What is the Prebiotic Soup?
Prebiotic soup describes the non living inorganic substances which are believed to have existed prior to life. The way in which this prebiotic soup came to become alive is my some evolutionists believed to be a spontaneous occurrence. The biological definition of evolution should not be confused with other theories, such as abiogenesis the process by which life began. This process involves the miraculous replication of molecules and synthesis of building blocks which support life. The concept of life beginning from a single lifeless soup is not contrary to Islam. Allah says in the Quran “We created man from sounding clay, from mud moulded into shape.” (15.26). The prebiotic soup which is believed to be the origin of life is described as muddy layers of non living substances. This muddy layer protects the molecules from the reactive elements in the environment, permitting them to somehow reproduce and become alive. The similarity between the clay described in the Quran approximately fou
