Page 42 - Allah's Artistry in Colour

The big red eyes of the frog send warning signals to its
predators. The reptile's eyes seen above have a colour that
does not offset the camouflaging of the reptile. The eye of
the owl on the right has a colour exclusive to its kind.

role melanin plays in eye protection is critical:
ophthalmologists report that melanin in the eye
reduces the risk of age-related macular degenera-
tion. 14
As understood, each one of the functions of
the substance melanin demonstrates to us the
special design of this substance.
The answer to the question of how such a
perfect substance has come about is that it is
impossible for such a multifunctional substance
with such a perfect structure to have come into
being by coincidence. Allah has created the sub-
stance melanin, like all other things in the uni-
verse, in a special way as to serve a beneficial pur-
pose for people.