Biological Development Mechanisms: Al Jahiz’s Teleological Argument on Allah’s Miracles

Abstract

Al Jahiz investigates the environmental factors that cause the biological and psychological
development of all living creatures, such as the heat. After the destruction of The House of Wisdom
by the Mongols and Tatar, Al Jahiz’ manuscripts were scattered over different libraries around the
world, and have been misunderstood by other thinkers who confused the biological development
with Darwin’s theory of evolution, as Draper who called it the "Mohammedan theory of evolution".
Al Jahiz’ biological development is a teleological argument that proves creationism as opposed to
Darwinism, which rejects creationism and theorizes evolution. Al Jahiz’ teleological argument
investigates the miraculous biological development as a scientific miracle that stands to prove the
existence of God.