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THE MIRACLE OF THE
BLOOD AND HEART

to the bacteria on the one hand and to the phagocytes on the
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Everyone should stop and consider the way that a cell
knows its duty and sets out to hunt down foreign particles in
the body, possessing the equipment with which to do this.
Phagocytes do not suddenly decide one day to start trans-
porting oxygen or to develop into a muscle cell. As compo-
nents of the defense system, they flawlessly perform the task
they are charged with on a daily, even hourly basis. Their job
is both very difficult and very dangerous, yet they never make
a mistake when it comes to recognizing and identifying a bac-
terium. They seem to see, though they have no eyes, and rea-
son and think though they have no brains. That being the case,
there is clearly no relationship between their actions and any
physical feature. They are under the command of God, Who
has equipped every living thing on Earth with flawless fea-
tures, and Who observes them at every moment.
In one verse God reveals:
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. (Surat at-Talaq: 12)

The Enemy Is Seized by Pincers

Since the neutrophils entering the tissues are mature cells,
they can immediately initiate phagocytosis. As the neu-
trophil approaches the foreign cell, first it touches it,
and extends pseudopods—false arms around it in
various directions. Opposing arms embrace the
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