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DEVOTION AMONG ANIMALS

Living as a herd gives
youngn animals an
important advantage.
In case of danger,
adults gather the
young into the middle
to defend them safely.

them. When the right
time comes, they
close the circle and
catch all the fish in-
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side it. In narrow
streams or canals,
they will even form two groups. At night, all withdraw to their rest-
ing places. No one ever sees them fight over their patch in the bay or
over the spot they sleep on.
Reflect on the fact that animals in these close communities
watch out for one another and act as one body. As we said at the be-
ginning, these animals are not intelligent human beings, but zebras,
insects, and dolphins.
Surely, no intelligent person can say that these animals cooper-
ate by their own free will. The conclusion any rational person will
draw is this: Everything in nature is the work of an infinitely knowl-
edgeable and powerful Creator. God has made all living things, in-
cluding man, animals, insects, plants—everything that is alive, and
everything that is not. He possesses infinite power, compassion,
mercy, intelligence, knowledge and wisdom. Then we should reflect
upon the following verses of the Qur'an:
All praise belongs to God, the Lord of the heavens and the
Lord of the Earth, Lord of all the worlds. All greatness be-

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