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Sex Hormones

gesterone, are made from the same raw material, cholesterol.
How is it that cells using the same raw material manage to form dif-
ferent sexes? A testis cell gives shape to the raw material that it is given
and forms male characteristics; with the same raw material, an ovary
makes the estrogen and progesterone that produce female characteris-
tics. The same substance, just because of the modifications given to it by
a cell, causes the growth of the beard, the widening of the shoulders, the
lowering of the voice, and the production of sperm. Again the same sub-
stance, because of the different shape given to it by another cell, causes
the widening of the female pelvis bone, the growth of breasts, the raising
of the vocal pitch and the preparations necessary to give birth to a child.
Cells without intelligence use the same raw material to produce
molecules, each with their own flawless design (and each one destined
for a very different purpose).

This one example is enough to show the greatness of the intelligence
manifested in these tiny cells too small to be seen by the naked eye.
It is God Who created the seven heavens and of the earth the same
number, the Command descending down through all of them, so
that you might know that God has power over all things and that
God encompasses all things in His knowledge. (Qur'an, 65: 12)

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