1)What is vivisection? 2)True or false - The spinal chord of an animal must be severed for meat to be considered Halal 3)What does PBUH stand for? 4)True or false - Factory farming is not allowed in Islam 5)True or False – hunting is banned in Islam 6)Can Muslims support animal testing in the cosmetics industry? 7)How does the Khalifah teaching link to stewardship? 8)True or false – Allah created all humans from one soul 9)True or false – Only humans have a soul 10)Name two environmental issues facing the world today

1)What is vivisection? Animal testing 2)True or false - The spinal chord of an animal must be severed for meat to be considered Halal 3)What does PBUH stand for? Peace be upon Him 4)True or false - Factory farming is not allowed in Islam 5)True or False – hunting is banned in Islam 6)Can Muslims support animal testing in the cosmetics industry? No, only for genuine benefit to humans 7)How does the Khalifah teaching link to stewardship? Allah’s vice regents look after the Earth on his behalf, the same concept as stewardship 8)True or false – Allah created all humans from one soul 9)True or false – Only humans have a soul 10)Name two environmental issues facing the world today Litter, GM crops, pollution, deforestation, global warming

Mirza Masroor Ahmad

Harun Yahya and his followers do not accept evolution as it is not clearly and explicitly described in the Qur’an. Yahya points to fossils of crabs and shrimps that are millions of years old, yet are the same as the animals we see today and that Adam was created by Allah from clay (so without parents). "God is the One Who created the heavens, the earth and what is between them in six periods.“ (Surah 32:4) Sunni belief holds that all creation was made by Allah. The length of time of the creation of the world is not clear as we can not understand time from the point of view if the creator. Animal evolution can be accepted, but humans have a soul and a relationship with Allah as his Khalifahs. Therefore they reject human evolution, firmly supporting Adamic decent

Creationism Evolution Environment Creation of the Universe Adamic decent Humans as Khalifahs Animal equality

Human EvolutionAdamic Decent Uncertain/ambiguous

To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth, for God encompasses everything.” (Surah 4:126) "If a Muslim plants a tree or sows seeds, and then a bird, or a person or an animal eats from it, it is regarded as a charitable gift for him’’ Hadith "Do not the unbelievers see that the skies (space) and the earth (matter) were joined together (as one unit of creation) and we ripped them apart?" (Surah 21:30) “A good deed done to an animal is like a good deed done to a human being, while an act of cruelty to an animal is as bad as cruelty to a human being,” Hadith “He who takes pity even on a sparrow and spares its life, God will be merciful to him on the Day of Judgement” Hadith Of the cattle are some for burden and some for meat: eat what Allah hath provided for you (Surah 6:142) "...And do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption." (Surah, 2:60) "And it is He (God) who has made you successors (khala'ifa) upon the earth and has raised some of you above others in degrees [of rank] that He may try you through what He has given you’’ (Surah 6:165). "And Allah has sent down rain from the sky and given life thereby to the earth after its lifelessness (Surah 16:65) And Allah has Created every animal from water; of them are some creeping on their bellies; some walk on two legs; and some on four. Allah Creates what He wills: for sure Allah has Power over all things. (Surah24:45)

‘’O mankind, fear your Lord, who created you from one soul and created from it its mate and dispersed from both of them many men and women’’ (Surah 4:1) "Moreover (God) turned to the Heaven when it was smoke and said to it and to the earth’’ (Surah 41:11) "God is the One Who created the heavens, the earth and what is between them in six periods.“ (Surah 32:4) "(God) is the One Who created seven heavens one above an other’’ (Surah 67:3) ‘’Seeing that it is He (Allah) that has created you in diverse stages’’ (Surah 71:14) “It is He (Allah) who has spread out the Earth for his creatures’’ (Surah 55:10) “He created man from sounding clay like pottery" (Surah 55:14) “There is a reward for serving any living being.” Hadith "O children of Adam! … eat and drink: but waste not by excess, for Allah loves not the wasters." (Surah 7:31)

Short intro Three Muslim view points with examples, evidence and references An opposing view Your own personal view, again backed up with examples and references