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16 Allah's Artistry In Colour

ome details have an important place in the minds of humans and
they never change. Let us begin with trees, which are very familiar
S to us. The colour of trees is most often either green or shades of
green. It is well known that during autumn, leaves change colour. Similarly,
the colour of sky is either blue, shades of grey when cloudy or yellows and
reds at sunrise and sunset. The colours of fruit never alter; the rich and var-
ied colours of the apricot and of the cherry are set, and are always familiar to
us. Every living being and every object held under light has a colour. Have a
careful look at the things around you. What do you see? The table, the chairs,
the trees you see through your window, the sky, the walls of your house, the
faces of the people around you, the fruit you eat, the
book you are reading at this minute… Each one of
them have distinct colours. Have you ever thought
how it is that all these colours have been formed and
arranged?
Let us examine in general what is required for
the formation of colours that play significant roles for
life. (These points will be discussed later on in detail).
For the formation of a single colour, for example, red
or green, each of the following processes has to take
place and, importantly, in the following sequence.
1. The first condition required for the formation
of colour is the existence of light. In this respect, it
will be useful to start with examining the properties
of the light coming from the sun. For the formation of
colours, the light coming from the sun to the earth
must have a certain wavelength to produce colours.
The proportions of this light, called "visible light", to
25
all other light rays emitted by the sun is one in 10 .
This hardly believable, tiny proportion of the light
rays that are necessary for the formation of colour
reach the earth from the sun.
2. In fact, most of the sunrays diffused by the sun
across space bear some characteristics harmful to the