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Miraculous Molecules

All mountains, water, our own bodies, poisonous and health-

giving plants, furniture, buildings, sweet and sour tastes, pleasant
smells, beautiful colors—in fact, everything that exists—is made
up of various combinations of only 109 atoms. This is one of
Allah’s greatest miracles.
When atoms come together, they give rise to molecules that
enable very different physical characteristics to emerge. A pen,
your hand, and water are all the result of different combinations of
similar atoms. Sometimes an atom is added to a molecule, with the
result that ordinary drinking water can become a poison. One at-
om added to or removed from a molecule can turn something in-
edible into something edible, or turn a harsh and unpleasant smell
into the glorious perfume of a rose. Depending upon how the same
atoms bond to each other, a molecule’s color can change or a fluid
can turn into a solid.

The variety of life on Earth is quite extraordinary. By giving
various properties to molecules, Allah exhibits a most sublime art-
istry. For example, an apple’s sweetness, a stone’s hardness, and
cotton’s softness are all great miracles that He displays in invisible
atoms. Allah created the world out of nothing, made atoms (which
are 99.99999% empty) the basic constituents of all

This book is the result of various combi-
nations of atoms similar to those in your
hand. A single atom added to or re-
moved from a molecule can make sweet
things bitter, solid things liquid, or inedi-
ble things edible.