1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:29,980 We'll be right back. 2 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:59,980 We'll be right back. 3 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:29,980 We'll be right back. 4 00:01:29,980 --> 00:01:31,980 We'll be right back. 5 00:01:31,980 --> 00:02:01,980 6 00:02:01,980 --> 00:02:31,980 7 00:02:31,980 --> 00:03:01,980 8 00:03:01,980 --> 00:03:03,980 We'll be right back. 9 00:03:03,980 --> 00:03:07,980 We'll be right back. 10 00:03:07,980 --> 00:03:14,140 The Qur'an refers to two important features that lead to these signs being deepened and understood. 11 00:03:17,820 --> 00:03:20,560 Thinking deeply and possessing knowledge. 12 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:31,680 In many of his verses, God wills us to think about the things he has created and thus to learn from and be advised by them. 13 00:03:31,680 --> 00:03:44,520 In the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of the night and day, 14 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:51,360 and the ships that sail the seas to people's benefit, and the water that God sends down from the sky, 15 00:03:51,760 --> 00:03:58,000 by which he brings earth to light when it was dead, and scatters about in it creatures of every kind, 16 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:04,740 and the varying direction of the winds and the clouds subservient between heaven and earth. 17 00:04:04,740 --> 00:04:08,080 There are signs for people who use their intellect. 18 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:23,740 All living and non-living things have been created in a way that is designed to encourage us to ponder his superior power of creation, art, and knowledge. 19 00:04:23,740 --> 00:04:38,420 Ignoring and failing to give these matters their due importance means turning one's back upon his verses, 20 00:04:39,060 --> 00:04:41,280 something that all believers must avoid. 21 00:04:44,860 --> 00:04:50,240 It is of great importance to constantly reflect on the proofs of God's creation 22 00:04:50,240 --> 00:04:54,020 in order to acquire a greater depth of contemplation. 23 00:04:56,340 --> 00:05:03,380 Verses refer to believers reflecting long and hard on the creation, for instance, of the earth and sky. 24 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:10,960 In the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of night and day, 25 00:05:11,420 --> 00:05:13,860 there are signs for people with intelligence. 26 00:05:14,780 --> 00:05:19,620 Those who remember God, standing, sitting, and lying on their sides, 27 00:05:19,620 --> 00:05:22,840 and reflect on the creation of the heavens and earth. 28 00:05:23,580 --> 00:05:26,780 Our Lord, you have not created this for nothing. 29 00:05:27,660 --> 00:05:28,960 Glory be to you. 30 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,640 So safeguard us from the punishment of the fire. 31 00:05:34,300 --> 00:05:39,980 God has revealed that the signs leading to faith have a great significance for thinking people. 32 00:05:39,980 --> 00:05:46,560 However, the thinking referred to here does not consist of such cliched reactions as 33 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:52,000 how splendidly God has created these, or what a magnificent animal. 34 00:05:52,360 --> 00:05:57,200 We must think long and hard as well as deeply, in a wide-ranging manner, 35 00:05:57,680 --> 00:06:03,360 about what God has created, so that we can identify the wisdom and detail in that creation, 36 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:08,660 and thus bear witness to his infinite knowledge, might, and artistry. 37 00:06:08,660 --> 00:06:32,620 It is he who sends down water from the sky. 38 00:06:32,620 --> 00:06:38,780 From it you drink, and from it come the shrubs among which you graze your herds. 39 00:06:39,740 --> 00:06:43,180 And by it he makes crops grow for you, 40 00:06:43,860 --> 00:06:47,860 and olives, and dates, and grapes, and fruit of every kind. 41 00:06:48,140 --> 00:06:51,820 There is certainly a sign in that for people who reflect. 42 00:06:51,820 --> 00:07:01,320 Water is a blessing that covers much of the earth. 43 00:07:02,240 --> 00:07:04,820 It can almost always be found with ease. 44 00:07:07,520 --> 00:07:14,440 The great majority of people have perhaps never even thought once about the water they drink every day. 45 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:23,060 They regard water, and how it meets our needs, as something that does not require any consideration. 46 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:25,500 The fact is, however, 47 00:07:26,500 --> 00:07:36,840 that the physical and chemical properties of water could have been very different, had God so willed. 48 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:46,920 In addition, the atmosphere's structure, or temperature, could have been different. 49 00:07:49,720 --> 00:07:55,640 If that were the case, there would be no clouds, and thus no sources of fresh water on earth. 50 00:07:55,640 --> 00:08:12,920 All we would have is the salty water of the oceans, in which case humanity would not have survived, 51 00:08:13,260 --> 00:08:18,980 or would have done so only in a state of great difficulty due to a constant water crisis. 52 00:08:18,980 --> 00:08:30,980 Without fresh water, there would have been no agriculture, 53 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:36,360 and the world would have become a vast desert, whose only product would be famine. 54 00:08:39,180 --> 00:08:43,460 Yet God gave us fresh water just about everywhere in the world. 55 00:08:48,980 --> 00:08:51,240 For this, we must thank Him. 56 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:03,460 But to genuinely feel and express that gratitude, 57 00:09:04,100 --> 00:09:07,220 first of all, we must realize that water is a blessing. 58 00:09:08,260 --> 00:09:10,940 This, in turn, depends on thinking. 59 00:09:10,940 --> 00:09:20,140 People are so familiar with the existence of water, 60 00:09:20,620 --> 00:09:24,860 that they perhaps never think about the way a large part of the earth is covered in it. 61 00:09:29,260 --> 00:09:34,460 Yet the fact that among all the known heavenly bodies, only the earth possesses water, 62 00:09:34,460 --> 00:09:37,940 and especially the fact that this water is drinkable, 63 00:09:38,380 --> 00:09:40,920 is a matter of the very greatest importance. 64 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:58,040 An example of water applies to all natural entity, living thing, and phenomena around us, 65 00:09:58,160 --> 00:10:00,080 each of which is a blessing from God. 66 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:03,320 Yet in order to comprehend this, we need to ask, 67 00:10:03,740 --> 00:10:05,900 what would have happened had things been different, 68 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:08,040 and make the necessary comparison? 69 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:14,380 And along with this, we must understand that God has created the most delicate balances in all things. 70 00:10:23,380 --> 00:10:28,580 One of the methods to be used when thinking about the proofs God places before us 71 00:10:28,580 --> 00:10:32,740 is to examine and compare entities and phenomena around us. 72 00:10:32,740 --> 00:10:38,380 For example, when you cut yourself, or when an old wound opens up again, 73 00:10:38,560 --> 00:10:41,000 you know that the bleeding will eventually stop. 74 00:10:42,000 --> 00:10:46,460 A clot will form and solidify over the cut, and the wound will heal. 75 00:10:47,820 --> 00:10:50,400 This might appear to be an unremarkable process, 76 00:10:51,180 --> 00:10:53,420 but if you consider it in a little more depth, 77 00:10:53,880 --> 00:10:58,600 you will realize that the clotting process is far more extraordinary than you had imagined. 78 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:04,800 Once bleeding has started, 79 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:07,340 clotting needs to happen straight away 80 00:11:07,340 --> 00:11:11,280 in order to prevent the living tissue dying from loss of blood. 81 00:11:14,780 --> 00:11:16,200 In addition to this, 82 00:11:16,520 --> 00:11:20,220 the clot needs to extend along the entire length of the wound, 83 00:11:20,600 --> 00:11:22,500 and, most importantly of all, 84 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:25,140 not to exceed the bounds of the cut. 85 00:11:25,140 --> 00:11:30,540 Otherwise, all the creature's blood will coagulate and kill it. 86 00:11:33,220 --> 00:11:37,340 Therefore, blood clotting must be kept under strict control, 87 00:11:37,860 --> 00:11:40,440 and the clot must form in exactly the right place, 88 00:11:40,820 --> 00:11:42,580 and at exactly the right time. 89 00:11:43,740 --> 00:11:46,640 What would happen if there were the slightest impairment 90 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:49,040 in this perfectly functioning system? 91 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:55,160 What would happen if blood clotting happened even in the absence of any wound? 92 00:11:57,400 --> 00:12:02,220 Or if the clot forming around the wound were easily detached from it? 93 00:12:02,220 --> 00:12:09,000 There is only one answer to these questions. 94 00:12:12,380 --> 00:12:13,740 In that event, 95 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,620 the blood vessels leading to such vital organs 96 00:12:16,620 --> 00:12:20,120 as the heart, lung, or brain would become blocked, 97 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,960 and death would be the inevitable result. 98 00:12:22,960 --> 00:12:26,300 However, 99 00:12:27,040 --> 00:12:29,480 apart from serious cases of ill health, 100 00:12:30,120 --> 00:12:31,540 these events are occurrences 101 00:12:31,540 --> 00:12:33,120 that are quite rare, 102 00:12:33,700 --> 00:12:36,840 and almost everyone is able to enjoy a healthy life. 103 00:12:40,440 --> 00:12:42,940 We must therefore conclude from this 104 00:12:42,940 --> 00:12:45,880 that the human body has been flawlessly created. 105 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:50,360 This system, 106 00:12:50,560 --> 00:12:54,660 every detail of which is the product of a separate plan and calculation, 107 00:12:55,560 --> 00:12:57,520 reveals the perfection of creation. 108 00:13:00,640 --> 00:13:01,280 God, 109 00:13:01,440 --> 00:13:03,940 who created us and brought us into this world, 110 00:13:04,500 --> 00:13:07,100 has created our bodies with a perfect system 111 00:13:07,100 --> 00:13:09,280 that protects us from wounds, 112 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:10,740 both great and small. 113 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:31,100 Let us now continue with another example requiring thought and comparison. 114 00:13:34,300 --> 00:13:36,400 Just about everybody knows 115 00:13:36,400 --> 00:13:40,240 that flies beat their wings faster than the eye can see. 116 00:13:42,520 --> 00:13:44,680 Some small species of fly 117 00:13:44,680 --> 00:13:46,460 are able to beat their wings 118 00:13:46,460 --> 00:13:48,480 1,000 times a second. 119 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,800 Where does the fly obtain the energy necessary 120 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:55,860 for such awe-inspiring motion, 121 00:13:56,500 --> 00:13:58,560 and how does it cope with the heat 122 00:13:58,560 --> 00:14:00,560 that such motion gives rise to? 123 00:14:02,260 --> 00:14:03,760 In order to comprehend 124 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:05,980 the extraordinary nature of this, 125 00:14:06,580 --> 00:14:08,640 please open your arms out wide 126 00:14:08,640 --> 00:14:11,000 and try raising and lowering them 127 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:12,620 a few times in one second. 128 00:14:12,620 --> 00:14:14,400 You will see 129 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:15,600 that you will be unable 130 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:16,860 to perform this action 131 00:14:16,860 --> 00:14:18,460 after a short length of time. 132 00:14:20,700 --> 00:14:22,060 Now try and imagine 133 00:14:22,060 --> 00:14:23,360 the pain you would feel 134 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:25,400 if you raised and lowered your arms 135 00:14:25,400 --> 00:14:27,240 1,000 times. 136 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:33,560 This will better enable us 137 00:14:33,560 --> 00:14:34,360 to understand 138 00:14:34,360 --> 00:14:35,520 the miraculous nature 139 00:14:35,520 --> 00:14:36,280 of the motion 140 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:37,640 that the fly performs 141 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:38,660 throughout its life. 142 00:14:38,660 --> 00:14:45,380 This small example is sufficient to show 143 00:14:45,380 --> 00:14:47,820 that there is an extraordinary creation 144 00:14:47,820 --> 00:14:49,260 in all living things. 145 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:54,040 Even a single fly is a miracle, 146 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:55,980 revealing the flawlessness 147 00:14:55,980 --> 00:14:57,240 of God's creation. 148 00:14:58,260 --> 00:14:58,840 In the Quran, 149 00:14:59,400 --> 00:15:00,620 God calls upon us 150 00:15:00,620 --> 00:15:02,060 to reflect on this fact. 151 00:15:02,060 --> 00:15:10,220 Oh, humanity, 152 00:15:10,620 --> 00:15:12,260 an example has been made, 153 00:15:12,700 --> 00:15:14,460 so listen to it carefully. 154 00:15:15,040 --> 00:15:16,880 Those whom you call upon 155 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:18,300 besides God 156 00:15:18,300 --> 00:15:20,020 are not even able 157 00:15:20,020 --> 00:15:21,780 to create a single fly, 158 00:15:22,180 --> 00:15:24,280 even if they were to join together 159 00:15:24,280 --> 00:15:24,900 to do it. 160 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:27,940 And if a fly steals something 161 00:15:27,940 --> 00:15:28,620 from them, 162 00:15:29,260 --> 00:15:30,680 they cannot get it back. 163 00:15:31,100 --> 00:15:32,720 How feeble are both 164 00:15:32,720 --> 00:15:34,480 the seeker and the sought. 165 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:51,420 Another astonishing example 166 00:15:51,420 --> 00:15:52,380 in comparison 167 00:15:52,380 --> 00:15:53,880 with modern-day technology 168 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:56,100 is the water-carrying system 169 00:15:56,100 --> 00:15:56,860 in trees. 170 00:15:58,580 --> 00:16:00,080 Most people are unaware 171 00:16:00,080 --> 00:16:01,880 that a motor is necessary 172 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:03,220 to raise water up 173 00:16:03,220 --> 00:16:04,280 to higher levels. 174 00:16:06,020 --> 00:16:07,100 Pressure tanks, 175 00:16:07,240 --> 00:16:07,820 for example, 176 00:16:08,100 --> 00:16:09,960 are used to raise water 177 00:16:09,960 --> 00:16:11,020 to the upper stories 178 00:16:11,020 --> 00:16:12,100 of city buildings. 179 00:16:16,100 --> 00:16:17,900 Trees also have to raise 180 00:16:17,900 --> 00:16:19,160 the water they obtain 181 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:19,920 from the soil 182 00:16:19,920 --> 00:16:21,460 up to their highest levels. 183 00:16:26,100 --> 00:16:33,000 So how is it 184 00:16:33,000 --> 00:16:34,620 that water can be raised 185 00:16:34,620 --> 00:16:36,540 as much as 120 meters 186 00:16:36,540 --> 00:16:37,640 in some trees, 187 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:39,040 as is the case 188 00:16:39,040 --> 00:16:40,580 with giant sequoias? 189 00:16:52,580 --> 00:16:53,540 Scientists proposed 190 00:16:53,540 --> 00:16:54,420 various theories 191 00:16:54,420 --> 00:16:55,740 as to how this process 192 00:16:55,740 --> 00:16:56,500 takes place. 193 00:16:59,440 --> 00:17:00,720 The mechanisms 194 00:17:00,720 --> 00:17:02,280 proposed by those theories 195 00:17:02,280 --> 00:17:03,560 that could be proven 196 00:17:03,560 --> 00:17:04,380 by experiments 197 00:17:04,380 --> 00:17:06,100 are to a large extent 198 00:17:06,100 --> 00:17:07,180 regarded as valid. 199 00:17:08,580 --> 00:17:10,300 The conclusion drawn 200 00:17:10,300 --> 00:17:11,200 by scientists 201 00:17:11,200 --> 00:17:12,040 as a result 202 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:13,360 of all this endeavor 203 00:17:13,360 --> 00:17:15,060 is the flawless nature 204 00:17:15,060 --> 00:17:16,300 of the pressure tank 205 00:17:16,300 --> 00:17:17,580 system in trees. 206 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:19,760 This incomparable 207 00:17:19,760 --> 00:17:21,060 water-pumping system 208 00:17:21,060 --> 00:17:22,020 in tree trunks 209 00:17:22,020 --> 00:17:23,900 is just one of the proofs 210 00:17:23,900 --> 00:17:24,880 revealing to us 211 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:25,840 the omniscience 212 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:26,860 of its creator. 213 00:17:29,660 --> 00:17:30,980 It is God 214 00:17:30,980 --> 00:17:31,920 who has created 215 00:17:31,920 --> 00:17:33,340 this water-carrying system 216 00:17:33,340 --> 00:17:34,040 in trees, 217 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:36,280 as he has everything else 218 00:17:36,280 --> 00:17:37,020 in the universe. 219 00:17:37,020 --> 00:17:53,000 birds expend large amounts 220 00:17:53,000 --> 00:17:54,760 of energy in order to fly. 221 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:58,740 They therefore require much more fuel 222 00:17:58,740 --> 00:18:01,080 and large quantities of oxygen 223 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:02,760 with which to burn that fuel 224 00:18:02,760 --> 00:18:06,080 than all land or sea-dwelling creatures. 225 00:18:10,620 --> 00:18:14,360 Some migratory birds fly at very high altitudes. 226 00:18:20,840 --> 00:18:22,220 Geese, for example, 227 00:18:22,220 --> 00:18:24,460 can fly at 8,000 meters, 228 00:18:24,460 --> 00:18:28,140 bearing in mind the fact that even at 5,000 meters, 229 00:18:28,140 --> 00:18:31,360 the atmosphere is 63% more dense 230 00:18:31,360 --> 00:18:32,560 than that of sea level, 231 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:34,440 one can better comprehend 232 00:18:34,440 --> 00:18:35,960 the extraordinary nature 233 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:38,360 of the altitudes achieved by geese. 234 00:18:41,360 --> 00:18:43,680 That is because a bird flying 235 00:18:43,680 --> 00:18:45,700 in such a rarefied atmosphere 236 00:18:45,700 --> 00:18:48,600 has to beat its wings very fast 237 00:18:48,600 --> 00:18:51,760 and consume considerable quantities of oxygen. 238 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:58,560 Yet there is much less oxygen there 239 00:18:58,560 --> 00:18:59,640 than at sea level. 240 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:01,440 So how is it 241 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,480 that the birds are able to fly 242 00:19:03,480 --> 00:19:05,240 under such difficult conditions? 243 00:19:15,500 --> 00:19:17,520 Birds' lungs have been created 244 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:20,280 so as to make the most effective use of oxygen. 245 00:19:21,760 --> 00:19:23,480 The lungs, 246 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:26,000 which function in a very different way 247 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:27,100 to those of mammals, 248 00:19:27,820 --> 00:19:29,360 allow birds to obtain 249 00:19:29,360 --> 00:19:32,180 more than normal levels of energy from the air. 250 00:19:32,940 --> 00:19:35,660 This matchless structure of the avian lung 251 00:19:35,660 --> 00:19:37,460 demonstrates the existence 252 00:19:37,460 --> 00:19:39,280 of a most perfect creation 253 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:41,500 intended to meet the need 254 00:19:41,500 --> 00:19:43,040 for high levels of oxygen 255 00:19:43,040 --> 00:19:44,400 essential for flight. 256 00:19:46,620 --> 00:19:49,340 It is clear that the avian lung 257 00:19:49,340 --> 00:19:51,240 is just one of the proofs 258 00:19:51,240 --> 00:19:53,700 that God has created living things. 259 00:20:02,300 --> 00:20:04,580 The second feature required 260 00:20:04,580 --> 00:20:06,720 in acquiring a deeper appreciation 261 00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:08,800 and understanding of the signs 262 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:09,840 leading to faith 263 00:20:09,840 --> 00:20:11,520 is possessing knowledge. 264 00:20:12,380 --> 00:20:13,960 But in order to see a subject 265 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:15,760 as a sign leading to faith, 266 00:20:15,760 --> 00:20:17,980 there is no need to know 267 00:20:17,980 --> 00:20:19,720 its most striking aspects 268 00:20:19,720 --> 00:20:23,260 or to have wide and detailed information about it. 269 00:20:23,620 --> 00:20:24,540 Rational people, 270 00:20:24,680 --> 00:20:26,260 looking around themselves, 271 00:20:26,980 --> 00:20:28,200 immediately realize 272 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:29,820 the extraordinary nature 273 00:20:29,820 --> 00:20:30,940 of what they see 274 00:20:30,940 --> 00:20:33,080 and that everything has a creator. 275 00:20:34,300 --> 00:20:35,620 When they see an insect, 276 00:20:36,040 --> 00:20:37,260 such as a dragonfly, 277 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:39,200 they know that it has a creator. 278 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,220 the mere existence of a living thing 279 00:20:42,220 --> 00:20:44,020 is enough to understand 280 00:20:44,020 --> 00:20:46,800 that it is a sign of God's creation. 281 00:20:47,320 --> 00:20:49,260 Thinking about the detailed information 282 00:20:49,260 --> 00:20:51,460 one can gather about that creature 283 00:20:51,460 --> 00:20:54,620 is a means whereby faith and enthusiasm 284 00:20:54,620 --> 00:20:56,060 can be increased. 285 00:20:56,060 --> 00:21:02,000 In the present day, 286 00:21:02,540 --> 00:21:04,500 thanks to such branches of science 287 00:21:04,500 --> 00:21:06,880 as medicine, biology, and astronomy, 288 00:21:07,220 --> 00:21:08,700 the miracles and beauties 289 00:21:08,700 --> 00:21:09,760 of God's creation 290 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:11,680 can be perceived more clearly 291 00:21:11,680 --> 00:21:13,020 and in greater detail. 292 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:15,420 People who learn these facts 293 00:21:15,420 --> 00:21:18,100 and evaluate the wisdom and beauty 294 00:21:18,100 --> 00:21:19,500 created by God 295 00:21:19,500 --> 00:21:21,800 become greatly more in awe 296 00:21:21,800 --> 00:21:23,380 of His infinite might. 297 00:21:26,100 --> 00:21:27,840 Both a small child 298 00:21:27,840 --> 00:21:29,340 with very limited information 299 00:21:29,340 --> 00:21:31,940 and a superbly educated professor 300 00:21:31,940 --> 00:21:34,160 who has spent years studying 301 00:21:34,160 --> 00:21:36,700 can both see and witness God's signs 302 00:21:36,700 --> 00:21:38,100 when they approach the matter 303 00:21:38,100 --> 00:21:38,960 with sincerity 304 00:21:38,960 --> 00:21:40,800 and an unbiased view. 305 00:21:41,140 --> 00:21:41,480 However, 306 00:21:41,820 --> 00:21:42,940 in order for people 307 00:21:42,940 --> 00:21:43,860 to think deeply 308 00:21:43,860 --> 00:21:45,160 about those entities 309 00:21:45,160 --> 00:21:46,700 that they cannot see, 310 00:21:47,020 --> 00:21:49,260 they require wide-ranging information. 311 00:21:49,500 --> 00:21:51,420 With regard to what they can see, 312 00:21:51,760 --> 00:21:53,160 they need to learn about them 313 00:21:53,160 --> 00:21:54,160 in order to deepen 314 00:21:54,160 --> 00:21:55,220 their consideration. 315 00:21:55,540 --> 00:21:55,900 Otherwise, 316 00:21:56,340 --> 00:21:57,020 their consideration 317 00:21:57,020 --> 00:21:59,200 will remain with fixed bounds 318 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:00,600 and may at times 319 00:22:00,600 --> 00:22:01,640 be superficial. 320 00:22:02,140 --> 00:22:02,540 Otherwise, 321 00:22:03,000 --> 00:22:03,720 their consideration 322 00:22:03,720 --> 00:22:05,960 will remain within fixed bounds 323 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:07,520 and may at times 324 00:22:07,520 --> 00:22:08,420 be superficial. 325 00:22:08,860 --> 00:22:09,500 For example, 326 00:22:09,900 --> 00:22:11,220 those who have no knowledge 327 00:22:11,220 --> 00:22:13,000 of the systems in space 328 00:22:13,000 --> 00:22:13,960 but who nevertheless 329 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:15,540 look up at the sky 330 00:22:15,540 --> 00:22:16,900 and ponder them 331 00:22:16,900 --> 00:22:19,000 will inevitably have different thoughts 332 00:22:19,000 --> 00:22:19,660 than those 333 00:22:19,660 --> 00:22:20,820 who have a deep knowledge 334 00:22:20,820 --> 00:22:21,600 of astronomy. 335 00:22:22,140 --> 00:22:22,560 Similarly, 336 00:22:22,960 --> 00:22:24,540 the way in which someone 337 00:22:24,540 --> 00:22:25,760 with a broad knowledge 338 00:22:25,760 --> 00:22:27,680 of the human body's physiology 339 00:22:27,680 --> 00:22:28,620 and anatomy 340 00:22:28,620 --> 00:22:30,800 comprehends the fine detail, 341 00:22:31,340 --> 00:22:31,740 miracles, 342 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:33,000 and marvels 343 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:34,860 apparent in humanity's creation 344 00:22:34,860 --> 00:22:36,580 will be deeper and broader 345 00:22:36,580 --> 00:22:37,880 than that of someone 346 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:38,880 with no knowledge 347 00:22:38,880 --> 00:22:39,520 of the subject. 348 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:40,240 Indeed, 349 00:22:40,580 --> 00:22:42,100 God informs us 350 00:22:42,100 --> 00:22:43,460 that from the point of view 351 00:22:43,460 --> 00:22:44,080 of reasoning 352 00:22:44,080 --> 00:22:45,080 and comprehension, 353 00:22:45,080 --> 00:22:46,760 those with knowledge 354 00:22:46,760 --> 00:22:47,620 are superior 355 00:22:47,620 --> 00:22:49,620 to those who have no knowledge. 356 00:22:56,060 --> 00:22:57,880 Such metaphors, 357 00:22:58,200 --> 00:23:00,040 we devise them 358 00:23:00,040 --> 00:23:00,920 for humanity 359 00:23:00,920 --> 00:23:03,600 but only those with knowledge 360 00:23:03,600 --> 00:23:05,100 understand them. 361 00:23:08,380 --> 00:23:10,080 Among his signs 362 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:11,480 is the creation 363 00:23:11,480 --> 00:23:12,540 of the heavens 364 00:23:12,540 --> 00:23:13,360 and earth 365 00:23:13,360 --> 00:23:14,400 and the variety 366 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:15,380 of your languages 367 00:23:15,380 --> 00:23:16,160 and colors. 368 00:23:16,880 --> 00:23:18,700 There are certainly signs 369 00:23:18,700 --> 00:23:19,280 in that 370 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:20,340 for those who know. 371 00:23:20,340 --> 00:23:26,800 What about the one 372 00:23:26,800 --> 00:23:28,260 who spends the night hours 373 00:23:28,260 --> 00:23:28,960 in prayer, 374 00:23:29,620 --> 00:23:30,240 prostrating 375 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:31,620 and standing up, 376 00:23:33,060 --> 00:23:34,800 mindful of the hereafter, 377 00:23:35,240 --> 00:23:36,560 hoping for the mercy 378 00:23:36,560 --> 00:23:37,420 of his Lord? 379 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:39,280 Say, 380 00:23:39,540 --> 00:23:40,940 are they the same, 381 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:42,460 those who know 382 00:23:42,460 --> 00:23:44,560 and those who do not know? 383 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:46,180 It is only people 384 00:23:46,180 --> 00:23:46,980 of intelligence 385 00:23:46,980 --> 00:23:48,620 who pay heed. 386 00:23:50,340 --> 00:23:52,340 to the truth. 387 00:24:03,560 --> 00:24:03,960 However, 388 00:24:04,300 --> 00:24:05,260 we need to recall 389 00:24:05,260 --> 00:24:06,480 that information 390 00:24:06,480 --> 00:24:07,580 unaccompanied 391 00:24:07,580 --> 00:24:08,540 by the intellect, 392 00:24:08,780 --> 00:24:09,180 conscience 393 00:24:09,180 --> 00:24:10,400 and foresight 394 00:24:10,400 --> 00:24:12,080 necessary to interpret it 395 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:12,960 does not lead 396 00:24:12,960 --> 00:24:14,160 a person to the truth. 397 00:24:14,940 --> 00:24:16,100 The detailed knowledge 398 00:24:16,100 --> 00:24:16,760 possessed 399 00:24:16,760 --> 00:24:18,040 by a sincere, 400 00:24:18,340 --> 00:24:19,400 unbiased person 401 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:20,680 is important 402 00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:22,560 in his or her quest 403 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:23,660 to know God better 404 00:24:23,660 --> 00:24:25,100 and to draw closer 405 00:24:25,100 --> 00:24:25,620 to Him. 406 00:24:26,020 --> 00:24:26,380 Thus, 407 00:24:26,560 --> 00:24:27,860 today's advances 408 00:24:27,860 --> 00:24:28,720 in science 409 00:24:28,720 --> 00:24:29,700 and technology 410 00:24:29,700 --> 00:24:31,000 help us see 411 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:31,820 and witness 412 00:24:31,820 --> 00:24:32,520 the knowledge, 413 00:24:33,020 --> 00:24:33,700 wisdom, 414 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:34,820 artistry 415 00:24:34,820 --> 00:24:36,100 and fine detail 416 00:24:36,100 --> 00:24:37,280 in God's creation 417 00:24:37,280 --> 00:24:38,560 from a much closer 418 00:24:38,560 --> 00:24:39,720 observation point. 419 00:24:40,180 --> 00:24:41,500 Let us give an example. 420 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:43,240 Anyone who thinks 421 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:44,240 about the honeybee 422 00:24:44,240 --> 00:24:44,740 a little 423 00:24:44,740 --> 00:24:46,060 will realize 424 00:24:46,060 --> 00:24:47,900 that what this tiny creature 425 00:24:47,900 --> 00:24:48,460 does 426 00:24:48,460 --> 00:24:49,480 and the honey 427 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:50,260 God places 428 00:24:50,260 --> 00:24:51,280 at our disposal 429 00:24:51,280 --> 00:24:52,360 by means of it 430 00:24:52,360 --> 00:24:53,820 are a great blessing. 431 00:24:54,360 --> 00:24:55,680 The information obtained 432 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:57,180 as a result of research 433 00:24:57,180 --> 00:24:58,060 in this area 434 00:24:58,060 --> 00:24:59,180 will enable 435 00:24:59,180 --> 00:24:59,800 the might 436 00:24:59,800 --> 00:25:00,840 and omniscience 437 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:01,440 of God 438 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:02,340 to be understood. 439 00:25:02,340 --> 00:25:09,680 40,000 bees 440 00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:10,620 have to visit 441 00:25:10,620 --> 00:25:12,060 6 million flowers 442 00:25:12,060 --> 00:25:12,820 to produce 443 00:25:12,820 --> 00:25:13,580 1 kilo 444 00:25:13,580 --> 00:25:14,360 of honey. 445 00:25:15,780 --> 00:25:17,740 The fastest computers 446 00:25:17,740 --> 00:25:18,660 in the world 447 00:25:18,660 --> 00:25:19,720 can perform 448 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:22,460 16 billion mathematical calculations 449 00:25:22,460 --> 00:25:23,060 a second. 450 00:25:24,520 --> 00:25:25,840 The honeybee, 451 00:25:26,020 --> 00:25:26,880 on the other hand, 452 00:25:27,260 --> 00:25:27,980 can perform 453 00:25:27,980 --> 00:25:29,840 10 trillion calculations 454 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:31,500 in that same time frame 455 00:25:31,500 --> 00:25:33,560 while also expending 456 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:34,400 less energy. 457 00:25:35,360 --> 00:25:36,760 The brain of the honeybee, 458 00:25:37,000 --> 00:25:37,840 which consumes 459 00:25:37,840 --> 00:25:39,920 less than 10 microwatts, 460 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,600 is 100 million times superior 461 00:25:42,600 --> 00:25:44,440 to the most efficient computers 462 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:46,020 produced in the present day. 463 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:48,140 Honeybees are able 464 00:25:48,140 --> 00:25:49,300 to collect the nectar 465 00:25:49,300 --> 00:25:51,340 from 100 million flowers 466 00:25:51,340 --> 00:25:52,460 to fill a comb 467 00:25:52,460 --> 00:25:53,600 and are able 468 00:25:53,600 --> 00:25:54,640 to beat their wings 469 00:25:54,640 --> 00:25:56,800 for 100,000 kilometers. 470 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:01,900 In order for a colony of bees 471 00:26:01,900 --> 00:26:02,620 to produce 472 00:26:02,620 --> 00:26:03,680 1 kilo of honey, 473 00:26:04,200 --> 00:26:05,180 they need to fly 474 00:26:05,180 --> 00:26:05,900 the equivalent 475 00:26:05,900 --> 00:26:07,400 of 6 times 476 00:26:07,400 --> 00:26:08,300 around the Earth. 477 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:11,740 A bee in flight 478 00:26:11,740 --> 00:26:13,040 needs half a milligram 479 00:26:13,040 --> 00:26:13,720 of honey, 480 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:16,440 1,000 of a gram, 481 00:26:16,860 --> 00:26:17,560 for energy 482 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:18,440 every kilometer. 483 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:20,580 On 1 kilo of honey, 484 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:21,740 a bee could fly 485 00:26:21,740 --> 00:26:23,180 3 million kilometers 486 00:26:23,180 --> 00:26:25,520 at 25 kilometers an hour 487 00:26:25,520 --> 00:26:27,220 while beating its wings 488 00:26:27,220 --> 00:26:28,420 between 200 489 00:26:28,420 --> 00:26:31,280 and 250 times a second. 490 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:33,320 The weight of the eggs 491 00:26:33,320 --> 00:26:34,780 laid by the queen bee 492 00:26:34,780 --> 00:26:35,460 in the course 493 00:26:35,460 --> 00:26:36,520 of a single day 494 00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:37,880 can be as much 495 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:39,080 as 20 times 496 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:39,980 her own weight. 497 00:26:40,800 --> 00:26:41,320 A bee 498 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:42,820 can pull a load 499 00:26:42,820 --> 00:26:44,760 of 330 times 500 00:26:44,760 --> 00:26:46,040 its own body weight. 501 00:26:46,880 --> 00:26:48,340 Every honeycomb cell 502 00:26:48,340 --> 00:26:50,140 is 12 millimeters deep. 503 00:26:50,620 --> 00:26:51,920 The walls of the comb 504 00:26:51,920 --> 00:26:52,720 are as little 505 00:26:52,720 --> 00:26:55,180 as 1 20th of a millimeter thick. 506 00:26:56,380 --> 00:26:57,380 Yet the comb 507 00:26:57,380 --> 00:26:58,600 suffers no harm 508 00:26:58,600 --> 00:26:59,500 when it is filled 509 00:26:59,500 --> 00:27:00,080 with honey 510 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:01,520 since its cells 511 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:02,080 are built 512 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:03,740 to a hexagonal structure 513 00:27:03,740 --> 00:27:04,960 that confers 514 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:06,600 on it maximum resistance. 515 00:27:08,120 --> 00:27:08,940 Several kilograms 516 00:27:08,940 --> 00:27:09,640 of honey 517 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:10,800 can thus be stored 518 00:27:10,800 --> 00:27:11,460 in safety 519 00:27:11,460 --> 00:27:13,300 in a slice of a comb. 520 00:27:13,540 --> 00:27:14,900 Every rational person 521 00:27:14,900 --> 00:27:15,960 of good conscience 522 00:27:15,960 --> 00:27:16,800 can draw 523 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:18,000 the following conclusion 524 00:27:18,000 --> 00:27:18,740 from even 525 00:27:18,740 --> 00:27:20,120 this limited information. 526 00:27:20,120 --> 00:27:22,240 God has created 527 00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:23,020 honeybees 528 00:27:23,020 --> 00:27:23,800 together with 529 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:25,280 their exceptional abilities 530 00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:26,940 as he has 531 00:27:26,940 --> 00:27:28,580 all other living things 532 00:27:28,580 --> 00:27:30,480 and he has placed them 533 00:27:30,480 --> 00:27:31,180 at the service 534 00:27:31,180 --> 00:27:32,340 of human beings 535 00:27:32,340 --> 00:27:33,660 by giving them 536 00:27:33,660 --> 00:27:34,320 the ability 537 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:35,580 to produce more honey 538 00:27:35,580 --> 00:27:36,500 than they need. 539 00:27:43,280 --> 00:27:45,300 God has infinite affection 540 00:27:45,300 --> 00:27:46,240 and compassion 541 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:47,320 for his servants. 542 00:27:47,320 --> 00:27:52,320 He is the sole lord 543 00:27:52,320 --> 00:27:52,960 of everything 544 00:27:52,960 --> 00:27:53,900 in the earth 545 00:27:53,900 --> 00:27:54,760 and sky 546 00:27:54,760 --> 00:27:57,060 and of all living things. 547 00:27:58,780 --> 00:28:00,820 Every kind of property 548 00:28:00,820 --> 00:28:02,540 possessed by living things 549 00:28:02,540 --> 00:28:03,920 is a manifestation 550 00:28:03,920 --> 00:28:04,940 on earth 551 00:28:04,940 --> 00:28:06,780 of his infinite knowledge 552 00:28:06,780 --> 00:28:07,480 and might. 553 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:10,640 In the Quran 554 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:12,460 God invites us 555 00:28:12,460 --> 00:28:13,640 to reflect on this 556 00:28:13,640 --> 00:28:15,100 by drawing our attention 557 00:28:15,100 --> 00:28:16,000 to the honeybee. 558 00:28:16,000 --> 00:28:25,300 Your lord revealed 559 00:28:25,300 --> 00:28:26,420 to the bees 560 00:28:26,420 --> 00:28:28,120 build dwellings 561 00:28:28,120 --> 00:28:28,920 in the mountains 562 00:28:28,920 --> 00:28:30,200 and the trees 563 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:31,320 and also 564 00:28:31,320 --> 00:28:32,220 in the structures 565 00:28:32,220 --> 00:28:33,620 which men erect. 566 00:28:34,540 --> 00:28:35,380 Then eat 567 00:28:35,380 --> 00:28:36,680 from every kind 568 00:28:36,680 --> 00:28:37,220 of fruit 569 00:28:37,220 --> 00:28:38,180 and travel 570 00:28:38,180 --> 00:28:38,960 the paths 571 00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:39,780 of your lord 572 00:28:39,780 --> 00:28:40,880 which have been 573 00:28:40,880 --> 00:28:41,620 made easy 574 00:28:41,620 --> 00:28:42,300 for you 575 00:28:42,300 --> 00:28:43,020 to follow. 576 00:28:43,940 --> 00:28:45,120 From inside them 577 00:28:45,120 --> 00:28:45,920 comes a drink 578 00:28:45,920 --> 00:28:47,260 of varying colors 579 00:28:47,260 --> 00:28:48,880 containing healing 580 00:28:48,880 --> 00:28:49,880 for humanity. 581 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:52,780 There is certainly 582 00:28:52,780 --> 00:28:54,120 a sign in that 583 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:55,020 for people 584 00:28:55,020 --> 00:28:55,920 who reflect. 585 00:28:55,920 --> 00:29:04,440 these visible 586 00:29:04,440 --> 00:29:05,220 and invisible 587 00:29:05,220 --> 00:29:06,220 manifestations 588 00:29:06,220 --> 00:29:07,200 around us 589 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:08,960 are all vital signs 590 00:29:08,960 --> 00:29:09,440 of faith 591 00:29:09,440 --> 00:29:10,880 for those who search 592 00:29:10,880 --> 00:29:11,620 with reason 593 00:29:11,620 --> 00:29:12,880 and good conscience. 594 00:29:13,340 --> 00:29:13,820 An ant 595 00:29:13,820 --> 00:29:15,240 walking in a garden 596 00:29:15,240 --> 00:29:16,220 a flower 597 00:29:16,220 --> 00:29:17,000 on a table 598 00:29:17,000 --> 00:29:18,380 a cat 599 00:29:18,380 --> 00:29:19,220 in a street 600 00:29:19,220 --> 00:29:20,140 or in a house 601 00:29:20,140 --> 00:29:21,300 a dog 602 00:29:21,300 --> 00:29:22,220 or a bird 603 00:29:22,220 --> 00:29:23,320 our bodies 604 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:24,300 the order 605 00:29:24,300 --> 00:29:25,100 in the earth 606 00:29:25,100 --> 00:29:25,780 and the sky 607 00:29:25,780 --> 00:29:26,680 rain 608 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:28,100 the atmosphere 609 00:29:28,100 --> 00:29:29,680 that both surrounds us 610 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:31,100 and protects us 611 00:29:31,100 --> 00:29:32,380 from harmful rays 612 00:29:32,380 --> 00:29:33,600 and objects 613 00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:34,780 from outer space 614 00:29:34,780 --> 00:29:36,580 and an infinite number 615 00:29:36,580 --> 00:29:37,740 of other things 616 00:29:37,740 --> 00:29:39,000 all of these 617 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:40,040 are signs 618 00:29:40,040 --> 00:29:41,440 that lead to faith 619 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:42,220 for people 620 00:29:42,220 --> 00:29:42,840 who seek 621 00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:43,800 to know God. 622 00:29:44,340 --> 00:29:45,040 All believers 623 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:45,940 are responsible 624 00:29:45,940 --> 00:29:46,740 for using 625 00:29:46,740 --> 00:29:47,500 God's verses 626 00:29:47,500 --> 00:29:48,700 to understand 627 00:29:48,700 --> 00:29:50,000 whatever they see 628 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:50,800 and hear 629 00:29:50,800 --> 00:29:52,020 and to think 630 00:29:52,020 --> 00:29:53,120 deeply about them. 631 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:55,000 Every unbiased person 632 00:29:55,000 --> 00:29:56,160 is aware of this. 633 00:29:56,480 --> 00:29:57,740 Believers also know 634 00:29:57,740 --> 00:29:58,920 that they will be unable 635 00:29:58,920 --> 00:29:59,720 to account 636 00:29:59,720 --> 00:30:00,680 for their behavior 637 00:30:00,680 --> 00:30:01,920 if they live 638 00:30:01,920 --> 00:30:02,780 among the millions 639 00:30:02,780 --> 00:30:03,740 of living things 640 00:30:03,740 --> 00:30:05,060 created by God 641 00:30:05,060 --> 00:30:06,120 that exist 642 00:30:06,120 --> 00:30:07,220 between earth 643 00:30:07,220 --> 00:30:08,640 and the boundless heavens 644 00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:10,000 and yet fail 645 00:30:10,000 --> 00:30:11,060 to think about them. 646 00:30:12,840 --> 00:30:21,480 Imagine that you have 647 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:22,620 set out on a journey 648 00:30:22,620 --> 00:30:24,300 inside your own body. 649 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:27,720 Unbelievable surprises 650 00:30:27,720 --> 00:30:28,540 await you. 651 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:31,200 You will see, 652 00:30:31,400 --> 00:30:31,900 for instance, 653 00:30:32,180 --> 00:30:33,320 that there is a generator 654 00:30:33,320 --> 00:30:34,440 in your heart 655 00:30:34,440 --> 00:30:36,680 and that if that generator 656 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:37,700 ceases working 657 00:30:37,700 --> 00:30:39,360 there is a spare one 658 00:30:39,360 --> 00:30:40,200 to replace it. 659 00:30:41,200 --> 00:30:42,300 You will witness 660 00:30:42,300 --> 00:30:43,300 that the cells 661 00:30:43,300 --> 00:30:44,600 in your small intestine 662 00:30:44,600 --> 00:30:46,380 are able to recognize 663 00:30:46,380 --> 00:30:48,240 and catch iron atoms 664 00:30:48,240 --> 00:30:49,480 from among the hundreds 665 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:50,820 of different substances 666 00:30:50,820 --> 00:30:52,440 that pass in front of them. 667 00:30:53,180 --> 00:30:54,440 You will also see 668 00:30:54,440 --> 00:30:56,140 how the hormone molecule 669 00:30:56,140 --> 00:30:58,120 produced in a hormonal gland 670 00:30:58,120 --> 00:30:59,480 in the head region 671 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:02,340 reaches its far distant objective. 672 00:31:02,340 --> 00:31:11,420 during the course 673 00:31:11,420 --> 00:31:12,180 of this tour 674 00:31:12,180 --> 00:31:12,920 of your body 675 00:31:12,920 --> 00:31:14,200 you will witness 676 00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:15,420 miraculous events 677 00:31:15,420 --> 00:31:16,360 that take place 678 00:31:16,360 --> 00:31:17,240 at every point 679 00:31:17,240 --> 00:31:18,020 and interval. 680 00:31:20,360 --> 00:31:21,200 Looked at 681 00:31:21,200 --> 00:31:22,220 from this perspective 682 00:31:22,220 --> 00:31:23,660 the human body 683 00:31:23,660 --> 00:31:24,640 is like a city 684 00:31:24,640 --> 00:31:25,680 or a world 685 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:26,740 unto itself. 686 00:31:28,940 --> 00:31:30,480 Inside that city 687 00:31:30,480 --> 00:31:31,800 there are means 688 00:31:31,800 --> 00:31:32,680 of transport 689 00:31:32,680 --> 00:31:33,540 buildings 690 00:31:33,540 --> 00:31:34,540 factories 691 00:31:34,540 --> 00:31:36,600 infrastructure systems 692 00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:37,500 apparatus 693 00:31:37,500 --> 00:31:38,540 equipped with 694 00:31:38,540 --> 00:31:39,380 a technology 695 00:31:39,380 --> 00:31:40,700 far superior 696 00:31:40,700 --> 00:31:42,000 to the most advanced 697 00:31:42,000 --> 00:31:43,220 human technology 698 00:31:43,220 --> 00:31:44,540 expert personnel 699 00:31:44,540 --> 00:31:45,660 displaying an 700 00:31:45,660 --> 00:31:47,020 unexpected consciousness 701 00:31:47,020 --> 00:31:49,100 fully equipped troops 702 00:31:49,100 --> 00:31:50,140 and much else 703 00:31:50,140 --> 00:31:50,680 beside. 704 00:31:51,240 --> 00:31:51,580 Furthermore 705 00:31:51,580 --> 00:31:52,920 this world 706 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:53,900 does not exist 707 00:31:53,900 --> 00:31:55,060 in your body alone. 708 00:31:55,700 --> 00:31:56,680 Everyone you see 709 00:31:56,680 --> 00:31:57,420 around you 710 00:31:57,420 --> 00:31:58,420 your mother 711 00:31:58,420 --> 00:31:59,280 father 712 00:31:59,280 --> 00:32:00,100 brother 713 00:32:00,100 --> 00:32:01,280 or sister 714 00:32:01,280 --> 00:32:02,480 friends 715 00:32:02,480 --> 00:32:04,220 people in the street 716 00:32:04,220 --> 00:32:05,820 actors you watch 717 00:32:05,820 --> 00:32:06,580 on television 718 00:32:06,580 --> 00:32:07,900 in short 719 00:32:07,900 --> 00:32:09,380 everyone alive 720 00:32:09,380 --> 00:32:10,220 on this earth 721 00:32:10,220 --> 00:32:11,700 and even everyone 722 00:32:11,700 --> 00:32:12,940 who has ever lived 723 00:32:12,940 --> 00:32:13,960 since the creation 724 00:32:13,960 --> 00:32:15,460 of the first human being 725 00:32:15,460 --> 00:32:16,620 possesses 726 00:32:16,620 --> 00:32:17,460 this same 727 00:32:17,460 --> 00:32:18,880 flawless world. 728 00:32:19,620 --> 00:32:20,860 One needs to reflect 729 00:32:20,860 --> 00:32:22,900 in a very sincere manner 730 00:32:22,900 --> 00:32:24,220 in order to become 731 00:32:24,220 --> 00:32:25,540 acquainted with this world 732 00:32:25,540 --> 00:32:26,960 and become aware 733 00:32:26,960 --> 00:32:28,040 of the proofs 734 00:32:28,040 --> 00:32:29,260 of flawless creation 735 00:32:29,260 --> 00:32:30,280 within it. 736 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:39,940 The five senses 737 00:32:39,940 --> 00:32:41,520 are arranged entirely 738 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:43,260 according to the human need. 739 00:32:46,600 --> 00:32:47,880 For instance 740 00:32:47,880 --> 00:32:48,960 the ear 741 00:32:48,960 --> 00:32:50,040 can only sense 742 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:51,400 those sound vibrations 743 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:52,360 that are within 744 00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:53,280 certain limits. 745 00:32:53,280 --> 00:32:58,760 at first glance 746 00:32:58,760 --> 00:32:59,780 to hear 747 00:32:59,780 --> 00:33:01,300 within a larger range 748 00:33:01,300 --> 00:33:02,140 might seem 749 00:33:02,140 --> 00:33:03,380 more advantageous 750 00:33:03,380 --> 00:33:05,480 yet these sensory limits 751 00:33:05,480 --> 00:33:06,420 called 752 00:33:06,420 --> 00:33:08,040 the hearing threshold 753 00:33:08,040 --> 00:33:09,520 are regulated 754 00:33:09,520 --> 00:33:10,420 for a purpose. 755 00:33:17,420 --> 00:33:19,080 If we possessed 756 00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:20,520 very sensitive hearing 757 00:33:20,520 --> 00:33:22,260 then we might even hear 758 00:33:22,260 --> 00:33:22,880 the noise 759 00:33:22,880 --> 00:33:24,120 made by an ant 760 00:33:24,120 --> 00:33:25,240 as it walks along. 761 00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:29,080 Then 762 00:33:29,080 --> 00:33:30,780 life really would be 763 00:33:30,780 --> 00:33:32,440 very irritating for us. 764 00:33:33,000 --> 00:33:34,640 The same delicate balance 765 00:33:34,640 --> 00:33:35,860 holds true also 766 00:33:35,860 --> 00:33:37,240 for the sense of touch. 767 00:33:37,920 --> 00:33:38,560 The nerves 768 00:33:38,560 --> 00:33:39,820 sensitive to touch 769 00:33:39,820 --> 00:33:41,480 lying under the human skin 770 00:33:41,480 --> 00:33:43,020 are made sensitive 771 00:33:43,020 --> 00:33:44,660 in the best possible way 772 00:33:44,660 --> 00:33:45,940 and are spread 773 00:33:45,940 --> 00:33:47,140 all over the body. 774 00:33:47,140 --> 00:33:53,680 The nerves 775 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:54,380 are amassed 776 00:33:54,380 --> 00:33:54,800 mainly 777 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:55,940 on our fingertips. 778 00:33:57,560 --> 00:33:58,320 Comparatively 779 00:33:58,320 --> 00:33:59,700 less important 780 00:33:59,700 --> 00:34:00,880 regions of the body 781 00:34:00,880 --> 00:34:02,120 such as our backs 782 00:34:02,120 --> 00:34:03,280 have fewer nerves. 783 00:34:03,740 --> 00:34:04,420 This provides 784 00:34:04,420 --> 00:34:05,360 great advantages 785 00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:06,080 for man. 786 00:34:07,180 --> 00:34:08,080 Let us imagine 787 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:09,040 if the contrary 788 00:34:09,040 --> 00:34:10,040 was the case 789 00:34:10,040 --> 00:34:11,680 that our fingertips 790 00:34:11,680 --> 00:34:12,500 were extremely 791 00:34:12,500 --> 00:34:13,280 insensitive 792 00:34:13,280 --> 00:34:15,020 and that the majority 793 00:34:15,020 --> 00:34:15,700 of nerves 794 00:34:15,700 --> 00:34:16,380 were collected 795 00:34:16,380 --> 00:34:17,300 on our backs. 796 00:34:18,060 --> 00:34:19,280 There is no doubt 797 00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:20,120 that this would be 798 00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:21,060 very troublesome. 799 00:34:26,020 --> 00:34:27,520 Development of the organs 800 00:34:27,520 --> 00:34:28,400 is an example 801 00:34:28,400 --> 00:34:29,920 of this delicate balance. 802 00:34:30,660 --> 00:34:31,320 For instance 803 00:34:31,320 --> 00:34:32,700 think about hair 804 00:34:32,700 --> 00:34:33,800 and the eyelashes. 805 00:34:33,800 --> 00:34:41,300 Although both 806 00:34:41,300 --> 00:34:42,640 are ultimately hair 807 00:34:42,640 --> 00:34:44,580 they do not grow equally 808 00:34:44,580 --> 00:34:45,560 in the same period. 809 00:34:46,780 --> 00:34:48,100 Suppose that eyelashes 810 00:34:48,100 --> 00:34:49,120 grew as fast 811 00:34:49,120 --> 00:34:49,860 as our hair. 812 00:34:52,340 --> 00:34:53,820 They would impede 813 00:34:53,820 --> 00:34:54,500 our sight 814 00:34:54,500 --> 00:34:56,140 and go into our eyes 815 00:34:56,140 --> 00:34:57,220 thus harming 816 00:34:57,220 --> 00:34:58,100 one of our most 817 00:34:58,100 --> 00:34:59,120 vital organs. 818 00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:02,640 Eyelashes have 819 00:35:02,640 --> 00:35:03,460 a certain length 820 00:35:03,460 --> 00:35:04,660 that stays constant. 821 00:35:07,560 --> 00:35:09,100 If by any means 822 00:35:09,100 --> 00:35:10,060 such as burning 823 00:35:10,060 --> 00:35:11,040 or an accident 824 00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:11,760 they shorten 825 00:35:11,760 --> 00:35:13,980 then they elongate 826 00:35:13,980 --> 00:35:14,900 until they reach 827 00:35:14,900 --> 00:35:16,140 their ideal length 828 00:35:16,140 --> 00:35:17,420 and stop again. 829 00:35:20,760 --> 00:35:21,920 Even the shape 830 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:22,620 of the lashes 831 00:35:22,620 --> 00:35:23,780 is very important. 832 00:35:27,300 --> 00:35:28,540 Since they curl 833 00:35:28,540 --> 00:35:29,460 slightly upwards 834 00:35:29,460 --> 00:35:30,680 they do not 835 00:35:30,680 --> 00:35:31,680 restrict sight 836 00:35:31,680 --> 00:35:32,540 and they give 837 00:35:32,540 --> 00:35:33,180 the eyes 838 00:35:33,180 --> 00:35:34,320 an aesthetic look. 839 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:42,360 As the lashes 840 00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:42,880 grow 841 00:35:42,880 --> 00:35:44,000 they are covered 842 00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:45,520 by an unusual oil 843 00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:46,360 secreted by 844 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:47,540 specific glands 845 00:35:47,540 --> 00:35:48,860 located at the rim 846 00:35:48,860 --> 00:35:49,780 of the eyelids. 847 00:35:53,300 --> 00:35:54,440 This is why 848 00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:55,040 our lashes 849 00:35:55,040 --> 00:35:56,040 are not rough 850 00:35:56,040 --> 00:35:56,960 and straight 851 00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:57,760 like a brush. 852 00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:03,820 this measured creation 853 00:36:03,820 --> 00:36:05,720 is strikingly revealed 854 00:36:05,720 --> 00:36:07,020 in the newborn baby 855 00:36:07,020 --> 00:36:07,940 as well as 856 00:36:07,940 --> 00:36:08,920 in adolescence. 857 00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:13,540 For instance 858 00:36:13,540 --> 00:36:15,140 the newborn baby's 859 00:36:15,140 --> 00:36:16,000 skull bones 860 00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:17,080 are very soft 861 00:36:17,080 --> 00:36:17,960 and can 862 00:36:17,960 --> 00:36:19,380 to a limited extent 863 00:36:19,380 --> 00:36:20,540 move over 864 00:36:20,540 --> 00:36:21,180 one another. 865 00:36:21,180 --> 00:36:25,740 this flexibility 866 00:36:25,740 --> 00:36:26,740 facilitates 867 00:36:26,740 --> 00:36:27,380 the emergence 868 00:36:27,380 --> 00:36:28,640 of the baby's head 869 00:36:28,640 --> 00:36:29,340 from the womb 870 00:36:29,340 --> 00:36:30,220 without harm. 871 00:36:32,660 --> 00:36:34,320 If these skull bones 872 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:35,360 were inflexible 873 00:36:35,360 --> 00:36:36,500 during birth 874 00:36:36,500 --> 00:36:37,440 they could crack 875 00:36:37,440 --> 00:36:38,240 and cause 876 00:36:38,240 --> 00:36:39,260 serious damage 877 00:36:39,260 --> 00:36:40,500 to the baby's brain. 878 00:36:40,500 --> 00:36:46,020 with the same 879 00:36:46,020 --> 00:36:46,740 flawlessness 880 00:36:46,740 --> 00:36:48,400 all of the organs 881 00:36:48,400 --> 00:36:49,460 in a human being 882 00:36:49,460 --> 00:36:50,600 develop in harmony 883 00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:51,440 with each other 884 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:52,800 in the course of development. 885 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:54,300 For example 886 00:36:54,300 --> 00:36:55,740 in the development 887 00:36:55,740 --> 00:36:56,640 of the head 888 00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:57,900 the skull 889 00:36:57,900 --> 00:36:58,680 that encases 890 00:36:58,680 --> 00:36:59,320 the brain 891 00:36:59,320 --> 00:37:00,560 grows along with it. 892 00:37:00,560 --> 00:37:11,180 a skull 893 00:37:11,180 --> 00:37:11,860 developing 894 00:37:11,860 --> 00:37:13,200 comparatively slower 895 00:37:13,200 --> 00:37:13,980 than the brain 896 00:37:13,980 --> 00:37:14,960 would compress it 897 00:37:14,960 --> 00:37:16,300 and cause death 898 00:37:16,300 --> 00:37:17,360 in a short time. 899 00:37:26,240 --> 00:37:27,700 The same balance 900 00:37:27,700 --> 00:37:28,660 is also true 901 00:37:28,660 --> 00:37:29,720 for other organs 902 00:37:29,720 --> 00:37:31,220 such as the heart 903 00:37:31,220 --> 00:37:32,120 lungs 904 00:37:32,120 --> 00:37:33,580 and thorax 905 00:37:33,580 --> 00:37:34,600 the eye 906 00:37:34,600 --> 00:37:36,000 and eye socket. 907 00:37:38,400 --> 00:37:39,860 For this reason 908 00:37:39,860 --> 00:37:41,140 it is useful 909 00:37:41,140 --> 00:37:41,940 to examine 910 00:37:41,940 --> 00:37:43,060 the extraordinary 911 00:37:43,060 --> 00:37:43,740 structures 912 00:37:43,740 --> 00:37:44,660 of our body 913 00:37:44,660 --> 00:37:46,100 to see the art 914 00:37:46,100 --> 00:37:46,840 and might 915 00:37:46,840 --> 00:37:47,780 in the creation. 916 00:37:50,420 --> 00:37:51,500 Every part 917 00:37:51,500 --> 00:37:52,200 of our body 918 00:37:52,200 --> 00:37:53,380 the structures 919 00:37:53,380 --> 00:37:53,840 of which 920 00:37:53,840 --> 00:37:54,740 is more perfect 921 00:37:54,740 --> 00:37:56,060 than the most advanced 922 00:37:56,060 --> 00:37:57,200 factories equipped 923 00:37:57,200 --> 00:37:57,960 with the latest 924 00:37:57,960 --> 00:37:58,740 technologies 925 00:37:58,740 --> 00:38:00,900 displays the matchless 926 00:38:00,900 --> 00:38:02,140 creation of God 927 00:38:02,140 --> 00:38:03,560 and proves 928 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:04,480 his sovereignty 929 00:38:04,480 --> 00:38:06,160 over our entire body. 930 00:38:11,680 --> 00:38:13,320 Let us cite another 931 00:38:13,320 --> 00:38:14,760 very important example 932 00:38:14,760 --> 00:38:15,760 for our lives. 933 00:38:16,760 --> 00:38:17,260 Speech 934 00:38:17,260 --> 00:38:18,900 is an effortless function 935 00:38:18,900 --> 00:38:20,460 of most human beings. 936 00:38:20,460 --> 00:38:22,900 man never plans 937 00:38:22,900 --> 00:38:23,760 how far apart 938 00:38:23,760 --> 00:38:24,800 the vocal cords 939 00:38:24,800 --> 00:38:25,420 should be 940 00:38:25,420 --> 00:38:26,600 how often 941 00:38:26,600 --> 00:38:27,660 they should vibrate 942 00:38:27,660 --> 00:38:29,100 in which sequence 943 00:38:29,100 --> 00:38:30,320 how often 944 00:38:30,320 --> 00:38:31,460 and which 945 00:38:31,460 --> 00:38:32,540 of the hundreds 946 00:38:32,540 --> 00:38:33,220 of muscles 947 00:38:33,220 --> 00:38:34,040 in the mouth 948 00:38:34,040 --> 00:38:34,960 tongue 949 00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:35,740 and throat 950 00:38:35,740 --> 00:38:36,820 should be contracted 951 00:38:36,820 --> 00:38:37,780 and relaxed. 952 00:38:38,780 --> 00:38:40,280 Nor does he calculate 953 00:38:40,280 --> 00:38:41,820 how many cubic centimeters 954 00:38:41,820 --> 00:38:42,520 of air 955 00:38:42,520 --> 00:38:43,600 should be inhaled 956 00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:44,320 into the lungs 957 00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:46,220 and how fast 958 00:38:46,220 --> 00:38:47,420 and at which frequency 959 00:38:47,420 --> 00:38:48,160 this air 960 00:38:48,160 --> 00:38:49,400 should be exhaled. 961 00:38:50,240 --> 00:38:51,500 We could not do this 962 00:38:51,500 --> 00:38:52,980 even if we wanted to. 963 00:38:53,500 --> 00:38:54,860 Even a single word 964 00:38:54,860 --> 00:38:56,020 uttered from the mouth 965 00:38:56,020 --> 00:38:57,220 is an outcome 966 00:38:57,220 --> 00:38:58,620 of the collective working 967 00:38:58,620 --> 00:38:59,860 of many systems 968 00:38:59,860 --> 00:39:00,680 stretching 969 00:39:00,680 --> 00:39:01,560 from man's 970 00:39:01,560 --> 00:39:02,820 respiratory system 971 00:39:02,820 --> 00:39:04,420 to the nervous system 972 00:39:04,420 --> 00:39:05,580 from the muscles 973 00:39:05,580 --> 00:39:06,700 to the bone. 974 00:39:08,100 --> 00:39:08,980 What happens 975 00:39:08,980 --> 00:39:10,180 in case of a problem 976 00:39:10,180 --> 00:39:11,220 in this coordination? 977 00:39:11,220 --> 00:39:14,560 Different expressions 978 00:39:14,560 --> 00:39:15,420 might appear 979 00:39:15,420 --> 00:39:16,180 on our faces 980 00:39:16,180 --> 00:39:17,520 when we want to smile 981 00:39:17,520 --> 00:39:19,680 or we might not manage 982 00:39:19,680 --> 00:39:20,340 to talk 983 00:39:20,340 --> 00:39:21,040 or walk 984 00:39:21,040 --> 00:39:21,980 when we want to. 985 00:39:22,960 --> 00:39:23,420 However, 986 00:39:23,880 --> 00:39:25,060 we can smile, 987 00:39:25,520 --> 00:39:25,880 talk, 988 00:39:26,340 --> 00:39:27,760 walk anytime we want 989 00:39:27,760 --> 00:39:29,540 and no problems occur 990 00:39:29,540 --> 00:39:30,980 because everything 991 00:39:30,980 --> 00:39:31,860 mentioned here 992 00:39:31,860 --> 00:39:32,660 is accomplished 993 00:39:32,660 --> 00:39:33,580 as a result 994 00:39:33,580 --> 00:39:35,020 of the fact of creation 995 00:39:35,020 --> 00:39:37,280 which logically requires 996 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:39,080 infinite intelligence 997 00:39:39,080 --> 00:39:40,060 and power. 998 00:39:41,220 --> 00:39:42,240 For this reason 999 00:39:42,240 --> 00:39:44,160 man should always remember 1000 00:39:44,160 --> 00:39:46,200 that he owes his being 1001 00:39:46,200 --> 00:39:46,880 and life 1002 00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:47,860 to his creator, 1003 00:39:48,420 --> 00:39:48,840 God. 1004 00:39:49,900 --> 00:39:50,940 There is nothing 1005 00:39:50,940 --> 00:39:52,380 for man to be arrogant 1006 00:39:52,380 --> 00:39:53,740 or boastful about. 1007 00:39:57,480 --> 00:39:58,620 His health, 1008 00:39:59,100 --> 00:39:59,440 beauty, 1009 00:39:59,680 --> 00:40:00,380 or strength 1010 00:40:00,380 --> 00:40:01,800 is not his own work 1011 00:40:01,800 --> 00:40:03,640 and it is not given 1012 00:40:03,640 --> 00:40:05,020 to him eternally. 1013 00:40:05,980 --> 00:40:06,600 He certainly 1014 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:07,760 will become old 1015 00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:09,600 and lose his health 1016 00:40:09,600 --> 00:40:10,220 and beauty. 1017 00:40:11,420 --> 00:40:12,200 In the Quran, 1018 00:40:12,920 --> 00:40:14,820 this is stated as, 1019 00:40:14,820 --> 00:40:29,760 anything you have been given 1020 00:40:29,760 --> 00:40:31,760 is only the enjoyment 1021 00:40:31,760 --> 00:40:33,840 of the life of this world 1022 00:40:33,840 --> 00:40:35,580 and its finery. 1023 00:40:35,960 --> 00:40:37,280 What is with God 1024 00:40:37,280 --> 00:40:38,300 is better 1025 00:40:38,300 --> 00:40:39,800 and longer lasting, 1026 00:40:40,240 --> 00:40:41,980 so will you not use 1027 00:40:41,980 --> 00:40:42,780 your intellect? 1028 00:40:51,000 --> 00:40:54,340 If a person wants 1029 00:40:54,340 --> 00:40:55,600 to attain attributes 1030 00:40:55,600 --> 00:40:57,140 far superior to these 1031 00:40:57,140 --> 00:40:58,320 eternally 1032 00:40:58,320 --> 00:40:59,260 in the hereafter, 1033 00:40:59,460 --> 00:41:00,420 he must be grateful 1034 00:41:00,420 --> 00:41:01,140 to God 1035 00:41:01,140 --> 00:41:01,840 for the favors 1036 00:41:01,840 --> 00:41:03,600 he has bestowed upon him 1037 00:41:03,600 --> 00:41:05,620 and live his life 1038 00:41:05,620 --> 00:41:07,440 according to his commands. 1039 00:41:08,740 --> 00:41:10,620 As seen in these examples, 1040 00:41:11,140 --> 00:41:12,060 all the organs 1041 00:41:12,060 --> 00:41:12,820 and systems 1042 00:41:12,820 --> 00:41:14,200 in the human body 1043 00:41:14,200 --> 00:41:17,060 bear miraculous characteristics. 1044 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:19,160 When these characteristics 1045 00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:19,940 are examined, 1046 00:41:20,420 --> 00:41:21,380 man will see 1047 00:41:21,380 --> 00:41:22,820 on what delicate balances 1048 00:41:22,820 --> 00:41:25,100 his existence depends 1049 00:41:25,100 --> 00:41:26,280 and the miracles 1050 00:41:26,280 --> 00:41:27,440 in his creation 1051 00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:29,100 and will come to grasp 1052 00:41:29,100 --> 00:41:30,060 once more 1053 00:41:30,060 --> 00:41:32,220 the great art of God 1054 00:41:32,220 --> 00:41:34,740 as exemplified in man. 1055 00:41:34,740 --> 00:41:52,500 In the Quran, 1056 00:41:53,140 --> 00:41:54,720 God commands us 1057 00:41:54,720 --> 00:41:56,480 to reflect on the signs 1058 00:41:56,480 --> 00:41:58,100 leading to faith. 1059 00:41:58,800 --> 00:41:59,640 For that reason, 1060 00:42:00,480 --> 00:42:02,020 thinking about these signs 1061 00:42:02,020 --> 00:42:03,780 that encompass the universe 1062 00:42:03,780 --> 00:42:05,400 is a constant 1063 00:42:05,400 --> 00:42:06,920 religious observance 1064 00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:07,960 for believers. 1065 00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:12,640 Thanks to signs 1066 00:42:12,640 --> 00:42:13,620 leading to faith, 1067 00:42:14,140 --> 00:42:15,940 believers must better 1068 00:42:15,940 --> 00:42:16,620 comprehend 1069 00:42:16,620 --> 00:42:18,140 the names of God 1070 00:42:18,140 --> 00:42:20,100 and the superior nature 1071 00:42:20,100 --> 00:42:20,580 of these 1072 00:42:20,580 --> 00:42:21,740 and must seek 1073 00:42:21,740 --> 00:42:22,960 to draw closer 1074 00:42:22,960 --> 00:42:23,640 to him. 1075 00:42:24,320 --> 00:42:25,060 As a result 1076 00:42:25,060 --> 00:42:26,380 of their deep reflection, 1077 00:42:27,040 --> 00:42:28,800 they see the infinite nature 1078 00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:29,980 of God's knowledge 1079 00:42:29,980 --> 00:42:30,680 and might 1080 00:42:30,680 --> 00:42:32,380 and their fear 1081 00:42:32,380 --> 00:42:33,960 of him thus grows 1082 00:42:33,960 --> 00:42:35,800 many times over. 1083 00:42:36,300 --> 00:42:36,920 They spend 1084 00:42:36,920 --> 00:42:38,020 their every moment 1085 00:42:38,020 --> 00:42:39,120 in this world 1086 00:42:39,120 --> 00:42:40,440 with the desire 1087 00:42:40,440 --> 00:42:41,620 and longing 1088 00:42:41,620 --> 00:42:42,460 to attain 1089 00:42:42,460 --> 00:42:43,280 the approval, 1090 00:42:44,080 --> 00:42:44,640 compassion 1091 00:42:44,640 --> 00:42:45,820 and paradise 1092 00:42:45,820 --> 00:42:46,680 of God. 1093 00:42:47,240 --> 00:42:48,320 Those who fear 1094 00:42:48,320 --> 00:42:48,780 hell 1095 00:42:48,780 --> 00:42:49,820 and hope 1096 00:42:49,820 --> 00:42:50,720 for paradise 1097 00:42:50,720 --> 00:42:52,020 must work 1098 00:42:52,020 --> 00:42:52,780 to attain 1099 00:42:52,780 --> 00:42:54,020 our Lord's mercy, 1100 00:42:54,540 --> 00:42:55,100 friendship 1101 00:42:55,100 --> 00:42:56,120 and love 1102 00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:57,300 by coming 1103 00:42:57,300 --> 00:42:58,380 to know him better. 1104 00:42:59,240 --> 00:43:00,020 To that end, 1105 00:43:00,240 --> 00:43:01,240 they must acquire 1106 00:43:01,240 --> 00:43:02,500 a greater knowledge 1107 00:43:02,500 --> 00:43:03,580 and understanding 1108 00:43:03,580 --> 00:43:04,660 of his names 1109 00:43:04,660 --> 00:43:06,420 by pondering deeply 1110 00:43:06,420 --> 00:43:07,280 on the signs 1111 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:08,820 leading to faith. 1112 00:43:13,100 --> 00:43:13,600 In addition, 1113 00:43:14,260 --> 00:43:15,300 they must explain 1114 00:43:15,300 --> 00:43:16,080 these signs 1115 00:43:16,080 --> 00:43:16,800 to others 1116 00:43:16,800 --> 00:43:18,280 and become a means 1117 00:43:18,280 --> 00:43:19,040 whereby 1118 00:43:19,040 --> 00:43:19,880 they increase 1119 00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:20,780 their faith. 1120 00:43:20,780 --> 00:43:22,280 this responsibility 1121 00:43:22,280 --> 00:43:23,680 is incumbent 1122 00:43:23,680 --> 00:43:25,540 upon all believer.