ABOUT THE AUTHOR Under the pen-name HARUN YAHYA, the author has published many books on political and faith-related issues. An important body of his work deals with the materialistic world view and the impact of it in world history and politics. (The pen-name is formed from the names (cid:212)Harun(cid:213) [Aaron] and (cid:212)Yahya(cid:213) [John] in the esteemed memory of the two Prophets who struggled against infidelity.) His works include Judaism and Freemasonry, Freemasonry and Capitalism, Satan(cid:213)s Religion: Freemasonry, Jehovah(cid:213)s Sons and the Freemasons, The New Masonic Order, The (cid:212)Secret Hand(cid:213) in Bosnia, The Holocaust Hoax, Behind the Scenes of Terrorism, Israel(cid:213)s Kurdish Card, A National Strategy for Turkey, Solution: The Morals of the Qur’an, Darwin’s Antagonism Against the Turks, The Evolution Deceit, Perished Nations, The Golden Age, The Art of Colour by Allah, The Truth of the Life of This World, Confessions of Evolutionists, The Blunders of Evolutionists, The Qur’an Leads the Way to Science, The Design in Nature, Self-Sacrifice and Intelligent Behaviour Models in Animals, Eternity Has Already Begun, Children Darwin Was Lying!, The End of Darwinism, The Creation of the Universe, Never Plead Ignorance, Deep Thinking, Timelessness and the Reality of Fate, 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 Gnat, The Miracle in the Honeybee. Among his booklets are The Mystery of the Atom, The Collapse of the Theory of Evolution: The Fact of Creation, The Collapse of Materialism, The End of Materialism, The Blunders of Evolutionists 1, The Blunders of Evolutionists 2, The Microbiological Collapse of Evolution, The Fact of Creation, The Collapse of the Theory of Evolution in 20 Questions, The Biggest Deception in the History of Biology: Darwinism. The author(cid:213)s other works on Quranic topics include: Ever Thought About the Truth?, Devoted to Allah, Abandoning the Society of Ignorance, Paradise, The Theory of Evolution, The Moral Values of the Qur(cid:213)an, Knowledge of the Qur(cid:213)an, Qur’an Index, Emigrating for the Cause of Allah, The Character of Hypocrites in the Qur(cid:213)an, The Secrets of the Hypocrite, The Names of Allah, Communicating the Message and Disputing in the Qur(cid:213)an, The Basic Concepts in the Qur(cid:213)an, Answers from the Qur(cid:213)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(cid:213)an, The Importance of Conscience in the Qur(cid:213)an, The Day of Resurrection, Never Forget, Disregarded Judgements of the Qur(cid:213)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, Prophet Isa Will Come, Beauties Presented by the Qur’an for Life, The Iniquity Called "Mockery", The Secrets of the Hypocrite, The True Wisdom According to the Qur’an, The Struggle with the Religion of Irreligion, Bouquet of the Beauties of Allah 1-2-3-4. THE MIRACLE IN THE ANT Copyright ' Harun Yahya 2000 CE First Published by Vural Yay(cid:221)nc(cid:221)l(cid:221)k, (cid:220)stanbul, Turkey in November 1998 First English Edition published in March 2000 Published by: Jam’iat Ihyaa‘ Minhaaj Al-Sunnah (JIMAS) PO Box 24 Ipswich Suffolk IP3 8ED Website: http://www.jimas.org E-Mail: [email protected] All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrivial system or transmitted in any form or by any methods, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission of the publishers. By Harun Yahya A catalog record of this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 9533019 1 4 Printed and bound by: Secil Ofset in (cid:220)stanbul Address: Y(cid:159)zy(cid:221)l Mahallesi MAS-SIT Matbaac(cid:221)lar Sitesi 4. Cadde No:77 Ba(cid:219)c(cid:221)lar- (cid:220)stanbul / TURKEY Website: http: //www.harunyahya.org http://www.harunyahya.com http://www.harunyahya.net THE MIRACLE IN THE ANT HARUN YAHYA T O T H E R E A D E R The reason why a special chapter is assigned to the collapse of the theory of evolution is that this theory constitutes the basis of all anti-spiritual philosophies. Since Darwinism rejects the fact of creation, and therefore the existence of Allah, during the last 140 years it has caused many people to abandon their faith or fall into doubt. Therefore, showing that this theory is a deception is a very important duty, which is strongly related to the deen. It is imperative that this important service is rendered to all people. Some of our readers may find the chance to read only one of our books. Therefore, we think it appropriate to spare a chapter for a summary of this subject. Another point to be stressed is related to the content of the book. In all the books of the author, faith-related issues are told in the light of the Qur’anic verses and people are invited to learn Allah’s verses and live by them. All the subjects that concern Allah’s verses are explained in such a way as to leave no room for doubt or question marks in the reader’s mind. The sincere, plain and fluent style employed ensures that everyone of every age and from every social group can easily understand the books. This effective and lucid way of recounting makes the books read quickly. Even those people who rigorously reject spirituality are influenced by the facts recounted in these books and cannot refute the truthfulness of their contents. This book and all the other works of the author can be read by individuals or studied in a group at a time of conversation. The reading of the books by a group of readers willing to profit from them will be useful in the sense that readers can relate their own reflections and experiences to one another. In addition, it will be a great service to the deen to contribute to the presentation and reading of these books, which are written solely for the good pleasure of Allah. All the books of the author are extremely convincing. For this reason, for those who want to communicate the deen to other people, one of the most effective methods is to encourage them to read these books. Preface 9 Introduction 11 Social Life 16 Communication in Society 30 Ant Species 44 Symbiosis 74 Defence and War Tactic 104 Feeding and Hunting 124 Conclusion 132 Evolution Deceit 134 n this book we are going to tell you about a creature that you know quite well, that you meet everywhere without actually giving it much at- tention, that is highly skillful, highly social and highly intelligent - "The Ant". Our aim is to review the lives full of miracles of these minute crea- tures that are never of any significance in our daily lives. Technology, collective work, military strategy, advanced communica- tions network, an astute and rational hierarchy, discipline, perfect city planning(cid:201) These are fields where human beings may not always be successful enough, but where the ants always are. When you look at these creatures, which are fully armed to defeat tough rivals and to en- dure the difficult conditions of nature, you may think that all of them are identical. However, each species of the ant genus — and there are thou- sands of them — has, in fact, different characteristics. We believe that these creatures that have the highest population in the world may open up new horizons for us within the framework of the characteristics re- ferred to above. This book will reveal to us the special and marvelous world of ants. We shall witness the things these ant communities suc- ceed with their tiny bodies and witness that there is absolutely no dif- ference between their fossils, the oldest of which is about 80 million years old, and their counterparts living today, that run to approximately 8800 species. As we explore the special world of ants, this perfect system will earn our admiration and increase the need for thinking and investigating. At the same time, we shall see the mistakes in the theory of evolution and witness Allah(cid:213)s immaculate creation, which is a tremendously important work. In the Qur(cid:213)an, the type of person who thinks about nature and Harun Yahya 9 thus recognizes the omnipotence of Allah is praised as a model for those who believe. The verses below explain this point fully: In the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the alternation of night and day, there are indeed signs for men of understand- ing: men who celebrate the praises of Allah, standing, sitting, and lying down on their sides, and contemplate the wonders of cre- ation in the heavens and the earth, (saying): "Our Lord! You have not created all this in vain! Glory be to You! Give us salvation from the penalty of the Fire." (Surat Al (cid:212)Imran:190-191) We hope that this book causes its readers to think more deeply on and to feel admiration for the superior power and unequaled art of cre- ation of Allah, Who has made all things. 10 THE MIRAKCaLrE›n cINa TMHuEc iAzeNsTi