَدَ الطَّاغُوتَ). There are scientific reasons to believe that bonobos, chimpanzees, apes, and pigs may have devolved from humans (When the People of the Book Wronged).  

Surah al-Anam ayat one hundred and forty-five informs us that the reason the flesh of pigs and swine is prohibited is because it is rijs (رِجْسٌ). Rijs is an impurity: 

Screenshot from corpus.quran.com

Rijs (رِجْسٌ) is associated with works of the devil, appointed for the disbelievers, flesh of pigs and swine, a punishment, associated with disease of the heart, kufr (rejection), those who refuse to use their intellect, idols, and false statements,  ...  





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Bible: Adam, adamah, subdue the Earth, multiply and flourish, ... 


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Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Wronging the Nafs

No change should there be in the creation of Allah [Quran 30:30] 
Mission of the Messengers-XII 


Abstract
Q13:11 is famously quoted to encourage people to change their condition. According to the context, it is a warning to not to make changes in the Nafs. Understanding the harm we may suffer as a consequence of making changes in the creation of Allah. 

Full Text 
قَالَا رَبَّنَا ظَلَمْنَا أَنفُسَنَا 
 وَإِن لَّمْ تَغْفِرْ لَنَا وَتَرْحَمْنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ  

[Al-Quran 7:23] Both of them said "Our Lord we have wronged our nafs,
and if not You forgive [for] us and have mercy (on) us, surely, we will be among the losers."

Note: in the Arabic ayaat and its translations quoted in this post, I have highlighted the word نفُسَ in blue bold letters, and edited the translations to retain the Arabic word. 


To Wrong the Nafs 
Adam and his wife cried out that they had wronged their nafs (أَنفُسَنَا). The Qur’an informs us that the creation of Allah should not be changed, and warns us that changing what is within will result in Allah changing our condition. When Adam was placed in the Garden, he was warned to not to let Satan get him out of the state he was in: 

[Al-Quran 20:117 – 20:119] Then We said, "O Adam! Indeed, this (is) an enemy to you and to your wife. So not (let) him drive you both from Paradise so (that) you would suffer. Indeed, for you that not you will be hungry therein and not you will be unclothed. And that you not will suffer from thirst therein and not exposed to the sun's heat."

Obeying Satan made them slip from the wonderfully comfortable state they were in:

[Al-Quran 2:36] Then made [both of] them slip the Shaitaan from it, and he got [both of] them out from what they [both] were in [it]. And We said, "Go down (all of you), some of you to others (as) enemy; and for you in the earth (is) a dwelling place and a provision for a period."

We, the progeny of Adam, have also been forewarned to not to let Satan get us out as he got Adam and his wife out of the Garden:

[Al-Quran 7:27] O Children (of) Adam! (Let) not tempt you [the] Shaitaan as he drove out your parents from Paradise, stripping from both of them their clothing to show both of them their shame. Indeed, he sees you - he and his tribe from where not you see them. Indeed, We have made the devils friends of those who (do) not believe.

[Related Post: Satan's Enmity: Origin & Objective || Adam's Attempt to Improve upon Allah's Creation] 


The Nafs in Pledge 
[Al-Quran 7:172-174] And when your Lord took from (the) Children (of) Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify over their Nafs, "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes we have testified." Lest you say (on the) Day (of) the Resurrection, "Indeed, we were about this unaware." Or you say, "Only our forefathers associated partners (with Allah) before (us) and we are descendants after them. So will You destroy us for what did the falsifiers?" And thus We explain the ayaat (signs) so that they may return.

Since we have witnessed our creation and testified, now our Nafs is in pledge:
[Al-Quran 5:105] O you who believe! Upon you (is to guard) your Nafs. Will not harm you (those) who (have gone) astray when you have been guided. To Allah (is) your return - all; then He will inform you of what you used to do.

[Al-Quran 39:15] So worship what you will besides Him." Say, "Indeed, the losers (are) those who (will) lose their Nafs and their families (on the) Day (of) the Resurrection. Unquestionably, that - it (is) the loss the clear.”

[Related Post: Rethink Genetic Engineering in the Light of the Quran (a presentation)] 


The Nafs
Nafs, generally (mis)translated as self or soul, is something the body can survive without:
az-Zumar 39:42 Allah takes the Nafs (at the) time (of) their death, and the one who (does) not die in their sleep. Then He keeps the one whom, He has decreed for them the death, and sends the others for a term specified. Indeed, in that surely (are) signs for a people who ponder. Human: Body or Soul? explores the concept in some detail.

The Quran states that the people in Hell will be neither alive nor dead. However, the Nafs can not be assumed to be consciousness, as the Quran also describes the condition of the people in Hell: it describes their food and drink; how they will try to escape, and how they will beg for mercy.

Perhaps the Nafs is or contains the master-copy of our genome. The Quran informs us that our entire record and our consequent fate is tied to our necks. There is a free-floating hyoid bone in our neck. Our speech and actions are being recorded, and everything that happens to us is decreed by Allah, and recorded in a decree (كِتَابٍ) before it happens. As far as the biological consequences are concerned, the entire field of genetics is discovering how detailed the information is in our genomes.

As far as other external events are concerned, they are also decreed by Allah and are in a record. Which record? That remains to be revealed, if Allah wills.

While we may still be unclear about what exactly the Nafs is, we need to heed to the warnings in the Quran about wronging the Nafs, especially the wrongs which involve causing changes in the Nafs... 

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

Not (is) every Nafs but over it (is) a protector. 
[Al-Quran 86:4] 

[Related Post: Human: Body or Soul? || Double Helix || Our Record in Our Neck || Fate, Deeds, Omens & The Mercy of Allah] 


Consequences of Change in the Nafs

Surah ash-Shams informs us that our Nafs has been inspired (فَأَلْهَمَهَا) what is wrong (فُجُورَهَا) and what is right (وَتَقْوَاهَا), and our success lies in the growth (زَكَّاهَا) of our Nafs. Whatever we do is for our Nafs, whether good or bad. The Quran 31:13 (لَا تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ) terms shirk as a great injustice, a great wrong!
I use two terms in the subtitles in this post: Wrong (ظُلْمٌ) and Change (يُغَيِّرُ). The former is generally translated as injustice or wrong; while the latter as change. Another term of interest is (تَبْدِيلَ ) which is also translated as change. This word is used in Surah ar-Rum, ayat 30: No change should there be in the creation of Allah. 

Occurrence of root in The Quran:
(غ ي ر) http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=gyr
(ب د ل) http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=bdl
(ظ ل م) http://corpus.quran.com/qurandictionary.jsp?q=Zlm

The root (غ ي ر) is used for verbs denoting change, and for nouns ranging in meaning from not, never, other, without, etc. The following screenshots lists its use as verbs and active particles:


Screenshots from corpus.quran.com 

Advances in Genetic Engineering promise revolutionary changes in health and longevity, if not immortality. It is tempting to get swayed by them, just as Adam, a bashr (بَشَرًا), got tempted by the possibility of becoming an angel (مَلَكٌ) or an immortal (مِنَ الْخَالِدِينَ). Perhaps the best way to cause enduring changes is to cause changes in the genome, however it is caused: technologically or through some other means, for example Adam's eating from the forbidden tree, a case in point. When we change what is in our Nafs, we earn the harm and cause ourselves to be removed from the state we are in into a worse state of being. Satan has vowed to mislead Bani Adam. He is quoted in Surah an-Nisa ayat 119. One of the commands that is quoted is: (... وَلَآمُرَنَّهُمْ فَلَيُغَيِّرُنَّ خَلْقَ اللَّهِ ...) translation: '... and surely I will order them so they will surely change (the) creation (of) Allah ...' In Surah ar-Ra`d, we read:


سَوَاءٌ مِّنكُم مَّنْ أَسَرَّ الْقَوْلَ وَمَن جَهَرَ بِهِ وَمَنْ هُوَ مُسْتَخْفٍ بِاللَّيْلِ وَسَارِبٌ بِالنَّهَارِ
لَهُ مُعَقِّبَاتٌ مِّن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ يَحْفَظُونَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ

إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ 

وَإِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ سُوءًا فَلَا مَرَدَّ لَهُ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن دُونِهِ مِن وَالٍ  

(It is) same (to Him) [of you] (one) who conceals the speech or (one) who publicizes it and (one) who [he] (is) hidden by night or goes freely by day.
For him (are) successive (Angels) before him and behind him, who guard him by (the) Command of Allah.
Indeed, Allah (does) not change the condition of a people, until they change what (is) in their Nafs. 
And when Allah wills for a people misfortune, then (there is) no turning away of it, and not for them besides Him any protector. 
[Al-Quran 13:10 - 13:11] 


There are many examples of nations who suffered the consequence: 

 أَلَمْ يَأْتِكُمْ نَبَأُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِن قَبْلُ فَذَاقُوا وَبَالَ أَمْرِهِمْ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ 
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُ كَانَت تَّأْتِيهِمْ رُسُلُهُم بِالْبَيِّنَاتِ فَقَالُوا أَبَشَرٌ يَهْدُونَنَا فَكَفَرُوا وَتَوَلَّوا وَّاسْتَغْنَى اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ غَنِيٌّ حَمِيدٌ

Has not come to you (the) news (of) those who disbelieved before? So they tasted (the bad) consequence (of) their affair command, and for them (is) a punishment painful. 
That (is) because had come to them their Messengers with clear proofs, but they said, "Shall human beings guide us?" So they disbelieved and turned away. And Allah can do without them. And Allah (is) Self-sufficient, Praiseworthy.
[Al-Quran 64:5 - 64:6; Translation edited in italics]

The word (أَمْرِ) is generally translated as command in other ayaat. I think most translators have chosen to translate this ayat differently is due to lack of clarity of the meaning. In our age of technological advancement, I believe we can begin to understand what it might mean. 



When the Ancients Changed their Nafs  
The Ancients were punished for similar crimes:


كَدَأْبِ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ وَالَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ كَفَرُوا بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ  فَأَخَذَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَوِيٌّ شَدِيدُ الْعِقَابِ
ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَكُ مُغَيِّرًا نِّعْمَةً أَنْعَمَهَا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ حَتَّىٰ يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنفُسِهِمْ 
وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ

Like (the) way (of) people of Firaun and those who (were) before them. They disbelieved in (the) Signs (of) Allah, so Allah seized them for their sins. Indeed, Allah (is) All-Strong (and) severe (in) the penalty.
That (is) because Allah is not One Who changes a favor which He had bestowed on a people until they change what (is) in their Nafs.
And indeed, Allah (is) All-Hearing, All-Knowing.
[Al-Quran 8:52 - 8:53] 



When the People of the Book Wronged
The Quran informs us that our judgement is being delayed until a fixed time: [Q3:178,Q11:110, Q14:42, Q16:61, Q18:58, Q19:84, Q20:129, Q35:45]. Therefore, when the People of the Book defiantly disobeyed, they were not annihilated. However, they did suffer the consequence of defiant disobedience, and insights into the genomes of apes and pigs, and the fossil evidence from Ardi, are confirming what The Quran states. In The Torah, they are warned:


  לוְכָל־הַנֶּ֗פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֤ר תַּֽעֲשֶׂה֙ כָּל־מְלָאכָ֔ה בְּעֶ֖צֶם הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וְהַֽאֲבַדְתִּ֛י אֶת־הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מִקֶּ֥רֶב עַמָּֽהּ:

And any person who performs any work on that very day I will destroy that person from amidst its people.
[The Torah, Vayikra - Leviticus 23:30]



وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ الَّذِينَ اعْتَدَوْا مِنكُمْ فِي السَّبْتِ 

فَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا قِرَدَةً خَاسِئِينَ 

فَجَعَلْنَاهَا نَكَالًا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا وَمَا خَلْفَهَا وَمَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

And indeed, you knew those who transgressed among you in the (matter of) Sabbath. 
So We said to them, "Be apes, despised." 
So We made it a deterrent punishment for those (in) front (of) them and those after them and an admonition for those who fear (Allah). 
[Al-Quran 2:65 – 2:66] 

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قُلْ يَا أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ هَلْ تَنقِمُونَ مِنَّا إِلَّا أَنْ آمَنَّا بِاللَّهِ وَمَا أُنزِلَ إِلَيْنَا وَمَا أُنزِلَ مِن قَبْلُ وَأَنَّ أَكْثَرَكُمْ فَاسِقُونَ
قُلْ هَلْ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِشَرٍّ مِّن ذَٰلِكَ مَثُوبَةً عِندَ اللَّهِ

مَن لَّعَنَهُ اللَّهُ وَغَضِبَ عَلَيْهِ وَجَعَلَ مِنْهُمُ الْقِرَدَةَ وَالْخَنَازِيرَ وَعَبَدَ الطَّاغُوتَ أُولَٰئِكَ شَرٌّ مَّكَانًا وَأَضَلُّ عَن سَوَاءِ السَّبِيلِ 

وَإِذَا جَاءُوكُمْ قَالُوا آمَنَّا وَقَد دَّخَلُوا بِالْكُفْرِ وَهُمْ قَدْ خَرَجُوا بِهِ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْتُمُونَ

Say, "O People (of) the Book! Do you resent [of] us except that we believe in Allah and what has been revealed to us and what was revealed before, and that most of you (are) defiantly disobedient." Say, "Shall I inform you (of) worse than that (as) recompense from Allah? 
Whom Allah has cursed and He became angry with him and made of them [the] apes and [the] swines, and (who) worshipped the false deities. Those (are) worse (in) position and farthest astray from (the) even way." 
And when they come to you they say, "We believe." But certainly they entered with disbelief and they certainly went out with it. And Allah knows best [of] what they were hiding.
[Al-Quran 5:59 - 5:60 – 5:61] 

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وَإِذْ قَالَتْ أُمَّةٌ مِّنْهُمْ لِمَ تَعِظُونَ قَوْمًا اللَّهُ مُهْلِكُهُمْ أَوْ مُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَابًا شَدِيدًا قَالُوا مَعْذِرَةً إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ وَلَعَلَّهُمْ يَتَّقُونَ

فَلَمَّا نَسُوا مَا ذُكِّرُوا بِهِ أَنجَيْنَا الَّذِينَ يَنْهَوْنَ عَنِ السُّوءِ وَأَخَذْنَا الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوا بِعَذَابٍ بَئِيسٍ بِمَا كَانُوا يَفْسُقُونَ

فَلَمَّا عَتَوْا عَن مَّا نُهُوا عَنْهُ قُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُونُوا قِرَدَةً خَاسِئِينَ

And when said a community among them, "Why (do) you preach a people, (whom) Allah (is going to) destroy them or punish them (with) a punishment severe?" They said, "To be absolved before your Lord and that they may become righteous." So when they forgot what they had been reminded with [it], We saved those who forbade [from] the evil, and We seized those who wronged with a punishment wretched, because they were defiantly disobeying. 
So when they exceeded all bounds about what they were forbidden from it, We said to them, "Be apes, despised."
[Al-Quran 7:164 - 7:166] 



The Correct Religion 

We have been commanded and warned:

[Al-Quran 30:30] So set your face to the religion upright. Nature (made by) Allah (upon) which He has created mankind [on it]. No change (should there be) in the creation (of) Allah. That (is) the religion the correct, but most men (do) not know.

Though generally translated as religion, the word لِلدِّينِ can also be translated as law. The Quran defines three laws, terming them as الدِّينُ الْقَيِّمُ, of which Q30:30 is the third:



The Quran further informs us that:
[Al-Quran 30:41] Has appeared the corruption in the land and the sea for what have earned (the) hands (of) people, so that He may let them taste a part (of) that which they have done so that they may return.
 
[Related Post: The Right Religion (Deen) || adDeeni Haneefan (The Religion Upright)] 



A Message of Hope
To those who wish to keep their duty and follow the guidance, The Quran offers hope:  

وَالَّذِينَ إِذَا فَعَلُوا فَاحِشَةً أَوْ ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ ذَكَرُوا اللَّهَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا لِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَن يَغْفِرُ الذُّنُوبَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَلَمْ يُصِرُّوا عَلَىٰ مَا فَعَلُوا وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ

أُولَٰئِكَ جَزَاؤُهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَجَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا وَنِعْمَ أَجْرُ الْعَامِلِينَ

قَدْ خَلَتْ مِن قَبْلِكُمْ سُنَنٌ فَسِيرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ فَانظُرُوا كَيْفَ كَانَ عَاقِبَةُ الْمُكَذِّبِينَ

هَٰذَا بَيَانٌ لِّلنَّاسِ وَهُدًى وَمَوْعِظَةٌ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

And those when they did immorality or wronged their NAFS - they remember Allah then ask forgiveness for their sins - and who (can) forgive the sins except Allah? And not they persist on what they did while they know.
Those - their reward (is) forgiveness from their Lord and Gardens flows from underneath it the rivers, abiding forever in it. And an excellent reward (for) the (righteous) workers.
Verily passed before you situations, then travel in the earth and see how was (the) end (of) the deniers.
This (is) a declaration for the people and guidance and admonition for the God-fearing.  
[Al-Quran 3:135-138] 



Scientific Experiments, Findings and on-going Research 


Apes
The science journal Nature reported:
"The bonobo genome shows that more than 3% of the human genome is more closely related to either bonobos or chimpanzees than these are to each other. This can be used to illuminate the population history and selective events that affected the ancestor of bonobos and chimpanzees. In addition, about 25% of human genes contain parts that are more closely related to one of the two apes than the other. Such regions can now be identified and will hopefully contribute to the unravelling of the genetic background of phenotypic similarities among humans, bonobos and chimpanzees."

The Kent-State University reported:
"People often think we evolved from ancestors that look like apes, but no, apes in some ways evolved from ancestors that look like us," Lovejoy said. "It has been a popular idea to think humans are modified chimpanzees. From studying Ardipithecus ramidus, or 'Ardi,' we learn that we cannot understand or model human evolution from chimps and gorillas."


Pigs
In Genome-wide characterization of PRE-1 reveals a hidden evolutionary relationship between suidae and primates, the authors write:
"Although mammals share most of the same genes, the pig has always been thought to be a better biomedical model to humans than rodents due to its similar biochemical and physiological functions. The pig genome has been decoded, providing an necessary resource for mining similar genomic elements in non-coding regions. The SINE composition, being the second most abundant in terms of genome coverage, was the first to be considered for genomic mining. In this report, we described a parallel world of porcine PRE-1 that almost copies all of the genomic performance of the human Alu element in the genome. In addition, we further explained that the formation of PRE-1 fragments of different lengths is based on a mutation hot spot-dependent fracture mechanism. Lastly, we compared the evolutionary behavior of porcine PRE-1 with that of human Alus and concluded that they are both descended from 7SL RNA and generated by different, independent evolutionary pathways. Therefore, all of the genomic evidence for a closer taxonomic relationship between the suidae and primate are not limited to the genes but also extended to the SINEs."


Gene Editing Technology
In CRISPR gene-editing tool causes unintended genetic mutations, on May 29, 2017 it was reported in online journal New Atlas:

It's not hyperbolic to say that the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technique has been a revolutionary breakthrough, allowing scientists the ability to quickly, easily and precisely edit sections of DNA. But questions over how precise the CRISPR tool is have been raised in a new study from Columbia University Medical Center, which shows this gene-editing technology can introduce hundreds of unintended mutations into the genome.

Chimeras
In Human-Pig Hybrid Created in the Lab—Here Are the Facts, on January 26, 2017, it was reported in National Geographic: 
In a remarkable—if likely controversial—feat, scientists announced today that they have created the first successful human-animal hybrids. The project proves that human cells can be introduced into a non-human organism, survive, and even grow inside a host animal, in this case, pigs.
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That’s now one step closer to reality, an international team of researchers led by the Salk Institute reports in the journal Cell. The team created what’s known scientifically as a chimera: an organism that contains cells from two different species. 
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There are two ways to make a chimera. The first is to introduce the organs of one animal into another—a risky proposition, because the host’s immune system may cause the organ to be rejected.
The other method is to begin at the embryonic level, introducing one animal’s cells into the embryo of another and letting them grow together into a hybrid. 
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Transhumanism
In Welcome to the era of transhumanism, on February 15, 2017, New Atlas discusses the:
… movement that advocates for the transformation of humanity through embracing technology.
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With the pace of technological advancement dramatically accelerating into the 21st century, transhumanist thinking began to manifest in more specific futurist visions. Cryonics and life extension technology was one focus of transhumanists, while others looked to body modification, gender transitioning and general biohacking as a way of transcending the limits of our physical bodies.



Lest we get carried away by the false promises of technology, the Quran warns us:

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ

 إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَدْعُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ لَن يَخْلُقُوا ذُبَابًا وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعُوا لَهُ وَإِن يَسْلُبْهُمُ الذُّبَابُ شَيْئًا لَّا يَسْتَنقِذُوهُ مِنْهُ 

ضَعُفَ الطَّالِبُ وَالْمَطْلُوبُ


O mankind! Is set forth an example, so listen to it.
Indeed, those whom you invoke besides Allah will never create a fly even if they gathered together for it.
And if snatched away from them the fly a thing not they (could) take it back from it.
So weak (are) the seeker and the one who is sought.
[Al-Quran 22:73]





Last updated on: April 26, 2021