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40 NEVER PLEAD IGNORANCE

Some people, however, lead lives having no idea of the delicate bal-
ances of the composition of gases in the atmosphere, the distance of the
earth from the sun or the movements of the planets. The vital importance
of such balances do not mean much to them. However, even a subtle
change in one of these balances would become a major threat to the con-
tinuance of life. Furthermore, the above-mentioned are only a few among
billions of delicate balances existing on earth. However, it is an OBVIOUS
fact that even these are enough to show that they are all the products of a
superior wisdom.
So, NEVER PLEAD IGNORANCE of the fact that such delicate
balances could not have occurred by chance, and that only Allah the
Almighty has the power to establish such an order.

Life on earth exists on the "crust" of the earth, a section of 7 layers with a distance of 670 km.
The crust, 6,370 km deep, makes up only 1% of the depth of this section. Scientists, drawing
an analogy between an apple and the world, state that the outer part of an apple is similar to
the crust of the earth whereon life exists, whereas the inner part of the apple is similar to the
planet's interior, an inner core of molten elements. Just considering that 12km below the earth
MAGNETIC FIELD the temperature is about 60°C shows that the
world is anything but serene and
still. Possessions, children,
career, and people's pos-
sessions, all belong
MANTLE to a life led on
top of this
CRUST
core of
molten ele-
ments.

OUTER CORE

INNER CORE