The Qur’an teaches us that, unlike other creatures, the modern humans who are anthropologically classified as Homo sapiens sapiens have been created to be Allah’s Vice-regents (deputies or agents) on this earth.
As mentioned in the Qur’anic verses (Surat Al-Baqarah 2:30, Surat Fatir 35:39, Surat Sad 38:26) of the nearly 9 million species on this planet, only one can consciously decide how to have an impact on the evolution of life on this planet. That species is Homo sapiens sapiens.
Religion provides guidance and direction to enable humans to be good Vice-regents of God rather than be destroyers of society and nature.
The Qur’an also teaches that we should be able to see the majesty of God by seeing that God has created humans in different, successive stages (Surat Nuh 71:14) and has caused us to grow from earth like a plant.
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