HERE IS OUR BODY!
Our bodies are perfect organisms that
allow us to live on earth in comfort, to run and play, to
read and write and, in short, they let us perform each and
every task. These organisms are so wonderful that one cannot
make anything that resembles them even with the most advanced
technology.
Did you know that your body
is made up of fats, proteins, water, carbonhydrates
and minerals?
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How much do you know about this body of
yours, which works non-stop and repairs itself when it runs
down?
OUR
WINDOWS ON THE WORLD: EYES
Each organ in our bodies is very important
to us. Our lives would change if even only one of them were
missing. For example, our eyes… Did you ever think what you
would have done if you didn't have your eyes? You wouldn't
be able to know what your parents, brothers or sisters, or
friends look like. You wouldn't be able to see all the beautiful
things. You wouldn't be able to play most of the games you
now do. You wouldn't be able to read this book or see the
colourful pictures in it. You wouldn't be able to imagine
what a rabbit or a dog looks like, because you would never
have seen one. You wouldn't be able to watch cartoons on TV.
You wouldn't be able to perform your tasks with ease. You
might not even be able to find your way around home. You wouldn't
be able to see any colours or shapes, nor would you know what
light is or be able to notice any of these things. The list
is endless.
Allah
created all humans with eyes with which they can see. Allah
has given humans this very important asset.
Our eyes serve very important functions.
They perform critical processes of which we are completely
unaware, and only after which we can see around.
Let
us briefly examine how we see:
Every object in the world reflects and
emits light on to its surroundings. For instance, while you
are looking at this book, the light reflected and emitted
from this book is going to the back of your eye through your
pupil.
This light, after going through a series
of processes at the back of your eye, turns into an electrical
signal. This electrical signal goes to your brain. At the
back of your brain is the centre of vision that makes it possible
for you to see. The centre of vision is a small area. This
is the tiny area where the electrical signals form the image
of the book and that is when you see this book.
Even
trying to explain these processes as briefly as possible takes
such a long time, whereas the process is instantaneous. These
processes happen so fast that when you look at the book, at
that instant you are able to see it.
Isn't it such a perfect system? If you
remember, we had mentioned evolutionists earlier in the book.
We also mentioned that these people believe that earth, the
universe, the stars and all living things are a result of
chance. Those who say this say the same about our eyes. They
say, "The eyes occurred by themselves and through coincidence."
Can such a complex and wonderful system form by itself? Let
us give an example to clarify how ridiculous this opinion
is:
Engineers
have manufactured the photographic and video cameras by copying
the human eye. However, none of this equipment gives as clear
a view as your eyes do. Now lift your head from the book and
look around you. Isn't your vision clear? There is no blur,
snowy dots or missing lines in your vision. Now look at your
television set. Quite often, you see snowy dots or skipped
lines in the image. Even when these don't happen and even
with all the new technology, televisions still do not produce
the perfect images that your eyes do.
Now, let's think for a moment.
This means that our eyes are a lot more advanced and are of
better quality than any video or photographic camera or television.
What would you do if someone came up to you and said something
like the following?
"There was a storm that caused some electrical
cables, screws, hammers, screwdrivers to fly out the door
and windows, to fly out of the house, and then all of them
got together in the backyard. Then there was some rain and
thunder and these things were mixed with the soil. Some time
passed and I saw a television set emerge. I picked it up and
brought it home."
You would probably think that that person
is either insane or lying, because as we all know, television
sets are made in huge factories where there are hundreds of
engineers, designers and specialised personnel. It is impossible
for a television set to form on its own.
Could it be that our eyes, which are of
much better quality than television, have occurred by themselves?
Of course not! Just as a television doesn't come about on
its own, but someone does manufacture it, our eyes are also
not a result of coincidence. Allah is the One Who created
our eyes in such a way that they see in three-dimensions and
with coloured images so clearly. This is why we have to thank
Allah for everything beautiful that we are able to see.
OUR EARS THAT HEAR WITHOUT
ANY CRACKLE
Allah
has created our ears perfectly just like our eyes. Imagine
a stereo, for instance. Even if you turn on the best of stereos,
you hear some crackling and hissing sounds. Radio channels
often become mixed up. Right now, don't talk but just listen!
Do you hear any hissing? Your ears never produce any. You
hear the sounds marvellously clearly. Well don't you think
that your ears could also have produced crackling just like
stereos? Allah has created our ears perfectly and we are able
to hear the sounds around us without experiencing any distortion.
Allah has created our ears in such a way
that we are unable to hear certain sounds that would disturb
us. The blood in our body, for instance, flows very fast and
it makes a lot of noise during its circulation. However, our
ears do not hear the noise that it makes. Our planet also
produces quite a strong noise while it spins. Nevertheless,
Allah has created our ears so ideally that we don't hear this
noise. Allah is very caring towards us. This is the reason
why, throughout our lives, He doesn't let us hear noises that
will disturb us.
This is why we have to thank Allah for
His benevolence. Allah has stated the following in a verse
in the Qur'an:
"Allah brought you out of your mothers'
wombs knowing nothing at all, and gave you hearing, sight
and hearts so that perhaps you would show thanks." (Surat
an-Nahl, 78)
OUR HEART THAT NEVER TIRES
For
us, our heart is an essential organ. It beats about seventy-two
times per minute and about forty million times per year. To
understand what a tiring activity this is, just make a fist
with your hand and then relax it, and continue making a fist
and relaxing it. How many minutes do you think you will be
able to keep this up?
Your
heart, which is about the size of your fist, continues this
action throughout your life without becoming tired or even
stopping once. Our hearts don't stop even while we are asleep.
If we become excited, our heart beats faster, and it beats
slower while we rest. Our heart makes all these adjustments
automatically while we are totally unaware.
Every
time our heart beats, it pumps blood around our bodies. What
we need to survive is in this blood. Every one of our cells
receives the necessary oxygen and food they need from the
blood. Our heart pumps about 43,000 litres (approx. 11,000
gallons) of blood per day. Do you know just how much blood
this means? This is about enough to fill 150 bathtubs. Wouldn't
you become tired if you tried to empty a single bathtub full
of water with just a cup? Now imagine having to empty 150
bathtubs of water with just a single cup. Probably you wouldn't
have been able to accomplish such a difficult task. However,
our heart does such a task and has done so since the day we
were born and will continue to do so until the day we die.
Moreover, it never takes a break. You, for example, would
take a break while doing a difficult chore. You would probably
need to lie down, or take a rest, but our hearts don't become
tired, because they are essential for our survival. It is
small but its task is enormous. This is why Allah has created
it in such a way that it never tires.
It
is unimaginable for a country to be without a network
of roads, railways or seaways. A unique network in your
body allows it to function faultlessly. These are the
blood vessels of our circulatory system. Inside these
vessels, the blood flows that the heart continuously
pumps. The blood carries countless materials from one
part of the body to another. It distributes food continuously
to each part of the body and collects waste materials.
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DO
YOU KNOW THAT THERE IS AN ARMY IN THE BODY THAT PROTECTS US
AGAINST GERMS?
The places where we sit, the air we breathe,
the things we hold are full of germs and viruses, but we are
unable to see them. Germs and viruses are small organisms
that cause diseases in human beings. We cannot see them with
our eyes but they can cause us to become sick and to lose
strength.
There are other organisms we are unable
to see. These make up the army that lives inside us and protects
us against our germ and virus enemies. This army is called
the "Immune System".
Our immune system exists within our blood.
The cells that make up our immune system are called the white
blood cells.
When an enemy enters our
body, our blood works just like a laboratory. It immediately
produces very special substances to fight the enemy and reproduces
more cells matching the enemy's strength. A ferocious battle
begins. Sometimes the army in our body wins the battle without
us feeling it and the germs and viruses die.
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The importance and benefits of vaccination:Dangerous
germs are given to the body after being made ineffective.
In this way, the immune cells recognise them and take
measures to protect you against them
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When
the virus enters the body, the immune cell that acts
as a guard notices it.
The guard cells
calls the other immune cells by warning them. Meanwhile,
the necessary weapons are being produced.
Meanwhile, the
viruses enter the body cells in order to multiply.
The immune cells kill these body cells and in so doing
they destroy the viruses. Result: Our body wins the
battle.
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Sometimes
we do feel this battle. You say how? When we have a fever!
Of course, you must have had a fever at least a couple of
times by now. That
was when your enemy was fighting the army inside your body.
During the battle, your body uses up all its energy and needs
some more. If you go out to run, while your body is engaged
in a battle, you would be using up all the energy that your
body needs to fight. In this case, your army would lose the
battle and you would fall sick. However, when you get a fever,
you naturally lie down to rest, and your army uses all your
available energy. In doing so, the army could be victorious.
When our temperature rises, our body gives us the message
"rest!"
Do you know what would have happened,
if we did not have an immune system? Shortly after we were
born, the first germ that entered our body would have killed
us. Because Allah is very merciful and caring towards all
humans, He has created each human being with an immune system.
As we have realised from the beginning of this book, we owe
Allah each minute of our lives for our being able to see beautiful
things and being able to eat delicious food. That is why we
have to think about Allah in everything we see and say "O
Allah, I am grateful to You for giving me all these blessings".
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