Pre-Darwinian evolution

Presented as an appendix to the main points at the beginning of the third article.
A. Is there any evidence from this that the Emirs had an understanding similar to the concept of evolution?
on. In general, did Darwin innovate his method from scratch or did these ideas already exist to some extent in generations before him?

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And what indicates that matter is always moving from the incomplete reality to the complete reality, as the merging transcends, is –
That coral is found, which is like a medium between the inanimate and the living,
And there is the sea sponge, which has only the sense of touch, and is like the middle ground between plants and animals,
And there is the monkey , which is like a middle ground between the animal species and the human species,
And in the human species, existence will stand.
Therefore, it is impossible without man, who is the purpose of the lower creations, being more honorable and complete than all of them, since all the previous forms are gathered in him, and they are like the one who is subordinate to him. Therefore, he is greater than all of them and conquers all animals under him and is superior to them.