WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:29.980 We'll be right back. 00:30.000 --> 00:59.980 We'll be right back. 01:00.000 --> 01:29.980 We'll be right back. 01:29.980 --> 01:31.980 We'll be right back. 01:31.980 --> 02:01.980 02:01.980 --> 02:31.980 02:31.980 --> 03:01.980 03:01.980 --> 03:03.980 We'll be right back. 03:03.980 --> 03:07.980 We'll be right back. 03:07.980 --> 03:14.140 The Qur'an refers to two important features that lead to these signs being deepened and understood. 03:17.820 --> 03:20.560 Thinking deeply and possessing knowledge. 03:20.560 --> 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. 03:31.680 --> 03:44.520 In the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of the night and day, 03:44.520 --> 03:51.360 and the ships that sail the seas to people's benefit, and the water that God sends down from the sky, 03:51.760 --> 03:58.000 by which he brings earth to light when it was dead, and scatters about in it creatures of every kind, 03:58.160 --> 04:04.740 and the varying direction of the winds and the clouds subservient between heaven and earth. 04:04.740 --> 04:08.080 There are signs for people who use their intellect. 04:08.080 --> 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. 04:23.740 --> 04:38.420 Ignoring and failing to give these matters their due importance means turning one's back upon his verses, 04:39.060 --> 04:41.280 something that all believers must avoid. 04:44.860 --> 04:50.240 It is of great importance to constantly reflect on the proofs of God's creation 04:50.240 --> 04:54.020 in order to acquire a greater depth of contemplation. 04:56.340 --> 05:03.380 Verses refer to believers reflecting long and hard on the creation, for instance, of the earth and sky. 05:05.520 --> 05:10.960 In the creation of the heavens and earth, and the alternation of night and day, 05:11.420 --> 05:13.860 there are signs for people with intelligence. 05:14.780 --> 05:19.620 Those who remember God, standing, sitting, and lying on their sides, 05:19.620 --> 05:22.840 and reflect on the creation of the heavens and earth. 05:23.580 --> 05:26.780 Our Lord, you have not created this for nothing. 05:27.660 --> 05:28.960 Glory be to you. 05:29.760 --> 05:32.640 So safeguard us from the punishment of the fire. 05:34.300 --> 05:39.980 God has revealed that the signs leading to faith have a great significance for thinking people. 05:39.980 --> 05:46.560 However, the thinking referred to here does not consist of such cliched reactions as 05:46.560 --> 05:52.000 how splendidly God has created these, or what a magnificent animal. 05:52.360 --> 05:57.200 We must think long and hard as well as deeply, in a wide-ranging manner, 05:57.680 --> 06:03.360 about what God has created, so that we can identify the wisdom and detail in that creation, 06:03.360 --> 06:08.660 and thus bear witness to his infinite knowledge, might, and artistry. 06:08.660 --> 06:32.620 It is he who sends down water from the sky. 06:32.620 --> 06:38.780 From it you drink, and from it come the shrubs among which you graze your herds. 06:39.740 --> 06:43.180 And by it he makes crops grow for you, 06:43.860 --> 06:47.860 and olives, and dates, and grapes, and fruit of every kind. 06:48.140 --> 06:51.820 There is certainly a sign in that for people who reflect. 06:51.820 --> 07:01.320 Water is a blessing that covers much of the earth. 07:02.240 --> 07:04.820 It can almost always be found with ease. 07:07.520 --> 07:14.440 The great majority of people have perhaps never even thought once about the water they drink every day. 07:14.440 --> 07:23.060 They regard water, and how it meets our needs, as something that does not require any consideration. 07:24.200 --> 07:25.500 The fact is, however, 07:26.500 --> 07:36.840 that the physical and chemical properties of water could have been very different, had God so willed. 07:36.840 --> 07:46.920 In addition, the atmosphere's structure, or temperature, could have been different. 07:49.720 --> 07:55.640 If that were the case, there would be no clouds, and thus no sources of fresh water on earth. 07:55.640 --> 08:12.920 All we would have is the salty water of the oceans, in which case humanity would not have survived, 08:13.260 --> 08:18.980 or would have done so only in a state of great difficulty due to a constant water crisis. 08:18.980 --> 08:30.980 Without fresh water, there would have been no agriculture, 08:31.360 --> 08:36.360 and the world would have become a vast desert, whose only product would be famine. 08:39.180 --> 08:43.460 Yet God gave us fresh water just about everywhere in the world. 08:48.980 --> 08:51.240 For this, we must thank Him. 09:00.040 --> 09:03.460 But to genuinely feel and express that gratitude, 09:04.100 --> 09:07.220 first of all, we must realize that water is a blessing. 09:08.260 --> 09:10.940 This, in turn, depends on thinking. 09:10.940 --> 09:20.140 People are so familiar with the existence of water, 09:20.620 --> 09:24.860 that they perhaps never think about the way a large part of the earth is covered in it. 09:29.260 --> 09:34.460 Yet the fact that among all the known heavenly bodies, only the earth possesses water, 09:34.460 --> 09:37.940 and especially the fact that this water is drinkable, 09:38.380 --> 09:40.920 is a matter of the very greatest importance. 09:40.920 --> 09:58.040 An example of water applies to all natural entity, living thing, and phenomena around us, 09:58.160 --> 10:00.080 each of which is a blessing from God. 10:00.440 --> 10:03.320 Yet in order to comprehend this, we need to ask, 10:03.740 --> 10:05.900 what would have happened had things been different, 10:06.280 --> 10:08.040 and make the necessary comparison? 10:08.040 --> 10:14.380 And along with this, we must understand that God has created the most delicate balances in all things. 10:23.380 --> 10:28.580 One of the methods to be used when thinking about the proofs God places before us 10:28.580 --> 10:32.740 is to examine and compare entities and phenomena around us. 10:32.740 --> 10:38.380 For example, when you cut yourself, or when an old wound opens up again, 10:38.560 --> 10:41.000 you know that the bleeding will eventually stop. 10:42.000 --> 10:46.460 A clot will form and solidify over the cut, and the wound will heal. 10:47.820 --> 10:50.400 This might appear to be an unremarkable process, 10:51.180 --> 10:53.420 but if you consider it in a little more depth, 10:53.880 --> 10:58.600 you will realize that the clotting process is far more extraordinary than you had imagined. 10:58.600 --> 11:04.800 Once bleeding has started, 11:05.240 --> 11:07.340 clotting needs to happen straight away 11:07.340 --> 11:11.280 in order to prevent the living tissue dying from loss of blood. 11:14.780 --> 11:16.200 In addition to this, 11:16.520 --> 11:20.220 the clot needs to extend along the entire length of the wound, 11:20.600 --> 11:22.500 and, most importantly of all, 11:22.760 --> 11:25.140 not to exceed the bounds of the cut. 11:25.140 --> 11:30.540 Otherwise, all the creature's blood will coagulate and kill it. 11:33.220 --> 11:37.340 Therefore, blood clotting must be kept under strict control, 11:37.860 --> 11:40.440 and the clot must form in exactly the right place, 11:40.820 --> 11:42.580 and at exactly the right time. 11:43.740 --> 11:46.640 What would happen if there were the slightest impairment 11:46.640 --> 11:49.040 in this perfectly functioning system? 11:49.040 --> 11:55.160 What would happen if blood clotting happened even in the absence of any wound? 11:57.400 --> 12:02.220 Or if the clot forming around the wound were easily detached from it? 12:02.220 --> 12:09.000 There is only one answer to these questions. 12:12.380 --> 12:13.740 In that event, 12:14.000 --> 12:16.620 the blood vessels leading to such vital organs 12:16.620 --> 12:20.120 as the heart, lung, or brain would become blocked, 12:20.520 --> 12:22.960 and death would be the inevitable result. 12:22.960 --> 12:26.300 However, 12:27.040 --> 12:29.480 apart from serious cases of ill health, 12:30.120 --> 12:31.540 these events are occurrences 12:31.540 --> 12:33.120 that are quite rare, 12:33.700 --> 12:36.840 and almost everyone is able to enjoy a healthy life. 12:40.440 --> 12:42.940 We must therefore conclude from this 12:42.940 --> 12:45.880 that the human body has been flawlessly created. 12:45.880 --> 12:50.360 This system, 12:50.560 --> 12:54.660 every detail of which is the product of a separate plan and calculation, 12:55.560 --> 12:57.520 reveals the perfection of creation. 13:00.640 --> 13:01.280 God, 13:01.440 --> 13:03.940 who created us and brought us into this world, 13:04.500 --> 13:07.100 has created our bodies with a perfect system 13:07.100 --> 13:09.280 that protects us from wounds, 13:09.520 --> 13:10.740 both great and small. 13:15.880 --> 13:31.100 Let us now continue with another example requiring thought and comparison. 13:34.300 --> 13:36.400 Just about everybody knows 13:36.400 --> 13:40.240 that flies beat their wings faster than the eye can see. 13:42.520 --> 13:44.680 Some small species of fly 13:44.680 --> 13:46.460 are able to beat their wings 13:46.460 --> 13:48.480 1,000 times a second. 13:51.040 --> 13:53.800 Where does the fly obtain the energy necessary 13:53.800 --> 13:55.860 for such awe-inspiring motion, 13:56.500 --> 13:58.560 and how does it cope with the heat 13:58.560 --> 14:00.560 that such motion gives rise to? 14:02.260 --> 14:03.760 In order to comprehend 14:03.760 --> 14:05.980 the extraordinary nature of this, 14:06.580 --> 14:08.640 please open your arms out wide 14:08.640 --> 14:11.000 and try raising and lowering them 14:11.000 --> 14:12.620 a few times in one second. 14:12.620 --> 14:14.400 You will see 14:14.400 --> 14:15.600 that you will be unable 14:15.600 --> 14:16.860 to perform this action 14:16.860 --> 14:18.460 after a short length of time. 14:20.700 --> 14:22.060 Now try and imagine 14:22.060 --> 14:23.360 the pain you would feel 14:23.360 --> 14:25.400 if you raised and lowered your arms 14:25.400 --> 14:27.240 1,000 times. 14:31.760 --> 14:33.560 This will better enable us 14:33.560 --> 14:34.360 to understand 14:34.360 --> 14:35.520 the miraculous nature 14:35.520 --> 14:36.280 of the motion 14:36.280 --> 14:37.640 that the fly performs 14:37.640 --> 14:38.660 throughout its life. 14:38.660 --> 14:45.380 This small example is sufficient to show 14:45.380 --> 14:47.820 that there is an extraordinary creation 14:47.820 --> 14:49.260 in all living things. 14:51.760 --> 14:54.040 Even a single fly is a miracle, 14:54.720 --> 14:55.980 revealing the flawlessness 14:55.980 --> 14:57.240 of God's creation. 14:58.260 --> 14:58.840 In the Quran, 14:59.400 --> 15:00.620 God calls upon us 15:00.620 --> 15:02.060 to reflect on this fact. 15:02.060 --> 15:10.220 Oh, humanity, 15:10.620 --> 15:12.260 an example has been made, 15:12.700 --> 15:14.460 so listen to it carefully. 15:15.040 --> 15:16.880 Those whom you call upon 15:16.880 --> 15:18.300 besides God 15:18.300 --> 15:20.020 are not even able 15:20.020 --> 15:21.780 to create a single fly, 15:22.180 --> 15:24.280 even if they were to join together 15:24.280 --> 15:24.900 to do it. 15:25.840 --> 15:27.940 And if a fly steals something 15:27.940 --> 15:28.620 from them, 15:29.260 --> 15:30.680 they cannot get it back. 15:31.100 --> 15:32.720 How feeble are both 15:32.720 --> 15:34.480 the seeker and the sought. 15:49.320 --> 15:51.420 Another astonishing example 15:51.420 --> 15:52.380 in comparison 15:52.380 --> 15:53.880 with modern-day technology 15:53.880 --> 15:56.100 is the water-carrying system 15:56.100 --> 15:56.860 in trees. 15:58.580 --> 16:00.080 Most people are unaware 16:00.080 --> 16:01.880 that a motor is necessary 16:01.880 --> 16:03.220 to raise water up 16:03.220 --> 16:04.280 to higher levels. 16:06.020 --> 16:07.100 Pressure tanks, 16:07.240 --> 16:07.820 for example, 16:08.100 --> 16:09.960 are used to raise water 16:09.960 --> 16:11.020 to the upper stories 16:11.020 --> 16:12.100 of city buildings. 16:16.100 --> 16:17.900 Trees also have to raise 16:17.900 --> 16:19.160 the water they obtain 16:19.160 --> 16:19.920 from the soil 16:19.920 --> 16:21.460 up to their highest levels. 16:26.100 --> 16:33.000 So how is it 16:33.000 --> 16:34.620 that water can be raised 16:34.620 --> 16:36.540 as much as 120 meters 16:36.540 --> 16:37.640 in some trees, 16:38.040 --> 16:39.040 as is the case 16:39.040 --> 16:40.580 with giant sequoias? 16:52.580 --> 16:53.540 Scientists proposed 16:53.540 --> 16:54.420 various theories 16:54.420 --> 16:55.740 as to how this process 16:55.740 --> 16:56.500 takes place. 16:59.440 --> 17:00.720 The mechanisms 17:00.720 --> 17:02.280 proposed by those theories 17:02.280 --> 17:03.560 that could be proven 17:03.560 --> 17:04.380 by experiments 17:04.380 --> 17:06.100 are to a large extent 17:06.100 --> 17:07.180 regarded as valid. 17:08.580 --> 17:10.300 The conclusion drawn 17:10.300 --> 17:11.200 by scientists 17:11.200 --> 17:12.040 as a result 17:12.040 --> 17:13.360 of all this endeavor 17:13.360 --> 17:15.060 is the flawless nature 17:15.060 --> 17:16.300 of the pressure tank 17:16.300 --> 17:17.580 system in trees. 17:18.400 --> 17:19.760 This incomparable 17:19.760 --> 17:21.060 water-pumping system 17:21.060 --> 17:22.020 in tree trunks 17:22.020 --> 17:23.900 is just one of the proofs 17:23.900 --> 17:24.880 revealing to us 17:24.880 --> 17:25.840 the omniscience 17:25.840 --> 17:26.860 of its creator. 17:29.660 --> 17:30.980 It is God 17:30.980 --> 17:31.920 who has created 17:31.920 --> 17:33.340 this water-carrying system 17:33.340 --> 17:34.040 in trees, 17:34.480 --> 17:36.280 as he has everything else 17:36.280 --> 17:37.020 in the universe. 17:37.020 --> 17:53.000 birds expend large amounts 17:53.000 --> 17:54.760 of energy in order to fly. 17:54.760 --> 17:58.740 They therefore require much more fuel 17:58.740 --> 18:01.080 and large quantities of oxygen 18:01.080 --> 18:02.760 with which to burn that fuel 18:02.760 --> 18:06.080 than all land or sea-dwelling creatures. 18:10.620 --> 18:14.360 Some migratory birds fly at very high altitudes. 18:20.840 --> 18:22.220 Geese, for example, 18:22.220 --> 18:24.460 can fly at 8,000 meters, 18:24.460 --> 18:28.140 bearing in mind the fact that even at 5,000 meters, 18:28.140 --> 18:31.360 the atmosphere is 63% more dense 18:31.360 --> 18:32.560 than that of sea level, 18:32.560 --> 18:34.440 one can better comprehend 18:34.440 --> 18:35.960 the extraordinary nature 18:35.960 --> 18:38.360 of the altitudes achieved by geese. 18:41.360 --> 18:43.680 That is because a bird flying 18:43.680 --> 18:45.700 in such a rarefied atmosphere 18:45.700 --> 18:48.600 has to beat its wings very fast 18:48.600 --> 18:51.760 and consume considerable quantities of oxygen. 18:51.760 --> 18:58.560 Yet there is much less oxygen there 18:58.560 --> 18:59.640 than at sea level. 19:00.480 --> 19:01.440 So how is it 19:01.440 --> 19:03.480 that the birds are able to fly 19:03.480 --> 19:05.240 under such difficult conditions? 19:15.500 --> 19:17.520 Birds' lungs have been created 19:17.520 --> 19:20.280 so as to make the most effective use of oxygen. 19:21.760 --> 19:23.480 The lungs, 19:23.480 --> 19:26.000 which function in a very different way 19:26.000 --> 19:27.100 to those of mammals, 19:27.820 --> 19:29.360 allow birds to obtain 19:29.360 --> 19:32.180 more than normal levels of energy from the air. 19:32.940 --> 19:35.660 This matchless structure of the avian lung 19:35.660 --> 19:37.460 demonstrates the existence 19:37.460 --> 19:39.280 of a most perfect creation 19:39.280 --> 19:41.500 intended to meet the need 19:41.500 --> 19:43.040 for high levels of oxygen 19:43.040 --> 19:44.400 essential for flight. 19:46.620 --> 19:49.340 It is clear that the avian lung 19:49.340 --> 19:51.240 is just one of the proofs 19:51.240 --> 19:53.700 that God has created living things. 20:02.300 --> 20:04.580 The second feature required 20:04.580 --> 20:06.720 in acquiring a deeper appreciation 20:06.720 --> 20:08.800 and understanding of the signs 20:08.800 --> 20:09.840 leading to faith 20:09.840 --> 20:11.520 is possessing knowledge. 20:12.380 --> 20:13.960 But in order to see a subject 20:13.960 --> 20:15.760 as a sign leading to faith, 20:15.760 --> 20:17.980 there is no need to know 20:17.980 --> 20:19.720 its most striking aspects 20:19.720 --> 20:23.260 or to have wide and detailed information about it. 20:23.620 --> 20:24.540 Rational people, 20:24.680 --> 20:26.260 looking around themselves, 20:26.980 --> 20:28.200 immediately realize 20:28.200 --> 20:29.820 the extraordinary nature 20:29.820 --> 20:30.940 of what they see 20:30.940 --> 20:33.080 and that everything has a creator. 20:34.300 --> 20:35.620 When they see an insect, 20:36.040 --> 20:37.260 such as a dragonfly, 20:37.400 --> 20:39.200 they know that it has a creator. 20:39.200 --> 20:42.220 the mere existence of a living thing 20:42.220 --> 20:44.020 is enough to understand 20:44.020 --> 20:46.800 that it is a sign of God's creation. 20:47.320 --> 20:49.260 Thinking about the detailed information 20:49.260 --> 20:51.460 one can gather about that creature 20:51.460 --> 20:54.620 is a means whereby faith and enthusiasm 20:54.620 --> 20:56.060 can be increased. 20:56.060 --> 21:02.000 In the present day, 21:02.540 --> 21:04.500 thanks to such branches of science 21:04.500 --> 21:06.880 as medicine, biology, and astronomy, 21:07.220 --> 21:08.700 the miracles and beauties 21:08.700 --> 21:09.760 of God's creation 21:09.760 --> 21:11.680 can be perceived more clearly 21:11.680 --> 21:13.020 and in greater detail. 21:13.520 --> 21:15.420 People who learn these facts 21:15.420 --> 21:18.100 and evaluate the wisdom and beauty 21:18.100 --> 21:19.500 created by God 21:19.500 --> 21:21.800 become greatly more in awe 21:21.800 --> 21:23.380 of His infinite might. 21:26.100 --> 21:27.840 Both a small child 21:27.840 --> 21:29.340 with very limited information 21:29.340 --> 21:31.940 and a superbly educated professor 21:31.940 --> 21:34.160 who has spent years studying 21:34.160 --> 21:36.700 can both see and witness God's signs 21:36.700 --> 21:38.100 when they approach the matter 21:38.100 --> 21:38.960 with sincerity 21:38.960 --> 21:40.800 and an unbiased view. 21:41.140 --> 21:41.480 However, 21:41.820 --> 21:42.940 in order for people 21:42.940 --> 21:43.860 to think deeply 21:43.860 --> 21:45.160 about those entities 21:45.160 --> 21:46.700 that they cannot see, 21:47.020 --> 21:49.260 they require wide-ranging information. 21:49.500 --> 21:51.420 With regard to what they can see, 21:51.760 --> 21:53.160 they need to learn about them 21:53.160 --> 21:54.160 in order to deepen 21:54.160 --> 21:55.220 their consideration. 21:55.540 --> 21:55.900 Otherwise, 21:56.340 --> 21:57.020 their consideration 21:57.020 --> 21:59.200 will remain with fixed bounds 21:59.200 --> 22:00.600 and may at times 22:00.600 --> 22:01.640 be superficial. 22:02.140 --> 22:02.540 Otherwise, 22:03.000 --> 22:03.720 their consideration 22:03.720 --> 22:05.960 will remain within fixed bounds 22:05.960 --> 22:07.520 and may at times 22:07.520 --> 22:08.420 be superficial. 22:08.860 --> 22:09.500 For example, 22:09.900 --> 22:11.220 those who have no knowledge 22:11.220 --> 22:13.000 of the systems in space 22:13.000 --> 22:13.960 but who nevertheless 22:13.960 --> 22:15.540 look up at the sky 22:15.540 --> 22:16.900 and ponder them 22:16.900 --> 22:19.000 will inevitably have different thoughts 22:19.000 --> 22:19.660 than those 22:19.660 --> 22:20.820 who have a deep knowledge 22:20.820 --> 22:21.600 of astronomy. 22:22.140 --> 22:22.560 Similarly, 22:22.960 --> 22:24.540 the way in which someone 22:24.540 --> 22:25.760 with a broad knowledge 22:25.760 --> 22:27.680 of the human body's physiology 22:27.680 --> 22:28.620 and anatomy 22:28.620 --> 22:30.800 comprehends the fine detail, 22:31.340 --> 22:31.740 miracles, 22:32.160 --> 22:33.000 and marvels 22:33.000 --> 22:34.860 apparent in humanity's creation 22:34.860 --> 22:36.580 will be deeper and broader 22:36.580 --> 22:37.880 than that of someone 22:37.880 --> 22:38.880 with no knowledge 22:38.880 --> 22:39.520 of the subject. 22:39.840 --> 22:40.240 Indeed, 22:40.580 --> 22:42.100 God informs us 22:42.100 --> 22:43.460 that from the point of view 22:43.460 --> 22:44.080 of reasoning 22:44.080 --> 22:45.080 and comprehension, 22:45.080 --> 22:46.760 those with knowledge 22:46.760 --> 22:47.620 are superior 22:47.620 --> 22:49.620 to those who have no knowledge. 22:56.060 --> 22:57.880 Such metaphors, 22:58.200 --> 23:00.040 we devise them 23:00.040 --> 23:00.920 for humanity 23:00.920 --> 23:03.600 but only those with knowledge 23:03.600 --> 23:05.100 understand them. 23:08.380 --> 23:10.080 Among his signs 23:10.080 --> 23:11.480 is the creation 23:11.480 --> 23:12.540 of the heavens 23:12.540 --> 23:13.360 and earth 23:13.360 --> 23:14.400 and the variety 23:14.400 --> 23:15.380 of your languages 23:15.380 --> 23:16.160 and colors. 23:16.880 --> 23:18.700 There are certainly signs 23:18.700 --> 23:19.280 in that 23:19.280 --> 23:20.340 for those who know. 23:20.340 --> 23:26.800 What about the one 23:26.800 --> 23:28.260 who spends the night hours 23:28.260 --> 23:28.960 in prayer, 23:29.620 --> 23:30.240 prostrating 23:30.240 --> 23:31.620 and standing up, 23:33.060 --> 23:34.800 mindful of the hereafter, 23:35.240 --> 23:36.560 hoping for the mercy 23:36.560 --> 23:37.420 of his Lord? 23:38.800 --> 23:39.280 Say, 23:39.540 --> 23:40.940 are they the same, 23:41.520 --> 23:42.460 those who know 23:42.460 --> 23:44.560 and those who do not know? 23:44.800 --> 23:46.180 It is only people 23:46.180 --> 23:46.980 of intelligence 23:46.980 --> 23:48.620 who pay heed. 23:50.340 --> 23:52.340 to the truth. 24:03.560 --> 24:03.960 However, 24:04.300 --> 24:05.260 we need to recall 24:05.260 --> 24:06.480 that information 24:06.480 --> 24:07.580 unaccompanied 24:07.580 --> 24:08.540 by the intellect, 24:08.780 --> 24:09.180 conscience 24:09.180 --> 24:10.400 and foresight 24:10.400 --> 24:12.080 necessary to interpret it 24:12.080 --> 24:12.960 does not lead 24:12.960 --> 24:14.160 a person to the truth. 24:14.940 --> 24:16.100 The detailed knowledge 24:16.100 --> 24:16.760 possessed 24:16.760 --> 24:18.040 by a sincere, 24:18.340 --> 24:19.400 unbiased person 24:19.400 --> 24:20.680 is important 24:20.680 --> 24:22.560 in his or her quest 24:22.560 --> 24:23.660 to know God better 24:23.660 --> 24:25.100 and to draw closer 24:25.100 --> 24:25.620 to Him. 24:26.020 --> 24:26.380 Thus, 24:26.560 --> 24:27.860 today's advances 24:27.860 --> 24:28.720 in science 24:28.720 --> 24:29.700 and technology 24:29.700 --> 24:31.000 help us see 24:31.000 --> 24:31.820 and witness 24:31.820 --> 24:32.520 the knowledge, 24:33.020 --> 24:33.700 wisdom, 24:34.240 --> 24:34.820 artistry 24:34.820 --> 24:36.100 and fine detail 24:36.100 --> 24:37.280 in God's creation 24:37.280 --> 24:38.560 from a much closer 24:38.560 --> 24:39.720 observation point. 24:40.180 --> 24:41.500 Let us give an example. 24:42.200 --> 24:43.240 Anyone who thinks 24:43.240 --> 24:44.240 about the honeybee 24:44.240 --> 24:44.740 a little 24:44.740 --> 24:46.060 will realize 24:46.060 --> 24:47.900 that what this tiny creature 24:47.900 --> 24:48.460 does 24:48.460 --> 24:49.480 and the honey 24:49.480 --> 24:50.260 God places 24:50.260 --> 24:51.280 at our disposal 24:51.280 --> 24:52.360 by means of it 24:52.360 --> 24:53.820 are a great blessing. 24:54.360 --> 24:55.680 The information obtained 24:55.680 --> 24:57.180 as a result of research 24:57.180 --> 24:58.060 in this area 24:58.060 --> 24:59.180 will enable 24:59.180 --> 24:59.800 the might 24:59.800 --> 25:00.840 and omniscience 25:00.840 --> 25:01.440 of God 25:01.440 --> 25:02.340 to be understood. 25:02.340 --> 25:09.680 40,000 bees 25:09.680 --> 25:10.620 have to visit 25:10.620 --> 25:12.060 6 million flowers 25:12.060 --> 25:12.820 to produce 25:12.820 --> 25:13.580 1 kilo 25:13.580 --> 25:14.360 of honey. 25:15.780 --> 25:17.740 The fastest computers 25:17.740 --> 25:18.660 in the world 25:18.660 --> 25:19.720 can perform 25:19.720 --> 25:22.460 16 billion mathematical calculations 25:22.460 --> 25:23.060 a second. 25:24.520 --> 25:25.840 The honeybee, 25:26.020 --> 25:26.880 on the other hand, 25:27.260 --> 25:27.980 can perform 25:27.980 --> 25:29.840 10 trillion calculations 25:29.840 --> 25:31.500 in that same time frame 25:31.500 --> 25:33.560 while also expending 25:33.560 --> 25:34.400 less energy. 25:35.360 --> 25:36.760 The brain of the honeybee, 25:37.000 --> 25:37.840 which consumes 25:37.840 --> 25:39.920 less than 10 microwatts, 25:40.240 --> 25:42.600 is 100 million times superior 25:42.600 --> 25:44.440 to the most efficient computers 25:44.440 --> 25:46.020 produced in the present day. 25:47.080 --> 25:48.140 Honeybees are able 25:48.140 --> 25:49.300 to collect the nectar 25:49.300 --> 25:51.340 from 100 million flowers 25:51.340 --> 25:52.460 to fill a comb 25:52.460 --> 25:53.600 and are able 25:53.600 --> 25:54.640 to beat their wings 25:54.640 --> 25:56.800 for 100,000 kilometers. 25:59.840 --> 26:01.900 In order for a colony of bees 26:01.900 --> 26:02.620 to produce 26:02.620 --> 26:03.680 1 kilo of honey, 26:04.200 --> 26:05.180 they need to fly 26:05.180 --> 26:05.900 the equivalent 26:05.900 --> 26:07.400 of 6 times 26:07.400 --> 26:08.300 around the Earth. 26:10.240 --> 26:11.740 A bee in flight 26:11.740 --> 26:13.040 needs half a milligram 26:13.040 --> 26:13.720 of honey, 26:14.480 --> 26:16.440 1,000 of a gram, 26:16.860 --> 26:17.560 for energy 26:17.560 --> 26:18.440 every kilometer. 26:19.240 --> 26:20.580 On 1 kilo of honey, 26:20.840 --> 26:21.740 a bee could fly 26:21.740 --> 26:23.180 3 million kilometers 26:23.180 --> 26:25.520 at 25 kilometers an hour 26:25.520 --> 26:27.220 while beating its wings 26:27.220 --> 26:28.420 between 200 26:28.420 --> 26:31.280 and 250 times a second. 26:32.080 --> 26:33.320 The weight of the eggs 26:33.320 --> 26:34.780 laid by the queen bee 26:34.780 --> 26:35.460 in the course 26:35.460 --> 26:36.520 of a single day 26:36.520 --> 26:37.880 can be as much 26:37.880 --> 26:39.080 as 20 times 26:39.080 --> 26:39.980 her own weight. 26:40.800 --> 26:41.320 A bee 26:41.320 --> 26:42.820 can pull a load 26:42.820 --> 26:44.760 of 330 times 26:44.760 --> 26:46.040 its own body weight. 26:46.880 --> 26:48.340 Every honeycomb cell 26:48.340 --> 26:50.140 is 12 millimeters deep. 26:50.620 --> 26:51.920 The walls of the comb 26:51.920 --> 26:52.720 are as little 26:52.720 --> 26:55.180 as 1 20th of a millimeter thick. 26:56.380 --> 26:57.380 Yet the comb 26:57.380 --> 26:58.600 suffers no harm 26:58.600 --> 26:59.500 when it is filled 26:59.500 --> 27:00.080 with honey 27:00.080 --> 27:01.520 since its cells 27:01.520 --> 27:02.080 are built 27:02.080 --> 27:03.740 to a hexagonal structure 27:03.740 --> 27:04.960 that confers 27:04.960 --> 27:06.600 on it maximum resistance. 27:08.120 --> 27:08.940 Several kilograms 27:08.940 --> 27:09.640 of honey 27:09.640 --> 27:10.800 can thus be stored 27:10.800 --> 27:11.460 in safety 27:11.460 --> 27:13.300 in a slice of a comb. 27:13.540 --> 27:14.900 Every rational person 27:14.900 --> 27:15.960 of good conscience 27:15.960 --> 27:16.800 can draw 27:16.800 --> 27:18.000 the following conclusion 27:18.000 --> 27:18.740 from even 27:18.740 --> 27:20.120 this limited information. 27:20.120 --> 27:22.240 God has created 27:22.240 --> 27:23.020 honeybees 27:23.020 --> 27:23.800 together with 27:23.800 --> 27:25.280 their exceptional abilities 27:25.280 --> 27:26.940 as he has 27:26.940 --> 27:28.580 all other living things 27:28.580 --> 27:30.480 and he has placed them 27:30.480 --> 27:31.180 at the service 27:31.180 --> 27:32.340 of human beings 27:32.340 --> 27:33.660 by giving them 27:33.660 --> 27:34.320 the ability 27:34.320 --> 27:35.580 to produce more honey 27:35.580 --> 27:36.500 than they need. 27:43.280 --> 27:45.300 God has infinite affection 27:45.300 --> 27:46.240 and compassion 27:46.240 --> 27:47.320 for his servants. 27:47.320 --> 27:52.320 He is the sole lord 27:52.320 --> 27:52.960 of everything 27:52.960 --> 27:53.900 in the earth 27:53.900 --> 27:54.760 and sky 27:54.760 --> 27:57.060 and of all living things. 27:58.780 --> 28:00.820 Every kind of property 28:00.820 --> 28:02.540 possessed by living things 28:02.540 --> 28:03.920 is a manifestation 28:03.920 --> 28:04.940 on earth 28:04.940 --> 28:06.780 of his infinite knowledge 28:06.780 --> 28:07.480 and might. 28:09.320 --> 28:10.640 In the Quran 28:10.640 --> 28:12.460 God invites us 28:12.460 --> 28:13.640 to reflect on this 28:13.640 --> 28:15.100 by drawing our attention 28:15.100 --> 28:16.000 to the honeybee. 28:16.000 --> 28:25.300 Your lord revealed 28:25.300 --> 28:26.420 to the bees 28:26.420 --> 28:28.120 build dwellings 28:28.120 --> 28:28.920 in the mountains 28:28.920 --> 28:30.200 and the trees 28:30.200 --> 28:31.320 and also 28:31.320 --> 28:32.220 in the structures 28:32.220 --> 28:33.620 which men erect. 28:34.540 --> 28:35.380 Then eat 28:35.380 --> 28:36.680 from every kind 28:36.680 --> 28:37.220 of fruit 28:37.220 --> 28:38.180 and travel 28:38.180 --> 28:38.960 the paths 28:38.960 --> 28:39.780 of your lord 28:39.780 --> 28:40.880 which have been 28:40.880 --> 28:41.620 made easy 28:41.620 --> 28:42.300 for you 28:42.300 --> 28:43.020 to follow. 28:43.940 --> 28:45.120 From inside them 28:45.120 --> 28:45.920 comes a drink 28:45.920 --> 28:47.260 of varying colors 28:47.260 --> 28:48.880 containing healing 28:48.880 --> 28:49.880 for humanity. 28:51.880 --> 28:52.780 There is certainly 28:52.780 --> 28:54.120 a sign in that 28:54.120 --> 28:55.020 for people 28:55.020 --> 28:55.920 who reflect. 28:55.920 --> 29:04.440 these visible 29:04.440 --> 29:05.220 and invisible 29:05.220 --> 29:06.220 manifestations 29:06.220 --> 29:07.200 around us 29:07.200 --> 29:08.960 are all vital signs 29:08.960 --> 29:09.440 of faith 29:09.440 --> 29:10.880 for those who search 29:10.880 --> 29:11.620 with reason 29:11.620 --> 29:12.880 and good conscience. 29:13.340 --> 29:13.820 An ant 29:13.820 --> 29:15.240 walking in a garden 29:15.240 --> 29:16.220 a flower 29:16.220 --> 29:17.000 on a table 29:17.000 --> 29:18.380 a cat 29:18.380 --> 29:19.220 in a street 29:19.220 --> 29:20.140 or in a house 29:20.140 --> 29:21.300 a dog 29:21.300 --> 29:22.220 or a bird 29:22.220 --> 29:23.320 our bodies 29:23.320 --> 29:24.300 the order 29:24.300 --> 29:25.100 in the earth 29:25.100 --> 29:25.780 and the sky 29:25.780 --> 29:26.680 rain 29:26.680 --> 29:28.100 the atmosphere 29:28.100 --> 29:29.680 that both surrounds us 29:29.680 --> 29:31.100 and protects us 29:31.100 --> 29:32.380 from harmful rays 29:32.380 --> 29:33.600 and objects 29:33.600 --> 29:34.780 from outer space 29:34.780 --> 29:36.580 and an infinite number 29:36.580 --> 29:37.740 of other things 29:37.740 --> 29:39.000 all of these 29:39.000 --> 29:40.040 are signs 29:40.040 --> 29:41.440 that lead to faith 29:41.440 --> 29:42.220 for people 29:42.220 --> 29:42.840 who seek 29:42.840 --> 29:43.800 to know God. 29:44.340 --> 29:45.040 All believers 29:45.040 --> 29:45.940 are responsible 29:45.940 --> 29:46.740 for using 29:46.740 --> 29:47.500 God's verses 29:47.500 --> 29:48.700 to understand 29:48.700 --> 29:50.000 whatever they see 29:50.000 --> 29:50.800 and hear 29:50.800 --> 29:52.020 and to think 29:52.020 --> 29:53.120 deeply about them. 29:53.640 --> 29:55.000 Every unbiased person 29:55.000 --> 29:56.160 is aware of this. 29:56.480 --> 29:57.740 Believers also know 29:57.740 --> 29:58.920 that they will be unable 29:58.920 --> 29:59.720 to account 29:59.720 --> 30:00.680 for their behavior 30:00.680 --> 30:01.920 if they live 30:01.920 --> 30:02.780 among the millions 30:02.780 --> 30:03.740 of living things 30:03.740 --> 30:05.060 created by God 30:05.060 --> 30:06.120 that exist 30:06.120 --> 30:07.220 between earth 30:07.220 --> 30:08.640 and the boundless heavens 30:08.640 --> 30:10.000 and yet fail 30:10.000 --> 30:11.060 to think about them. 30:12.840 --> 30:21.480 Imagine that you have 30:21.480 --> 30:22.620 set out on a journey 30:22.620 --> 30:24.300 inside your own body. 30:26.320 --> 30:27.720 Unbelievable surprises 30:27.720 --> 30:28.540 await you. 30:30.440 --> 30:31.200 You will see, 30:31.400 --> 30:31.900 for instance, 30:32.180 --> 30:33.320 that there is a generator 30:33.320 --> 30:34.440 in your heart 30:34.440 --> 30:36.680 and that if that generator 30:36.680 --> 30:37.700 ceases working 30:37.700 --> 30:39.360 there is a spare one 30:39.360 --> 30:40.200 to replace it. 30:41.200 --> 30:42.300 You will witness 30:42.300 --> 30:43.300 that the cells 30:43.300 --> 30:44.600 in your small intestine 30:44.600 --> 30:46.380 are able to recognize 30:46.380 --> 30:48.240 and catch iron atoms 30:48.240 --> 30:49.480 from among the hundreds 30:49.480 --> 30:50.820 of different substances 30:50.820 --> 30:52.440 that pass in front of them. 30:53.180 --> 30:54.440 You will also see 30:54.440 --> 30:56.140 how the hormone molecule 30:56.140 --> 30:58.120 produced in a hormonal gland 30:58.120 --> 30:59.480 in the head region 30:59.480 --> 31:02.340 reaches its far distant objective. 31:02.340 --> 31:11.420 during the course 31:11.420 --> 31:12.180 of this tour 31:12.180 --> 31:12.920 of your body 31:12.920 --> 31:14.200 you will witness 31:14.200 --> 31:15.420 miraculous events 31:15.420 --> 31:16.360 that take place 31:16.360 --> 31:17.240 at every point 31:17.240 --> 31:18.020 and interval. 31:20.360 --> 31:21.200 Looked at 31:21.200 --> 31:22.220 from this perspective 31:22.220 --> 31:23.660 the human body 31:23.660 --> 31:24.640 is like a city 31:24.640 --> 31:25.680 or a world 31:25.680 --> 31:26.740 unto itself. 31:28.940 --> 31:30.480 Inside that city 31:30.480 --> 31:31.800 there are means 31:31.800 --> 31:32.680 of transport 31:32.680 --> 31:33.540 buildings 31:33.540 --> 31:34.540 factories 31:34.540 --> 31:36.600 infrastructure systems 31:36.600 --> 31:37.500 apparatus 31:37.500 --> 31:38.540 equipped with 31:38.540 --> 31:39.380 a technology 31:39.380 --> 31:40.700 far superior 31:40.700 --> 31:42.000 to the most advanced 31:42.000 --> 31:43.220 human technology 31:43.220 --> 31:44.540 expert personnel 31:44.540 --> 31:45.660 displaying an 31:45.660 --> 31:47.020 unexpected consciousness 31:47.020 --> 31:49.100 fully equipped troops 31:49.100 --> 31:50.140 and much else 31:50.140 --> 31:50.680 beside. 31:51.240 --> 31:51.580 Furthermore 31:51.580 --> 31:52.920 this world 31:52.920 --> 31:53.900 does not exist 31:53.900 --> 31:55.060 in your body alone. 31:55.700 --> 31:56.680 Everyone you see 31:56.680 --> 31:57.420 around you 31:57.420 --> 31:58.420 your mother 31:58.420 --> 31:59.280 father 31:59.280 --> 32:00.100 brother 32:00.100 --> 32:01.280 or sister 32:01.280 --> 32:02.480 friends 32:02.480 --> 32:04.220 people in the street 32:04.220 --> 32:05.820 actors you watch 32:05.820 --> 32:06.580 on television 32:06.580 --> 32:07.900 in short 32:07.900 --> 32:09.380 everyone alive 32:09.380 --> 32:10.220 on this earth 32:10.220 --> 32:11.700 and even everyone 32:11.700 --> 32:12.940 who has ever lived 32:12.940 --> 32:13.960 since the creation 32:13.960 --> 32:15.460 of the first human being 32:15.460 --> 32:16.620 possesses 32:16.620 --> 32:17.460 this same 32:17.460 --> 32:18.880 flawless world. 32:19.620 --> 32:20.860 One needs to reflect 32:20.860 --> 32:22.900 in a very sincere manner 32:22.900 --> 32:24.220 in order to become 32:24.220 --> 32:25.540 acquainted with this world 32:25.540 --> 32:26.960 and become aware 32:26.960 --> 32:28.040 of the proofs 32:28.040 --> 32:29.260 of flawless creation 32:29.260 --> 32:30.280 within it. 32:38.280 --> 32:39.940 The five senses 32:39.940 --> 32:41.520 are arranged entirely 32:41.520 --> 32:43.260 according to the human need. 32:46.600 --> 32:47.880 For instance 32:47.880 --> 32:48.960 the ear 32:48.960 --> 32:50.040 can only sense 32:50.040 --> 32:51.400 those sound vibrations 32:51.400 --> 32:52.360 that are within 32:52.360 --> 32:53.280 certain limits. 32:53.280 --> 32:58.760 at first glance 32:58.760 --> 32:59.780 to hear 32:59.780 --> 33:01.300 within a larger range 33:01.300 --> 33:02.140 might seem 33:02.140 --> 33:03.380 more advantageous 33:03.380 --> 33:05.480 yet these sensory limits 33:05.480 --> 33:06.420 called 33:06.420 --> 33:08.040 the hearing threshold 33:08.040 --> 33:09.520 are regulated 33:09.520 --> 33:10.420 for a purpose. 33:17.420 --> 33:19.080 If we possessed 33:19.080 --> 33:20.520 very sensitive hearing 33:20.520 --> 33:22.260 then we might even hear 33:22.260 --> 33:22.880 the noise 33:22.880 --> 33:24.120 made by an ant 33:24.120 --> 33:25.240 as it walks along. 33:28.440 --> 33:29.080 Then 33:29.080 --> 33:30.780 life really would be 33:30.780 --> 33:32.440 very irritating for us. 33:33.000 --> 33:34.640 The same delicate balance 33:34.640 --> 33:35.860 holds true also 33:35.860 --> 33:37.240 for the sense of touch. 33:37.920 --> 33:38.560 The nerves 33:38.560 --> 33:39.820 sensitive to touch 33:39.820 --> 33:41.480 lying under the human skin 33:41.480 --> 33:43.020 are made sensitive 33:43.020 --> 33:44.660 in the best possible way 33:44.660 --> 33:45.940 and are spread 33:45.940 --> 33:47.140 all over the body. 33:47.140 --> 33:53.680 The nerves 33:53.680 --> 33:54.380 are amassed 33:54.380 --> 33:54.800 mainly 33:54.800 --> 33:55.940 on our fingertips. 33:57.560 --> 33:58.320 Comparatively 33:58.320 --> 33:59.700 less important 33:59.700 --> 34:00.880 regions of the body 34:00.880 --> 34:02.120 such as our backs 34:02.120 --> 34:03.280 have fewer nerves. 34:03.740 --> 34:04.420 This provides 34:04.420 --> 34:05.360 great advantages 34:05.360 --> 34:06.080 for man. 34:07.180 --> 34:08.080 Let us imagine 34:08.080 --> 34:09.040 if the contrary 34:09.040 --> 34:10.040 was the case 34:10.040 --> 34:11.680 that our fingertips 34:11.680 --> 34:12.500 were extremely 34:12.500 --> 34:13.280 insensitive 34:13.280 --> 34:15.020 and that the majority 34:15.020 --> 34:15.700 of nerves 34:15.700 --> 34:16.380 were collected 34:16.380 --> 34:17.300 on our backs. 34:18.060 --> 34:19.280 There is no doubt 34:19.280 --> 34:20.120 that this would be 34:20.120 --> 34:21.060 very troublesome. 34:26.020 --> 34:27.520 Development of the organs 34:27.520 --> 34:28.400 is an example 34:28.400 --> 34:29.920 of this delicate balance. 34:30.660 --> 34:31.320 For instance 34:31.320 --> 34:32.700 think about hair 34:32.700 --> 34:33.800 and the eyelashes. 34:33.800 --> 34:41.300 Although both 34:41.300 --> 34:42.640 are ultimately hair 34:42.640 --> 34:44.580 they do not grow equally 34:44.580 --> 34:45.560 in the same period. 34:46.780 --> 34:48.100 Suppose that eyelashes 34:48.100 --> 34:49.120 grew as fast 34:49.120 --> 34:49.860 as our hair. 34:52.340 --> 34:53.820 They would impede 34:53.820 --> 34:54.500 our sight 34:54.500 --> 34:56.140 and go into our eyes 34:56.140 --> 34:57.220 thus harming 34:57.220 --> 34:58.100 one of our most 34:58.100 --> 34:59.120 vital organs. 35:01.480 --> 35:02.640 Eyelashes have 35:02.640 --> 35:03.460 a certain length 35:03.460 --> 35:04.660 that stays constant. 35:07.560 --> 35:09.100 If by any means 35:09.100 --> 35:10.060 such as burning 35:10.060 --> 35:11.040 or an accident 35:11.040 --> 35:11.760 they shorten 35:11.760 --> 35:13.980 then they elongate 35:13.980 --> 35:14.900 until they reach 35:14.900 --> 35:16.140 their ideal length 35:16.140 --> 35:17.420 and stop again. 35:20.760 --> 35:21.920 Even the shape 35:21.920 --> 35:22.620 of the lashes 35:22.620 --> 35:23.780 is very important. 35:27.300 --> 35:28.540 Since they curl 35:28.540 --> 35:29.460 slightly upwards 35:29.460 --> 35:30.680 they do not 35:30.680 --> 35:31.680 restrict sight 35:31.680 --> 35:32.540 and they give 35:32.540 --> 35:33.180 the eyes 35:33.180 --> 35:34.320 an aesthetic look. 35:41.160 --> 35:42.360 As the lashes 35:42.360 --> 35:42.880 grow 35:42.880 --> 35:44.000 they are covered 35:44.000 --> 35:45.520 by an unusual oil 35:45.520 --> 35:46.360 secreted by 35:46.360 --> 35:47.540 specific glands 35:47.540 --> 35:48.860 located at the rim 35:48.860 --> 35:49.780 of the eyelids. 35:53.300 --> 35:54.440 This is why 35:54.440 --> 35:55.040 our lashes 35:55.040 --> 35:56.040 are not rough 35:56.040 --> 35:56.960 and straight 35:56.960 --> 35:57.760 like a brush. 35:57.760 --> 36:03.820 this measured creation 36:03.820 --> 36:05.720 is strikingly revealed 36:05.720 --> 36:07.020 in the newborn baby 36:07.020 --> 36:07.940 as well as 36:07.940 --> 36:08.920 in adolescence. 36:12.440 --> 36:13.540 For instance 36:13.540 --> 36:15.140 the newborn baby's 36:15.140 --> 36:16.000 skull bones 36:16.000 --> 36:17.080 are very soft 36:17.080 --> 36:17.960 and can 36:17.960 --> 36:19.380 to a limited extent 36:19.380 --> 36:20.540 move over 36:20.540 --> 36:21.180 one another. 36:21.180 --> 36:25.740 this flexibility 36:25.740 --> 36:26.740 facilitates 36:26.740 --> 36:27.380 the emergence 36:27.380 --> 36:28.640 of the baby's head 36:28.640 --> 36:29.340 from the womb 36:29.340 --> 36:30.220 without harm. 36:32.660 --> 36:34.320 If these skull bones 36:34.320 --> 36:35.360 were inflexible 36:35.360 --> 36:36.500 during birth 36:36.500 --> 36:37.440 they could crack 36:37.440 --> 36:38.240 and cause 36:38.240 --> 36:39.260 serious damage 36:39.260 --> 36:40.500 to the baby's brain. 36:40.500 --> 36:46.020 with the same 36:46.020 --> 36:46.740 flawlessness 36:46.740 --> 36:48.400 all of the organs 36:48.400 --> 36:49.460 in a human being 36:49.460 --> 36:50.600 develop in harmony 36:50.600 --> 36:51.440 with each other 36:51.440 --> 36:52.800 in the course of development. 36:53.600 --> 36:54.300 For example 36:54.300 --> 36:55.740 in the development 36:55.740 --> 36:56.640 of the head 36:56.640 --> 36:57.900 the skull 36:57.900 --> 36:58.680 that encases 36:58.680 --> 36:59.320 the brain 36:59.320 --> 37:00.560 grows along with it. 37:00.560 --> 37:11.180 a skull 37:11.180 --> 37:11.860 developing 37:11.860 --> 37:13.200 comparatively slower 37:13.200 --> 37:13.980 than the brain 37:13.980 --> 37:14.960 would compress it 37:14.960 --> 37:16.300 and cause death 37:16.300 --> 37:17.360 in a short time. 37:26.240 --> 37:27.700 The same balance 37:27.700 --> 37:28.660 is also true 37:28.660 --> 37:29.720 for other organs 37:29.720 --> 37:31.220 such as the heart 37:31.220 --> 37:32.120 lungs 37:32.120 --> 37:33.580 and thorax 37:33.580 --> 37:34.600 the eye 37:34.600 --> 37:36.000 and eye socket. 37:38.400 --> 37:39.860 For this reason 37:39.860 --> 37:41.140 it is useful 37:41.140 --> 37:41.940 to examine 37:41.940 --> 37:43.060 the extraordinary 37:43.060 --> 37:43.740 structures 37:43.740 --> 37:44.660 of our body 37:44.660 --> 37:46.100 to see the art 37:46.100 --> 37:46.840 and might 37:46.840 --> 37:47.780 in the creation. 37:50.420 --> 37:51.500 Every part 37:51.500 --> 37:52.200 of our body 37:52.200 --> 37:53.380 the structures 37:53.380 --> 37:53.840 of which 37:53.840 --> 37:54.740 is more perfect 37:54.740 --> 37:56.060 than the most advanced 37:56.060 --> 37:57.200 factories equipped 37:57.200 --> 37:57.960 with the latest 37:57.960 --> 37:58.740 technologies 37:58.740 --> 38:00.900 displays the matchless 38:00.900 --> 38:02.140 creation of God 38:02.140 --> 38:03.560 and proves 38:03.560 --> 38:04.480 his sovereignty 38:04.480 --> 38:06.160 over our entire body. 38:11.680 --> 38:13.320 Let us cite another 38:13.320 --> 38:14.760 very important example 38:14.760 --> 38:15.760 for our lives. 38:16.760 --> 38:17.260 Speech 38:17.260 --> 38:18.900 is an effortless function 38:18.900 --> 38:20.460 of most human beings. 38:20.460 --> 38:22.900 man never plans 38:22.900 --> 38:23.760 how far apart 38:23.760 --> 38:24.800 the vocal cords 38:24.800 --> 38:25.420 should be 38:25.420 --> 38:26.600 how often 38:26.600 --> 38:27.660 they should vibrate 38:27.660 --> 38:29.100 in which sequence 38:29.100 --> 38:30.320 how often 38:30.320 --> 38:31.460 and which 38:31.460 --> 38:32.540 of the hundreds 38:32.540 --> 38:33.220 of muscles 38:33.220 --> 38:34.040 in the mouth 38:34.040 --> 38:34.960 tongue 38:34.960 --> 38:35.740 and throat 38:35.740 --> 38:36.820 should be contracted 38:36.820 --> 38:37.780 and relaxed. 38:38.780 --> 38:40.280 Nor does he calculate 38:40.280 --> 38:41.820 how many cubic centimeters 38:41.820 --> 38:42.520 of air 38:42.520 --> 38:43.600 should be inhaled 38:43.600 --> 38:44.320 into the lungs 38:44.320 --> 38:46.220 and how fast 38:46.220 --> 38:47.420 and at which frequency 38:47.420 --> 38:48.160 this air 38:48.160 --> 38:49.400 should be exhaled. 38:50.240 --> 38:51.500 We could not do this 38:51.500 --> 38:52.980 even if we wanted to. 38:53.500 --> 38:54.860 Even a single word 38:54.860 --> 38:56.020 uttered from the mouth 38:56.020 --> 38:57.220 is an outcome 38:57.220 --> 38:58.620 of the collective working 38:58.620 --> 38:59.860 of many systems 38:59.860 --> 39:00.680 stretching 39:00.680 --> 39:01.560 from man's 39:01.560 --> 39:02.820 respiratory system 39:02.820 --> 39:04.420 to the nervous system 39:04.420 --> 39:05.580 from the muscles 39:05.580 --> 39:06.700 to the bone. 39:08.100 --> 39:08.980 What happens 39:08.980 --> 39:10.180 in case of a problem 39:10.180 --> 39:11.220 in this coordination? 39:11.220 --> 39:14.560 Different expressions 39:14.560 --> 39:15.420 might appear 39:15.420 --> 39:16.180 on our faces 39:16.180 --> 39:17.520 when we want to smile 39:17.520 --> 39:19.680 or we might not manage 39:19.680 --> 39:20.340 to talk 39:20.340 --> 39:21.040 or walk 39:21.040 --> 39:21.980 when we want to. 39:22.960 --> 39:23.420 However, 39:23.880 --> 39:25.060 we can smile, 39:25.520 --> 39:25.880 talk, 39:26.340 --> 39:27.760 walk anytime we want 39:27.760 --> 39:29.540 and no problems occur 39:29.540 --> 39:30.980 because everything 39:30.980 --> 39:31.860 mentioned here 39:31.860 --> 39:32.660 is accomplished 39:32.660 --> 39:33.580 as a result 39:33.580 --> 39:35.020 of the fact of creation 39:35.020 --> 39:37.280 which logically requires 39:37.280 --> 39:39.080 infinite intelligence 39:39.080 --> 39:40.060 and power. 39:41.220 --> 39:42.240 For this reason 39:42.240 --> 39:44.160 man should always remember 39:44.160 --> 39:46.200 that he owes his being 39:46.200 --> 39:46.880 and life 39:46.880 --> 39:47.860 to his creator, 39:48.420 --> 39:48.840 God. 39:49.900 --> 39:50.940 There is nothing 39:50.940 --> 39:52.380 for man to be arrogant 39:52.380 --> 39:53.740 or boastful about. 39:57.480 --> 39:58.620 His health, 39:59.100 --> 39:59.440 beauty, 39:59.680 --> 40:00.380 or strength 40:00.380 --> 40:01.800 is not his own work 40:01.800 --> 40:03.640 and it is not given 40:03.640 --> 40:05.020 to him eternally. 40:05.980 --> 40:06.600 He certainly 40:06.600 --> 40:07.760 will become old 40:07.760 --> 40:09.600 and lose his health 40:09.600 --> 40:10.220 and beauty. 40:11.420 --> 40:12.200 In the Quran, 40:12.920 --> 40:14.820 this is stated as, 40:14.820 --> 40:29.760 anything you have been given 40:29.760 --> 40:31.760 is only the enjoyment 40:31.760 --> 40:33.840 of the life of this world 40:33.840 --> 40:35.580 and its finery. 40:35.960 --> 40:37.280 What is with God 40:37.280 --> 40:38.300 is better 40:38.300 --> 40:39.800 and longer lasting, 40:40.240 --> 40:41.980 so will you not use 40:41.980 --> 40:42.780 your intellect? 40:51.000 --> 40:54.340 If a person wants 40:54.340 --> 40:55.600 to attain attributes 40:55.600 --> 40:57.140 far superior to these 40:57.140 --> 40:58.320 eternally 40:58.320 --> 40:59.260 in the hereafter, 40:59.460 --> 41:00.420 he must be grateful 41:00.420 --> 41:01.140 to God 41:01.140 --> 41:01.840 for the favors 41:01.840 --> 41:03.600 he has bestowed upon him 41:03.600 --> 41:05.620 and live his life 41:05.620 --> 41:07.440 according to his commands. 41:08.740 --> 41:10.620 As seen in these examples, 41:11.140 --> 41:12.060 all the organs 41:12.060 --> 41:12.820 and systems 41:12.820 --> 41:14.200 in the human body 41:14.200 --> 41:17.060 bear miraculous characteristics. 41:17.400 --> 41:19.160 When these characteristics 41:19.160 --> 41:19.940 are examined, 41:20.420 --> 41:21.380 man will see 41:21.380 --> 41:22.820 on what delicate balances 41:22.820 --> 41:25.100 his existence depends 41:25.100 --> 41:26.280 and the miracles 41:26.280 --> 41:27.440 in his creation 41:27.440 --> 41:29.100 and will come to grasp 41:29.100 --> 41:30.060 once more 41:30.060 --> 41:32.220 the great art of God 41:32.220 --> 41:34.740 as exemplified in man. 41:34.740 --> 41:52.500 In the Quran, 41:53.140 --> 41:54.720 God commands us 41:54.720 --> 41:56.480 to reflect on the signs 41:56.480 --> 41:58.100 leading to faith. 41:58.800 --> 41:59.640 For that reason, 42:00.480 --> 42:02.020 thinking about these signs 42:02.020 --> 42:03.780 that encompass the universe 42:03.780 --> 42:05.400 is a constant 42:05.400 --> 42:06.920 religious observance 42:06.920 --> 42:07.960 for believers. 42:11.120 --> 42:12.640 Thanks to signs 42:12.640 --> 42:13.620 leading to faith, 42:14.140 --> 42:15.940 believers must better 42:15.940 --> 42:16.620 comprehend 42:16.620 --> 42:18.140 the names of God 42:18.140 --> 42:20.100 and the superior nature 42:20.100 --> 42:20.580 of these 42:20.580 --> 42:21.740 and must seek 42:21.740 --> 42:22.960 to draw closer 42:22.960 --> 42:23.640 to him. 42:24.320 --> 42:25.060 As a result 42:25.060 --> 42:26.380 of their deep reflection, 42:27.040 --> 42:28.800 they see the infinite nature 42:28.800 --> 42:29.980 of God's knowledge 42:29.980 --> 42:30.680 and might 42:30.680 --> 42:32.380 and their fear 42:32.380 --> 42:33.960 of him thus grows 42:33.960 --> 42:35.800 many times over. 42:36.300 --> 42:36.920 They spend 42:36.920 --> 42:38.020 their every moment 42:38.020 --> 42:39.120 in this world 42:39.120 --> 42:40.440 with the desire 42:40.440 --> 42:41.620 and longing 42:41.620 --> 42:42.460 to attain 42:42.460 --> 42:43.280 the approval, 42:44.080 --> 42:44.640 compassion 42:44.640 --> 42:45.820 and paradise 42:45.820 --> 42:46.680 of God. 42:47.240 --> 42:48.320 Those who fear 42:48.320 --> 42:48.780 hell 42:48.780 --> 42:49.820 and hope 42:49.820 --> 42:50.720 for paradise 42:50.720 --> 42:52.020 must work 42:52.020 --> 42:52.780 to attain 42:52.780 --> 42:54.020 our Lord's mercy, 42:54.540 --> 42:55.100 friendship 42:55.100 --> 42:56.120 and love 42:56.120 --> 42:57.300 by coming 42:57.300 --> 42:58.380 to know him better. 42:59.240 --> 43:00.020 To that end, 43:00.240 --> 43:01.240 they must acquire 43:01.240 --> 43:02.500 a greater knowledge 43:02.500 --> 43:03.580 and understanding 43:03.580 --> 43:04.660 of his names 43:04.660 --> 43:06.420 by pondering deeply 43:06.420 --> 43:07.280 on the signs 43:07.280 --> 43:08.820 leading to faith. 43:13.100 --> 43:13.600 In addition, 43:14.260 --> 43:15.300 they must explain 43:15.300 --> 43:16.080 these signs 43:16.080 --> 43:16.800 to others 43:16.800 --> 43:18.280 and become a means 43:18.280 --> 43:19.040 whereby 43:19.040 --> 43:19.880 they increase 43:19.880 --> 43:20.780 their faith. 43:20.780 --> 43:22.280 this responsibility 43:22.280 --> 43:23.680 is incumbent 43:23.680 --> 43:25.540 upon all believer.