How long before I can get on land? What is The Theory of
Evolution? People who do not believe in Allah have an idea. This
idea is called the "theory of evolution". The people who believe
in the theory of evolution are called "evolutionists". The
person who has proposed the theory of evolution was called
Charles Darwin and he lived about 150 years ago. Darwin did not
believe that Allah created all living things. According to him,
everything happened on its own and purely by accident. He
thought that creatures changed shape into other creatures and
this is how all the creatures came about. This means, according
to Darwin, that one day, fish turned into reptiles by chance.
Another day by more luck, reptiles started to fly thus becoming
birds. According to the story that Darwin proposed, humans were
formed from apes. This means that, to Darwin, your ancestor was
an ape! Now, to understand Darwin's tall tale better, go and
view the pictures on the next page. As we explained to you
before, the tiniest part that mak