Adnan Oktar, who writes under
the pen-name Harun Yahya, was born in
Harun Yahya’s books are
available in English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Urdu, Arabic,
Albanian, Russian, Serbo-Croat (Bosnian), Uygur Turkish, Malay, and Indonesian.
There is a wide readership in
His pen-name is made up of the
names “Harun” (Aaron) and “Yahya” (John), in memory of the two prophets who fought against
lack of faith. The Prophet ’s seal on the cover of the author’s books has
a symbolic meaning linked to the their contents. This seal represents the Qur’an as the
last Book of Allah
and the Prophet Muhammad as His last messenger. Under the guidance of the Qur’an and
Sunnah, the author makes it his main goal to disprove each one of the
fundamental tenets of godless ideologies and to have the “last word”, so as to
completely silence the objections raised against religion. The seal of the
Prophet is used as a sign of his intention of saying this last word.
Harun Yahya’s works revolve
around one goal: to convey the message of the Qur’an to people and thus to
encourage them to think about basic faith-related issues, such as the existence
of Allah, His unity and the hereafter, and to remind them of some important issues.
Harun Yahya says that Darwinism has caused many people to doubt
the existence of God and many have been led by Darwinism to completely abandon
their faith. The theory of evolution, he says, is “a fairy-tale, a great deceit,
that is totally at variance with the real world”. It constitutes the
underpinnings of a dishonest philosophy, namely materialism, which essentially
denies the existence of a divine creator and transforms humanity into a
creature that only heeds matter. There are three main reasons to invalidate
Darwinism. First of all, evolutionary theory cannot explain the origins of life
on the earth. Secondly, theoretical
evolutionary mechanisms, such as natural selection, favourable variation and
mutation have no real evolutionary power. Thirdly, the fossil record proves
that living beings did not evolve but emerged completely and perfectly on the
earth.
In The Evolution Deceit, The Scientific Collapse of Darwinism and Its
Ideological Background, (Istanbul: Okur Publishing, 2000), Harun Yahya
describes the scientist who believes in evolution as having “a blind
superstitious faith, … who has a devotion to a preposterous scenario constructed
by the imagination…This scientist has a faith in a materialistic philosophy
which argues that matter has existed for all eternity and there is nothing
other than matter. The theory of evolution is the so-called scientific
foundation for this materialistic philosophy, and it is blindly defended in
order to uphold the philosophy.” p.4
The book carries out a detailed refutation of Darwinism, as
outlined in the following chapters.
Introduction: Why the Theory of
Evolution?
Chapter 1 To
Be Freed from Prejudice
Chapter 2 A Brief History of
Time
Chapter 3 Imaginary Mechanisms
of Evolution
Chapter 4 The
Fossil Record Refutes Evolution
Chapter 5 Tale of Transition
from Water to Land
Chapter 6 Origin of Birds and
Mammals
Chapter 7 Deceptive Fossil
Interpretations
Chapter 8 Evolution Forgeries
Chapter 9 The
Scenario of Human Evolution
Chapter10 The
Molecular Impasse of Evolution
Chapter 11 Thermodynamics
Falsifies Evolution
Chapter 12 Design and
Coincidence
Chapter 13 Evolutionist Claims
and the Facts
Chapter 14 The
Theory of Evolution: A Materialistic Liability
Chapter 15 Media: Fertile
Ground for Evolution
Chapter 16 Conclusion:
Evolution is a Deceit
Chapter 17 The
Fact of Creation
Some of his other books on
science and faith topics are:
Perished
Nations
For
Men of Understanding
The
Golden Age
Allah’s Artistry in Colour
Glory is Everywhere
Knowing
the Truth
The
Truth of the Life of This World
Confessions
of Evolutionists
The
Blunders of Evolutionists
“Precise” Answers to Evolutionists
The
Dark Magic of Darwinism
The
Religion of Darwinism
The
Qur’an Leads the Way to Science
Allah is Known Through
Reason
The
Real Origin of Life
The
Creation of the Universe
Miracles
of the Qur’an
The
Western World Turns to God
A Chain of Miracles
The
Design in Nature
The
Consciousness in the Cell
Self-Sacrifice
and Intelligent Behaviour Models in Animals
Eternity
Has Already Begun
The
End of Darwinism
Deep
Thinking, Timelessness and the Reality of Fate
Never
Plead Ignorance
The Secrets of DNA
The
Miracle of the Atom
The
Miracle in the Cell
The
Miracle of the Immune System
The Miracle in the Eye
The
Creation Miracle in Plants
The
Miracle in the Spider
The
Miracle in the Ant
The
Miracle in the Gnat
The
Miracle in the Honeybee
The
Miracle of Seed
The Miracle in the Termite
The
Miracle of the Human Being
The
Miracle of Man’s
Creation
The
Miracle of Protein
Harun Yahya has authored a series of children books that introduce
topics in science through the eyes of faith to young readers. Books for
children include:
Children,
The World of Animals
Honeybees Which Build Amazing
Honeycombs
Our
Little Friends: The World of Ants
Adnan Oktar believes that the
main reason for the state of the world, with its continuing conflicts and
unending cruelty, is the ideological prevalence of disbelief. People are forced
into a downward spiral of violence, corruption and conflict. This direction of
descent can only be changed by the ideological defeat of disbelief and by
ensuring that everyone knows about the wonders of creation and Qur’anic
morality, so that the fabric of society can improve. The books published by
Harun Yahya are an attempt to educate and enlighten people, to inspire them to
work towards attaining the peace, bliss, justice and happiness promised in the
Qur’an.
His works on Qur’anic topics include: Ever Thought About the Truth?, Devoted to Allah, Abandoning the Society of Ignorance, Paradise, The Moral Values of the Qur’an, Knowledge of the Qur’an, Qur’an Index, Emigrating for the Cause of Allah, The Character of The Hypocrite in the Qur’an, The Secrets of the Hypocrite, The Names of Allah, Communicating the Message and Disputing in the Qur’an, The Basic Concepts in the Qur’an, Answers from the Qur’an, Death Resurrection Hell, The Struggle of the Messengers, The Avowed Enemy of Man: Satan, Idolatry, The Religion of the Ignorant, The Arrogance of Satan, Prayer in the Qur’an, The Importance of Conscience in the Qur’an, The Day of Resurrection, Never Forget, Disregarded Judgements of the Qur’an, Human Characters in the Society of Ignorance, The Importance of Patience in the Qur’an, General Information from the Qur’an, Quick Grasp of Faith 1-2-3, The Crude Reasoning of Disbelief, The Mature Faith, Before You Regret, Our Messengers Say, The Mercy of Believers, The Fear of Allah, The Nightmare of Disbelief, Jesus Will Return, Beauties Presented by the Qur’an for Life, Bouquet of the Beauties of Allah 1-2-3-4, The Iniquity Called "Mockery", The Secret of the Test, The True Wisdom According to the Qur’an, The Struggle with the Religion of Irreligion, The School of Yusuf, The Alliance of the Good, Slanders Spread Against Muslims Throughout History, The Importance of Following the Good Word, Why Do You Deceive Yourself?, Islam: The Religion of Ease, Enthusiasm and Vigour in the Qur’an, Seeing Good in Everything, How do the Unwise Interpret the Qur’an?, Those Who Do Not Listen to the Qur’an, Some Secrets of the Qur’an, The Courage of Believers, Being Hopeful in the Qur’an, Justice and Tolerance in the Qur’an, Basic Tenets of Islam.
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