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HARUN YAHYA

LYMPHATIC RESPIRATORY DIGESTIVE URINARY REPRODUCTIVE
SYSTEM SYSTEM SYSTEM SYSTEM SYSTEM
Return of cellular Provides oxygen Digestion of Removal of Male: Production
fluid to blood. to cells and nutrients, prepa- waste fluids and transport of
Important role in removes waste ration of nutri- from cells. sperm.
immune system. CO from body. ents for energy Female: Production
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production. of egg cells and
development of
embryo.

Sovereignty is His. There is no deity but Him. So what has made you
deviate? (Qur'an, 39:6)

While growth in the womb continues, an even more amazing event
takes place. While some cells continue to divide, others kill themselves,
thereby allowing certain organs to take shape. During the development of
the hand or foot, for instance, some cells die off according to a certain pat-
tern in order to form the fingers.
At this point, we are faced with a question: Do these dying cells
know beforehand the structure of hands and feet, so that they sacrifice
themselves for the living being who will use them? The dying cells may
not know what they are dying for, but certainly seem to know the struc-
ture, shape, and working mechanism of the organs to be formed in their
absence.
But accepting for a moment that these cells do know all this, still

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