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THE MIRACLE OF HORMONES

outside of cell

phosphate phosphate
inside of cell released
Because there must be a certain level of sodium and potassium in the blood, the cells in the kidney
channels reabsorb a sodium ion (Na+) and release a potassium ion (K+) to the urine. Aldosterone
is responsible for ensuring this important balance.

Every cell in the human body is created to fulfill a special function;
they are given their special qualities and placed in an area where they
can perform this function. In short, a human being is created, and every
feature of his body is a proof of this creation.
He to Whom the kingdom of the heavens and the Earth belongs.
He does not have a son and He has no partner in the Kingdom. He
created everything and determined it most exactly. (Qur'an, 25: 2)

A Flawless Planning

The next system we will examine is a wonder of planning and de-

sign. As we examine the workings of this system, we must ask, "Could
this system have come into being as the result of unconscious chance?"
This question is important because time, chance, and the results of
natural law are the reasons offered by history's worst deceit for its denial
of the existence of God; the theory of evolution bases its account of the
development of living things on this foundation.
The deceit of evolution claims that human beings and everything
else ultimately came into existence by chance. However, the system that
we are about to examine is, by itself, enough to reveal the real nature of

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