Creation VS Evolution: A Thematic and Technical Study of H.Yahya’s Stories for Children | ||
| المجلة العلمیة لکلیة الآداب-جامعة أسیوط | ||
| Article 22, Volume 33, Issue 94, April 2025, Pages 1303-1336 PDF (1.25 M) | ||
| Document Type: بحوث علمية محکمة | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/aakj.2025.377178.2038 | ||
| Author | ||
| Gihan Ibrahim ElSayed Khreba* | ||
| The Higher Institute of Child's Arts Department of Creative Production (Creative Writing Branch) Academy of Arts, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution arouses controversies all over the world, especially in the Islamic world. Harun Yahya, the pseudonym of Adnan Oktar and the distinguished Islamic Turkish author announces his opposition to this theory, asserting its faultiness and maintaining the value of Islamic conceptions of creation to resist those of the secular West. Among his fictional production for children are his prominent two books; Stories For Thinking Children .1. (2003) and Stories For Thinking Children .2. (2011), the primary focus of this scientific discussion. These works articulate Yahya's critique of Darwinian evolution, grounded in the teachings of the Holy Quran, logical reasoning, and contemporary scientific advancements in areas like biochemistry. Engaged with Western audiences in English and through scientific discourse, Yahya posits himself as a notable voice in the Islamic enterprise of anti-Darwinism, advocating for a viewpoint that foregrounds the Islamic teachings, challenging Western ideologies related to evolution. His writings feed young readers in both Islamic and non-Islamic English-speaking contexts, including Europe and America, as well as globally. By using different narrative techniques, Yahya effectively communicates his ideological viewpoints. This study aims to explore Yahya’s Islamic perspective on creation along with examining how he emphasizes the shortcomings of Darwin’s Theory of Evolution in the fictional context of his children's stories and his technical methods and devices. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Darwin’s Theory of Evolution; Creationism; Islamic Teachings; Children Stories; Narrative Techniques | ||
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