How can one respond to a teacher who claims that the story of the creation of Adam and Eve is a myth and that man evolved from apes, and who demands proof from the Qur'an or the Sunnah of Adam's existence and his form, and of the form of Allah?
Darwin's theory of the evolution of living beings is false. Allah created humans through a special creation from dust. Darwin's theory is refuted by the absence of an intermediate generation between monkeys and humans. Believers affirm what Allah has informed them of in the Quran and what the Messenger has conveyed, and they do not doubt it. As for the school's question about the form of Allah, it is a matter of obstinacy. Allah is truth, and He is in the heaven, established upon His Throne, distinct from His creation. However, we do not see Him in this worldly life. We believe in His attributes that are affirmed in the Book and the , and we do not delve into His essence and reality, for "there is nothing like unto Him." Exposing one's daughter to a school that casts doubt on her creed is a betrayal of trust, and she must be kept away from such a school.
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