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THE MIRACLE IN THE ATOM

which is 100 times stronger than the repulsive force of the protons, the elect-
ro-magnetic force becomes ineffective, and thus the protons are held toget-
her.
To sum up, there are two great forces interacting with each other inside
an atom so small as to be unseen to us. The nucleus is able to stay together as
a whole owing to the precise values of these forces.
When we consider the size of the atom and the number of atoms in the
universe, it is impossible to fail to notice that there is tremendous equilibri-
um and design at work. It is crystal clear that the fundamental forces in the
universe have been created in a very special way with great wisdom and po-
wer. The only thing those who reject faith resort to is nothing other than cla-
iming that all of these came into being as a result of "coincidences". Probabi-
listic calculations, however, scientifically put the probability of the equilibri-
ums in the universe being formed "coincidentally" at "0". All these are clear
evidence of the existence of Allah and the perfection of His creation.
…My Lord encompasses all things in His knowledge so will you not
pay heed? (Surat al-An'am: 80)

The Space in the Atom
As mentioned previously, the greater part of an atom consists of space.
This makes everyone think of the same question: why is there such space?
Let us think. In simple terms, the atom consists of a nucleus, around which
electrons revolve. There is nothing else between the nucleus and the elect-
rons. This microscopic distance "in which nothing exists" is in fact a very lar-
ge one on the atomic scale. We can exemplify this scale as follows: if a small
marble of one centimetre in diameter represents the electron closest to the
nucleus, the nucleus would be one kilometre away from this marble. We
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can cite the following example to make this magnitude clearer in our mind:
There is a great space lying between the basic particles. If I think of the
proton of an oxygen nucleus as the head of a pin lying on the table in
front of me, then the electron revolving around it draws a circle pas-
sing through Holland, Germany and Spain (The writer of these lines
lives in France). Therefore, if all atoms forming my body came toget-
her so close as to touch each other, you would not be able to see me
any more. You would actually never be able to see me with the naked

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