What is Neanderthal man from a Shar'i (Islamic legal) perspective? Did he exist before Adam (peace be upon him), and is he therefore considered an animal, or after him, and is he then considered a legally accountable human being? And how can he be human if his form is different, taking into account that a Muslim does not believe in the theory of evolution?

Neanderthal man is a model of prehistoric human who lived in parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Scientists classify them as an early subspecies of Homo sapiens. Fossils have shown that they were about 155 cm tall, walked completely upright, had heavy bones, slightly bowed limbs, prominent brow ridges, strong teeth, and large brains. They were skilled hunters and lived in temporary shelters or caves, and some carefully buried their dead.

It is wrong to describe Neanderthal man as an ape. The differences between them and modern humans do not exceed the differences between human races in terms of height, strength, and industries. He is a descendant of Adam. There is no relation between the existence of Neanderthal man and the theory of evolution. The fossils claimed to be of extinct humans, such as Peking Man, Java Man, and Neanderthal, were neither sufficient nor accurate to prove evolution.

The common ancestor of humans, which Darwinians called "Southern Ape," is in reality a type of extinct ape and has no relation to humans. The alleged evolutionary chains such as Homo habilis, Homo erectus, and Homo sapiens are not based on scientific evidence, as these species lived together during the same period. In fact, Homo erectus lived until recent times, and Neanderthals and Homo sapiens lived side by side. These pieces of evidence refute the claims of evolution and confirm that the theory stating that humans originated from a semi-ape creature is an imaginary theory not based on scientific evidence. Lord Solly Zuckerman, after his research, admitted that there is no evolutionary chain from ape-like creatures to modern humans.

The theory of evolution is false and contradicts Islamic law and reason. Muslim and other scholars have refuted it with rational and textual evidence.