First English Edition published in October, 2006
Second English Edition published in January, 2007
Third English Edition published in March, 2007
Fourth English Edition published in April, 2007
Fifth English Edition published in May, 2007
Sixth English Edition published in May, 2007
Seventh English Edition published in June, 2007
Eighth English Edition published in July, 2007
Ninth English Edition published in July, 2007
Twelth English Edition published in August, 2008
Translated by: Carl Nino Rossini / Ronald Evans Edited by: Timothy Mossman
Published by: GLOBAL PUBLISHING
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All translations from the Qur'an are from
The Noble Qur'an: a New Rendering of its Meaning in English
by Hajj Abdalhaqq and Aisha Bewley, published by Bookwork,
Norwich, UK. 1420 CE/1999 AH.
Abbreviation used:
(pbuh): Peace be upon him (following a reference to the prophets)
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1. WHAT IS A FOSSIL?
2. FOSSIL SPECIMENS DISCOVERED IN NORTH AND
SOUTH AMERICA
Fossil Specimens Discovered in the USA
GARFISH
POPLAR LEAF
STINGRAY
SARDINE
HERRING
CRAB
PERCH
SUMAC LEAF
TROUT-PERCH
TWO HERRINGS
TRILOBITE
HERRINGS
MILLIPEDE
JUVENILE RABBIT
TROUT-PERCH
SEA URCHIN
SYCAMORE LEAVES
SUCKER FISH
HERRINGS
GINKGO LEAF
HERRING
SUNFISH
LAMPREY
TROUT-PERCH
TROUT TAIL
POPLAR
CRANE FLY
SPRUCE
LANTERN FISH
PONDEROSA PINE
PERCH
HERRING
WILLOW
POPLAR LEAF
OAK LEAF
WASP
GRAPE LEAF
HERRING AND SUNFISH
SUMAC LEAF
NORTH AMERICAN BEAR SKULL
PERCH
SUNFISH
HICKORY LEAF
HERRING
FIG LEAF
HERRINGS
WATER BEETLE
HORSE CHESTNUT LEAF
FERN
PERCHS
HERRING
PIPEFISH
GRIZZLY BEAR
HACKBERRY LEAF WITH A CRICKET
RHINO SKULL
RABBIT
SUNFISH, HERRING
WILLOW
LAUREL LEAF
HERRING AND PERCH
RABBIT
DEER SKULL
TURTLE
BIVALVE
TURTLE
BIVALVE
SEA URCHIN
STARFISH
Fossil Specimens Found in Canada
MOONEYE FISH
SEQUOIA BRANCH
MOONEYE FISH
SEQUOIA STEM WITH MARCH FLY
LUNGFISH
SEQUOIA STEM AND HORNBEAM
LEAF
SEQUOIA STEM WITH SEEDPODS
ON BRANCH
BIRCH
SALMON HEAD
GINKGO LEAF AND SEQUOIA STEM
GINKGO LEAF
ELM LEAF
GINKGO BILOBA LEAF
ALDER LEAF
HORNBEAM AND ELM LEAVES
DAWN REDWOOD FROND AND
CONE
LOBSTER
Fossil Specimens Found in the Dominican Republic
PLANTHOPPER
JUMPING SPIDER
HORSESHOE CRAB BEETLE
SCELIONID WASP
ASSASSIN BUG
PSEUDOSCORPION
WINGED ANT
FIRE BEETLE, MILLEPEDE,
AND A SPIDER
PARASITIC WASP AND
A HUMPBACKED FLY
STINGLESS BEE
WINGED ANTS, GALL GNAT
SPIDER AND SPIDER WEB
BARKLOUSE
BARKBEETLE
HORSESHOE CRAB BEETLE
WINGED ANT
SPIDER
WORKER ANT
WINGED ANT
CADDISFLY, DARK-WINGED FUNGUS GNATS
WINGED TERMITE
TRUE BUG
SPIDER AND SPIDER WEB
TWINGED ANTS
WINGED TERMITE
GRASSHOPPER
SCELIONID WASP, LEAFHOPPER
PINHOLE BORER BEETLE
PARASITIC WASP, SPRINGTAIL
PTEROMALID WASP
ROVE BEETLE
WINGED ANT
WINGED ANT, GALL GNAT
CRANEFLY
HUMPBACKED FLY
BITING MIDGE
DARK- WINGED FUNGUS GNAT
SPIDER WEB, MINUTE BLACK
SCAVENGER FLY
SPRINGTAIL
HUMPBACKED FLY
EARWIG, WORKER ANT
PLANTHOPPER NYMPH
FLY
MINUTE BLACK SCAVENGER FLY
SNOUT BEETLE, PINHOLE BORER
BEETLE
MOTH FLY
CRICKET, TRUE BUGS
GALL GNAT
BITING MIDGE, GALL GNAT
FUNGUS GNAT
PINHOLE BORER BEETLE
MINUTE BLACK SCAVENGER FLY
WOODGNAT
PSOCID
MAYFLY
WEEVIL
MOTH FLY
CRICKET, CRANE FLY
WEEVIL
NYMPHAL ISOPOD
JUMPING PLANT LICE
ANT
CARPENTER ANT
SOW BUG
MITE AND BARK BEETLE
ROVE BEETLE
ASSASSIN BUG
ANT LION
CATERPILLAR
WINGED TERMITE
FUNGUS GNAT
DANCE FLY
COCKROACH
WASP
MOSQUITO
BRACONID WASP
ASSASSIN BUG
ANTHOCORID BUG
EARWIG
QUEEN ANT
WINGED TERMITE
Fossil Specimens Discovered in Brazil
BUSH CRICKET
COCKROACH
FLY
COCKROACH
GRASSHOPPER
GARFISH
SCORPION
COCKROACH
COCKROACH
AQUATIC BEETLE
GRASSHOPPER
COCKROACH
GRASSHOPPER
GRASSHOPPER
LONG-HORNED GRASSHOPPER
Fossil Specimens Discovered in Peru
BIVALVE
BIVALVE
BIVALVE
Fossil Specimens Discovered in Argentina
Fossil Specimens Discovered in Chile
ARAUCARIA CONE SLICE
CRAB
ARAUCARIA CONE
CORMORANT SKULL
CORMORANT SKULL
CRAB
3. FOSSIL SPECIMENS DISCOVERED IN EUROPE
Fossil Specimens Discovered in Germany
SHRIMP
BRITTLESTAR
BOWFIN
CRAYFISH
SHRIMP
GARFISH
BAT
BRITTLESTAR
COELACANTH
CRAYFISH
BRITTLESTAR
GASTROPOD
GASTROPOD
SHRIMP
Fossil Specimens Discovered in Spain
Fossil Specimens Discovered in the Czech Republic
FERN
FROG
Fossil Specimens Discovered in Italy
RAZORFISH
SEAHORSE
YELLOWTAIL
DRAGONFLY LARVA
PIPEFISH
Fossil Specimens Discovered in Great Britain
HORSESHOE CRAB
BRITTLESTAR
NAUTILUS
BIVALVE
NAUTILUS
SPIDER
NAUTILUS
CAPROS
Fossil Specimens Discovered in Russia
Fossil Specimens Discovered in Poland
BITING MIDGE SWARM
PHASMID NYMPH (WALKING STICK)
WORKER ANT WITH APHID LARVA
CRAB SPIDER
APHID LARVA
MIDGE
LONG-LEGGED
WASP
CADDISFLY
STONE FLY
COCKROACH
MOTH
GRASSHOPPER
CRICKET
CATERPILLAR
FLY
FLY
BUTTERFLY
LEAFHOPPER
MOTH
SCUTTLE FLY
WINGED ANT
DANCE FLY
4. FOSSIL SPECIMENS DISCOVERED IN AFRICA AND
THE MIDDLE EAST
Fossil Specimens Discovered in Morocco
SEA URCHIN
TRILOBITE
NEEDLEFISH
STARFISH
TRILOBITE
SEA URCHIN
SEA URCHIN
SEA URCHIN
SAND DOLLAR
STARFISH
SEA URCHIN
SEA URCHIN
Fossil Specimens Discovered in Lebanon
SHARK
EEL
FLYING FISH
NURSE SHARK
SHRIMP
FLYING FISH
FLYING FISH
EEL
EEL
SHARK
SLIPPER LOBSTER
Fossils Specimens Discovered in Madagascar
COELACANTH
BIVALVE
NAUTILUS
NAUTILUS
SAND DOLLAR
NAUTILUS
NAUTILUS
BIVALVE
NAUTILUS
NAUTILUS
5. FOSSIL SPECIMENS DISCOVERED IN CHINA,
AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND
Fossil Specimens Discovered in China
MAYFLY
SCORPION FLY
CRANEFLY
FROGHOPPER
PLANTHOPPER
FUNGUS GNAT
SALAMANDER
STURGEON
TURTLE
MAYFLY
SALAMANDER
SPIDER
CRAYFISH
DRAGONFLY
WOLF SKULL
LIAONINGORNIS
JUVENILE TURTLE
STURGEON
PLANTHOPPER
CROCODILE
STURGEON
BLACK FISH
TURTLE
HYENA SKULL
STURGEON
COCKROACH
MAYFLY LARVA
TIGER SKULL
RHINO SKULL
MAYFLY LARVA
Fossil Specimens Discovered in New Zealand
Fossil Specimens Discovered in Australia
HORSETAIL
CRAB
6. FOSSIL SKULLS
BLOW FROM FOSSIL SKULLS TO DARWINISM
FOX SKULL
WOLF SKULL
TIGER SKULL
FOX SKULL
BROWN BEAR SKULL
WOLF SKULL
ARCTIC FOX SKULL
PANDA SKULL
TIGER SKULL
SIBERIAN WOLF SKULL
7. VARIOUS FOSSILS
MUSHROOM
SOLDIER BEETLE
ANT LION
SCORPION FLY
MARSH BEETLE
SNAIL SHELL
FLUTTER FLY
REPTILIAN FOOT
DWARF SIX-EYED SPIDER (Oonopidae)
FALSE FLOWER BEETLE (Scraptiidae)
BEE FLY
TURKEY GNAT
ANT-LIKE STONE BEETLE (Scydmaenidae)
CRANE FLY (Tipulidae)
FALSE METALLIC WOOD-BORING BEETLE
HARVESTMEN
SNIPE FLY
SNAKE FLY (Raphidioptera)
HYENA SKULL
LYNX SKULL
JACKAL SKULL
LEOPARD SKULL
ZEBRA SKULL
ASIAN WILD HORSE SKULL
RACCOON SKULL
TIBETAN WILD DONKEY SKULL
MONKEY SKULL
CAMEL SKULL
GREY FOX SKULL
FISHER MARTEN SKULL
CARRIBEAN MONK SEAL SKULL
RHINOCEROS SKULL
INDIAN CIVET CAT
GIRAFFE SKULL
BOAR SKULL
ANTELOPE SKULL
CHEETAH SKULL
BINTURONG SKULL
TASMANIAN DEVIL SKULL
TURTLE
POLAR BEAR SKULL
COYOTE SKULL
SASSAFRAS LEAF
KATSURA TREE LEAF
ASH LEAF
MYRICA LEAF
DIOSPYROS
ARAUCARIAN CONE
TURKEY OAK LEAF
JUNIPER LEAF
MOUNTAIN ASH LEAF
APPLE LEAF
CHERRY LAUREL LEAF
TARPON
FILEFISH
OCTOPUS
SEAHORSE
POLYIPNUS
KILLFISH
SOLDIER FISH
SQUIRREL FISH
WOLF HERRING
TANG
SHRIMP
BLUE WHITING
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX
THE COLLAPSE OF THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION
THE REAL IDEOLOGICAL ROOT OF TERRORISM:
DARWINISM AND MATERIALISM
INTRODUCTION: WHY THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION?
FOREWORD: A GREAT MIRACLE OF OUR TIMES:
BELIEF IN THE EVOLUTION DECEIT
CHAPTER 1 TO BE FREED FROM PREJUDICE
CHAPTER 2 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE THEORY
CHAPTER 3 IMAGINARY MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTION
CHAPTER 4 THE FOSSIL RECORD REFUTES EVOLUTION
CHAPTER 5 TALE OF TRANSITION FROM WATER TO LAND
CHAPTER 6 THE IMAGINARY EVOLUTION OF BIRDS AND MAMMALS
CHAPTER 7 EVOLUTIONISTS’ BIASED, DECEPTIVE
INTERPRETATIONS OF FOSSILS
CHAPTER 8 EVOLUTION FORGERIES
CHAPTER 9 THE SCENARIO OF HUMAN EVOLUTION
CHAPTER 10 THE MOLECULAR IMPASSE OF EVOLUTION
Thermodynamics Falsifies Evolution
CHAPTER 11 DESIGN CANNOT BE ACCOUNTED
FOR BY COINCIDENCE
CHAPTER 12 WHY EVOLUTIONIST CLAIMS ARE INVALID
CHAPTER 13 THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION:
A MATERIALISTIC LIABILITY
CHAPTER 14 MEDIA: AN OXYGEN TENT FOR
THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION
CHAPTER 15 CONCLUSION: EVOLUTION IS A DECEIT
CHAPTER 16 THE FACT OF CREATION
CHAPTER 17 THE SECRET BEYOND MATTER
CHAPTER 18 RELATIVITY OF TIME AND THE REALITY OF FATE
TO THE READER
A special chapter is assigned to the collapse of the theory of evolution because this theory constitutes the basis of all anti-spiritual philosophies. Since Darwinism rejects the fact of creation—and therefore, God's existence—over the last 150 years it has caused many people to abandon their faith or fall into doubt. It is therefore an imperative service, a very important duty to show everyone that this theory is a deception. Since some readers may find the chance to read only one of our books, we think it appropriate to devote a chapter to summarize this subject.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Now writing under the pen-name of HARUN YAHYA, Adnan Oktar was born in Ankara in 1956. Having completed his primary and secondary education in Ankara, he studied arts at Istanbul's Mimar Sinan University and philosophy at Istanbul University. Since the 1980s, he has published many books on political, scientific, and faith-related issues. Harun Yahya is well-known as the author of important works disclosing the imposture of evolutionists, their invalid claims, and the dark liaisons between Darwinism and such bloody ideologies as fascism and communism.
Harun Yahya's works, translated into 60 different languages, constitute a collection for a total of more than 45,000 pages with 30,000 illustrations.
His pen-name is a composite of the names Harun (Aaron) and Yahya (John), in memory of the two esteemed Prophets who fought against their peoples' lack of faith. The Prophet's seal on his books' covers is symbolic and is linked to their contents. It represents the Qur'an (the Final Scripture) and Prophet Muhammad (may God bless him and grant him peace), last of the prophets. Under the guidance of the Qur'an and the Sunnah (teachings of the Prophet [may God bless him and grant him peace]), the author makes it his purpose to disprove each fundamental tenet of irreligious ideologies and to have the "last word," so as to completely silence the objections raised against religion. He uses the seal of the final Prophet (may God bless him and grant him peace), who attained ultimate wisdom and moral perfection, as a sign of his intention to offer the last word.
All of Harun Yahya's works share one single goal: to convey the Qur'an's message, encourage readers to consider basic faith-related issues such as God's existence and unity and the Hereafter; and to expose irreligious systems' feeble foundations and perverted ideologies.
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Greatly appreciated all around the world, these works have been instrumental in many people recovering faith in Allah and gaining deeper insights into their faith. His books' wisdom and sincerity, together with a distinct style that's easy to understand, directly affect anyone who reads them. Those who seriously consider these books, can no longer advocate atheism or any other perverted ideology or materialistic philosophy, since these books are characterized by rapid effectiveness, definite results, and irrefutability. Even if they continue to do so, it will be only a sentimental insistence, since these books refute such ideologies from their very foundations. All contemporary movements of denial are now ideologically defeated, thanks to the books written by Harun Yahya.
This is no doubt a result of the Qur'an's wisdom and lucidity. The author modestly intends to serve as a means in humanity's search for God's right path. No material gain is sought in the publication of these works.
Those who encourage others to read these books, to open their minds and hearts and guide them to become more devoted servants of God, render an invaluable service.
Meanwhile, it would only be a waste of time and energy to propagate other books that create confusion in people's minds, lead them into ideological chaos, and that clearly have no strong and precise effects in removing the doubts in people's hearts, as also verified from previous experience. It is impossible for books devised to emphasize the author's literary power rather than the noble goal of saving people from loss of faith, to have such a great effect. Those who doubt this can readily see that the sole aim of Harun Yahya's books is to overcome disbelief and to disseminate the Qur'an's moral values. The success and impact of this service are manifested in the readers' conviction.
One point should be kept in mind: The main reason for the continuing cruelty, conflict, and other ordeals endured by the vast majority of people is the ideological prevalence of disbelief. This can be ended only with the ideological defeat of disbelief and by conveying the wonders of creation and Qur'anic morality so that people can live by it. Considering the state of the world today, leading into a downward spiral of violence, corruption and conflict, clearly this service must be provided speedily and effectively, or it may be too late.
In this effort, the books of Harun Yahya assume a leading role. By the will of God, these books will be a means through which people in the twenty-first century will attain the peace, justice, and happiness promised in the Qur'an.
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