Islamic Creationist Movement is a religious belief of Muslims that earth, life, and the whole universe are the creation of the supernatural power of Allah Almighty. Various scientific studies along with the followers of different religious groups have different thoughts and points of view regarding the creation of the universe. The American scientific affiliation recognizes that there are diverse opinions among creationists on the technique of creation.

According to an Islamic point of view, the supernatural power of Allah Almighty created the earth and the whole universe in six days. The Quran, like bible and other Islamic religious books, accept the creation of the life, the earth, and even the life on earth in six days. According to the teachings and sources of Islam, Allah Almighty created the soil first, then mountains, lights, animals and then Adam A.S. Adam was created from soil.

The followers of other religions do not believe that God created the earth and the universe in six days. Individuals of European countries just believe in the scientific concept regarding the creation of the earth and universe. Here are some thoughts and opinions of different religious groups regarding the creation of the earth:

• Majority of individuals including the Muslims believes that God created the earth and whole universe in six days.
• In the year 1920 literalist creationism theory arose in the United State of America. This theory believes that evolution can not adequately account for the history, multiplicity and complication of life on the earth.
• Fundamentalists’ creationists of Christians usually believe on the literal reading of the Genesis creation narrative.

The Islamic creationist movement starts from Turkey. There was notable debate among the various intellectual scholars, scientists and fundamentalists regarding the concept of universe creation. In the year 1990, the scientific research foundation in Turkey started a new mission of spreading new version and concept of Islamic scientific creationism in Turkey. The main ideology and concept of this theory was mainly imported from the United State of America. It was not until late in 1998 when many academics, scientists, various other people, and Turkish science institutes such as the Turkish scientific and technical research council and the Turkish academy of science protested against the concept of Islamic scientific creationism theory. After that the Islamic creationist movement arose in Turkey in order to protect the basic believe of Muslims regarding the creation of the universe by Allah Almighty in six days.

The Holy book Quran accepts the divine validity and information presented in the other religious books regarding the concept of creation. It is very clear in Islam how the universe was created by Allah. The Islamic creationist movement has become a threat for various scientific creationism theories and concepts. We expect that the Islamic concept of creationism will continue to enjoy a strong support in the Muslim population.

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You may recall that Britain First, a far-right groupuscule headed by former BNPers Jim Dowson and Paul Golding, organised a unity meeting in Dartford last month to discuss plans for a new anti-Islam street protest movement to replace the declining and fragmenting English Defence League.

The protest movement has now been formally launched. It's called the English National Resistance and describes itself as a "new disciplined organisation that will mobilise patriotic activists against any attack on our English culture, rights and heritage".

As is the way with such things, the English National Resistance presents itself as a far-right unity initiative, claiming to have brought together "a multitude of different existing patriotic groups". So far, however, it would appear to be little more than a Britain First front organisation.

The ENR's first event is scheduled for tomorrow, 2 February, with a planned march through Stanmore to the house of Abu Qatada. Whether it will in fact take place is as yet unclear, as Qatada's lawyers have applied to the High Court for an injunction to prevent the demonstration going ahead.

Given that the protest is likely to attract a derisory number of participants, the BF/ENR leaders are probably hoping that the injunction is granted. That way they can milk the situation for the maximum publicity – High Court sides with Muslim terrorist and deprives decent British patriots of right to free speech, you know the sort of thing – while avoiding the public exposure of the minuscule forces they actually represent.

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The setbacks suffered by the English Defence League – shrinking numbers attending its demonstrations, its leader in prison, its deputy leader arrested for incitement to racial hatred – are seen by others on the far right as an opportunity to build a new organisation under their own control to replace the EDL.

EDL News draws our attention to a far-right unity meeting that took place in Dartford at the weekend, evidently on the initiative of the group Britain First, the aim of which was to "lay plans for a unified, well organised new street protest movement".

Britain First was formed as a breakaway from the British National Party. Its leaders are former BNP councillor Paul Golding and Jim Dowson, who headed the BNP's at one point highly successful fundraising operation.

So far, Britain First's attempts to emulate the EDL have not have been marked by any notable success. Despite all sections of the far right being invited to participate, its protests against "Muslim grooming" and against a Southend mosque attracted very limited support. Dowson, however, has recently been playing a prominent role in the loyalist flag protests in Belfast and no doubt fancies himself as the leader of a new mass movement against Islam in Britain.

One of the participants at the Dartford event was Paul Pitt, the EDL's former South East organiser, who last year was responsible for holding demonstrations against a proposed mosque in Chelmsford. In July he led a few dozen EDL members through the town in a flash protest during which they shouted racist abuse at passers-by and chanted "You burn our poppy, we burn your mosque". Pitt has since broken with the EDL and has launched a new organisation called the South East Alliance, which piously claims to be a "non-political community based street movement".

Also worth noting is the presence at the Dartford meeting of English Democrats party leader Robin Tilbrook. Although the EDP is not itself of fascist origin it has attracted a significant number of former BNP members as a result of the crisis in that party, notably the BNP's one-time elections organiser Eddy Butler. Dowson himself has pursued a twin-track approach of building Britain First while at the same time placing his fundraising abilities at the service of the EDP (presumably in exchange for a large cut of the proceeds).

The EDP is a political party that is committed to pursuing an electoral strategy, which it has done with some limited success. It won the election for mayor of Doncaster in 2009 and did quite well in last year's police commissioner elections, coming second in South Yorkshire with 15.6% of the vote. It is difficult to believe that Tilbrook is so stupid as to imagine that association with a revamped anti-Muslim street movement with its full complement of racists, fascists and thugs would boost his party's appeal to voters. Even if he is, it is likely that many members of the EDP will disagree.

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Some 15,000 Muslims are expected at this weekend's 37th annual convention of the Islamic Circle of North America in Hartford, where the theme of "Defending Religious Freedom: Understanding Shariah" reflects the worry that anti-Muslim activists are fanning fear of Islamic law to marginalize U.S. Muslims.

The May 26-28 gathering, which is also sponsored by the Muslim American Society, is the second-largest Muslim convention in the U.S., behind only the annual convention of the Islamic Society of North America, which draws between 30,000 and 40,000 people.

Earlier this month, the Kansas House and Senate joined Arizona, Oklahoma, Missouri, South Dakota, and Tennessee in approving legislation to prohibit state judges from considering foreign laws, including Shariah, in their decisions. Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, a Republican, has not yet signed the bill.

"It's a deep-down hatred of Muslims that motivates" the anti-Shariah movement, said Naeem Baig, ICNA's vice president of public affairs. "They don't want to see Muslims in America."

Many of the convention programs focus on educating Muslims about Shariah, such as myths about Shariah used to demonize Muslims, as well as its role in their day-to-day lives.

"Muslims need to be educated about Shariah. There's a need for the community to better understand what Shariah means to us, and how to apply Shariah in a society where most people are not of the same faith," Baig said.

The convention is open to non-Muslims. About 100 or 150 non-Muslims have come in recent years.

Some of the best-known Muslims in America will be speaking, including Rep. Andre Carson, a Democratic Muslim from Indiana; Islamic Society of North America President Imam Mohamed Magid; and Imam Siraj Wahaj of Brooklyn, who in 1991 became the first Muslim to give an Islamic invocation to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Religion News Service, 23 May 2012

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