An Evident Miracle: Proteins Perform Protein Synthesis

In the different stages of protein synthesis, hundreds of different proteins and enzymes are needed for the manufacture of a single protein molecule. In addition, a great many molecules and ions (electrically charged atoms) are ready and waiting. That being so, the question of how the first protein came into being represents one of the most severe difficulties facing evolutionists. In an article published in American Scientistmagazine, the evolutionist and biologist Carly P. Haskings expresses their predicament:

... the most sweeping evolutionary questions at the level of biochemical genetics are still unanswered. How the genetic code first appeared and then evolved and, earlier even than that, how life itself originated on earth remain for the future to resolve . . . Did the code and the means of translating it appear simultaneously in evolution? It seems almost incredible that any such coincidence could have occurred, given the extraordinary complexities of both sides and the requirement that they be coordinated accurately for survival. By a pre-Darwinian (or a skeptic of evolution after Darwin), this puzzle would surely have been interpreted as the most powerful sort of evidence for special creation.87

As this scientist states, in order for protein synthesis to occur, all the systems in the cell need to be present at once. The absence of even one component of the system will mean that proteins cannot be manufactured and that therefore, life cannot continue. Evolutionists, however, claim that proteins first emerged as the result of chance, and that cells then formed as a result of random combinations of proteins. However, it is perfectly obvious that none of these components can form in the absence of the others. This is clear proof that Allah has created all living things together with all their systems. His flawless creation is revealed in these terms in the Qur'an:

He is Allah-the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form. To Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Everything in the heavens and Earth glorifies Him. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (Surat al-Hashr, 24)

Since the molecules in question are made up of unconscious atoms, how can a substance devoid of intellect or consciousness possess the abilities to regulate and control something else, and to intervene in processes? How can it send instructions, acting in a systematic manner in line with a specific objective? People who fall under the influence of Darwinist teachings claim that all these things are the work of blind coincidence.

However, it is impossible for molecules, unaware of the presence of cells, to take upon themselves the responsibility of producing the needed proteins they need. It is quite impossible for unconscious atoms to accomplish the various tasks requiring the superior intelligence, knowledge and awareness. All they do is to flawlessly perform the task set out for them, and have submitted to Allah, Who imposes this task on them and Who has created them as part of this system.

In one verse of the Qur'an it is revealed that:

[Moses said,] "Your deity is Allah alone, there is no deity but Him. He encompasses all things in His knowledge."'  (Surah Ta Ha, 98)

Chance cannot Make Planned and Organized Production

73. Gerald L. Schroeder, The Hidden Face of God, p. 189.

74. Michael J. Denton, Nature's Destiny,p. 172.

75. Gerald L. Schroeder, The Hidden Face of God, p 189.

76. Ibid., p. 216.

77. Albert L. Lehninger, David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox, Principles of Biochemistry, 2. baskı, Worth Publishers, 1993, New York, p. 892.

78. David S. Goodsell, The Machinery of Life, p. 45. (em­pha­sis add­ed).

79. Albert L. Lehninger, David L. Nelson, Michael M. Cox, Principles of Biochemistry, p. 892.

80. David S. Goodsell, The Machinery of Life, p. 17.

81. Michael J. Denton, Nature's Destiny, p. 158.

82. Ibid., p. 157.

83. Ibid.

84. Ibid., p. 159.

85. Gerald L. Schroeder, The Hidden Face of God, pp.. 67-68.

86. Michael J. Denton, Nature's Destiny, p. 417.

87. Carly P. Haskings, "Advances and Challenges in Science", American Scientist,Vol. 59, 1971, p. 298 (em­pha­sis add­ed).