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INDEX vs. resurrection, 485 wonders of, 451, 481 see also evolution. Creation, advanced forms of as addressed by Islam, 479-488 as part of God's plan, 487-488 beyond man, 486-488 differentiated from Hereafter, 479-488 no mention in non-Quranic literature, 488. Quranic depiction of, 485-488. Creationists vs. naturalists, 491. Creator. God alone is, 348. Maker of choices at each step, 347. Mencius' concept of, 157 needed for life, 409, 467 same as Author of Quran, 346 vs. selection, 559. Crime unhindered by legislation and punishment, 210. Cross breaking of, 704. Crystals 413. Culicidae demonstration of chirality using, see mosquito. Cumulative factors, Theory of, 527 see also Dawkins, Richard historical view of, 174. Cyrus in Old Testament, 173. D as pupil of Zoroasteras, 172. Da'bbah. Quranic mention of, 636 as, carrier of plague, 644. Christian powers as, 609 concept of in Zoroastrianism, 226. Darwin, Charles, 424 influence on Marx, 57-58 natural selection, 424, 428, 498 on complementary species, 539-540 on development of wings, 544 principles not creative, 506, 558-559 specifics of theory refuted, 491, 511 survival of the fittest, 425, 428 see also creation, Dawkins, evolution, and natural selection. Davidas, 163, 687. David, White, 373. Da Vinci, Leonardo image of flight, 333-334. Dawkins, Richard, 515-561. Death challenge to, 533 biased against conscious Creator, 515, 520 contradiction in views of, 518-519 methodology of, 515-516 on creation of the eye, 528-530 refinement of Darwinism, 521-523 role of time in evolution, 520-521 cumulative factors theory, 527 see also Blind Watchmaker, The concept of in Aborigines, 224-225 life's struggle against, 395, 402-403, 408 ordained by God, 484 as promoter of life, 406-408. Deities. Ahraman in Zoroastrianism, 171. Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism, 171. Descartes, Rene dialectical materialism and, 44 mathematical achievements of, 43 on self consciousness, 43 on proof of existence of God, 42-44 status as revelational theism, 42-43 creates balance in life, 465 reference to living creatures, 330. Design. Dajjal. Darkness 732 in context of creation, 470-471