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THE MIRACLE IN THE CELL
… They have hearts with which they do not understand. They have
eyes with which they do not see. They have ears with which they do
not hear. Such people are like cattle. No, they are even further astray!
They are the unaware. (Qur'an, 7:179)
Even if We opened up to them a door into heaven, and they spent the
day ascending through it, they would only say: "Our eyesight is
befuddled! Or rather we have been put under a spell!" (Qur'an, 15:14-
15)
Words cannot express just how astonishing it is that this spell
should hold such a wide community in thrall, keep people from the
truth, and not be broken for 150 years. It is understandable that one or
a few people might believe in impossible scenarios and claims full of
stupidity and illogicality. However, "magic" is the only possible expla-
nation for people from all over the world believing that unconscious
and lifeless atoms suddenly decided to come together and form a uni-
verse that functions with a flawless system of organization, discipline,
reason, and consciousness; a planet named Earth with all of its fea-
tures so perfectly suited to life; and living things full of countless com-
plex systems.
In fact, the Qur'an relates the incident of Prophet Moses (pbuh)
and Pharaoh to show that some people who support atheistic philoso-
phies actually influence others by magic. When Pharaoh was told
about the true religion, he told Prophet Moses (pbuh) to meet with his
own magicians. When Moses (pbuh) did so, he told them to demon-
strate their abilities first. The verses continue:
He said: "You throw." And when they threw, they cast a spell on the
people's eyes and caused them to feel great fear of them. They pro-
duced an extremely powerful magic. (Qur'an, 7:116)
As we have seen, Pharaoh's magicians were able to deceive
everyone, apart from Moses (pbuh) and those who believed in him.
However, his evidence broke the spell, or "swallowed up what they
had forged," as the verse puts it:

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