1. Contradiction with Evolutionary Anatomical Flaws:
Surah 95:4–5 claims humanity was created in "the best of statures" (aḥsani taqwīm), directly conflicting with evolutionary biology, which demonstrates that human anatomy contains significant structural defects (e.g., bipedal spine issues, retinal blind spots).
2. Pre-scientific View of Aging:
Framing natural aging and physical decay as a reduction to "the lowest of the low" (asfala sāfilīn) reflects a pre-scientific understanding of cellular senescence, treating standard biological processes as an anatomical failure.
Surah 95:4–5 declares that humanity was created in the highest, most balanced form before being returned to the lowest physical state.
Surah 95:4–5:
We have certainly created man in the best of statures; Then We return him to the lowest of the low.
The philosophical pivot of the Surah makes a sweeping, absolute claim about the biological trajectory of the human species: "We have certainly created man in the best of statures; Then We return him to the lowest of the low."
The Arabic phrase "ahsani taqwim" denotes a perfect symmetry, a flawless physical uprightness, and an optimal blueprint.
Modern evolutionary biology, genetics, and anatomy have firmly established that the human body is not a "perfectly engineered mold" free from structural compromise. The human design contains numerous biological flaws—such as an exposed spinal column prone to chronic lower-back degradation due to bipedalism, an optical blind spot in the retina, and a vestigial appendix that can cause fatal infections. Declaring human biology to be an absolute, optimal physical masterpiece (Ahsani taqwim) that is subsequently "ruined" or returned to the lowest of the low reflects a primitive, non-scientific understanding of anatomy and physical aging.