[DanaC]

Originally Posted by farhad

"So when they exceeded the bounds of that which they were prohibited We said to them: be apes and they were" (7:166)

: Say: "Shall I point out to you something much worse than this, (as judged) by the treatment it received from Allah? Those who incurred the curse of Allah and His wrath, those of whom He transformed into apes and swine, those who worshipped Evil;― these are (many times) worse in rank and far more astray from the even Path!(5:60)

Do you still consider humans as apes?

Never understood this notion, really. Apes are super intelligent animals and very beautiful creatures. Setting aside the fact that I don't believe in a creator and do believe we evolved from a common ancestor, why turn evil sinners into apes?