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THE MIRACLE IN THE CELL
gathered at the same point, this is still the equivalent of simply heap-
ing bricks and cement onto a site where a sophisticated skyscraper is
to be built. Only with a plan of utmost complexity, after the most sen-
sitive measurements, calculations, and assuming a chain of order and
command among intelligent builders, can such a skyscraper be erect-
ed.
But some people, on seeing a skyscraper, will ask, "Who built
this?" yet still wonder about the "coincidences" that brought about liv-
ing things. This blindness is really difficult to understand. To under-
stand this is possible only with the advice given in the Qur'an because,
as the Qur'an informs us, some people "have hearts they do not
understand with. They have eyes they do not see with. They have
ears they do not hear with. Such people are like cattle. No, they are
even further astray! They are the unaware." (Qur'an, 7:179)
The fact that some people cannot see clear truths that are in front
of their eyes and their denial of their Creator is one of the miracles of
God. And like other miracles, it too is astonishing. Just as the creation
of the Earth, the Sun and everything in the universe is a sign of God's
infinite power and knowledge, so too is the creation of one who
denies, even though surrounded by an infinite number of proofs-
another sign that God has power over all things.
If you are surprised at their blindness, what could be more surprising
than their words: "What, when we are turned to dust, shall we then be
created all anew?" These are the people who reject their Lord. Such
people have iron collars round their necks. Such people are the
Companions of the Fire, remaining in it timelessly, for ever. (Qur'an,
13:5)

Some Other Examples of Discrepancies

The living cell possesses the most complex structure the scientif-
ic world has ever come across. Even the single cell of tiny prokaryotic
bacterium-the simplest organism capable of living as a separate enti-

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