Page 96 - The Miraculous Machine that Works for an Entire Lifetime: Enzyme

Harun Yahya

not have emerged "out of nothing" by chance, nor have been assembled

by means of a chain of unconscious events and begun their functions,
again by chance. Anyone of reason and good conscience, who reflects
honestly and is not unmoved by what he sees and knows, will imme-
diately appreciate this obvious fact. The boundless nature of the bless-
ings imparted by Allah is revealed in a verse:
Is He Who creates like him who does not create? So will you not pay
heed? If you tried to number Allah's blessings, you could never count
them. Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (Surat an-Nahl: 17-18)
Even more striking details are contained within the stomach's di-
gestive processes. The stomach is lined with a perfect protective mate-

rial. The sensitive goblet cells secrete this protective mucus, which
works just like a protective layer, even before the acid and breaking-
down enzymes are emitted. Despite this protective substance's extraor-
dinary strength, the stomach still loses 1.5 million cells a day to the ef-
fects of acid and enzymes. The entire internal lining of the stomach is
destroyed, but then renewed, every three days.
The stomach might not have always renewed these naturally dy-
ing cells. This system is so tightly controlled that you are totally un-
aware of its ongoing intervention. New cells are always produced to re-
place those that die. Both the destruction of old cells and the produc-
tion of new ones take place at Allah's choosing.
Ulcers are a reminder of the consequences of the absence of such a

system. The disorder involves a failure to secrete protective mucus for
one reason or another. Acid and enzymes begin damaging the stomach
wall and blood begins leaking from the blood vessels beneath. The
stomach wall now has an open sore. Until treated, the stomach's own
secretions will continue to kill the stomach cells, and foodstuffs will not
be digested.
Following the release of protective mucus in the stomach, food
reaches the upper portion of the stomach for digestion. No enzymes are

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