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Conclusion
Everything that we have seen in this chapter since its beginning shows
us that the thermal, physical, chemical, and viscosity properties of water are
exactly what they must be in order for life to exist. Water is so perfectly
created for life that, in some cases, the very laws of nature are suspended
to make it so. The best example of this is the unexpected and inexplicable
expansion that takes place in water's volume when its temperature falls be-
low 4°C: if that didn't happen ice wouldn't float, the seas would freeze all
but solid, and life would be impossible.
Water is "just right" for life to a degree that cannot be compared with
any other liquid. The larger part of this planet, a world whose other attrib-
utes (temperature, light, electromagnetic spectrum, atmosphere, surface,
etc) are all suitable for life, has been filled with just the right amount of wa-
ter necessary for life. It should be obvious that these cannot be accidental
and that they are all the products of a perfect Creation.
To put it another way, all the physical and chemical properties of water
show us that it is created especially for life. The Earth, purposefully creat-
ed for mankind to live in, was brought to life with this water that was spe-
cially created to form the basis of human life. In water, Allah has given us
life and with it He causes the food by which we are nourished to spring
from the soil.
But the most important aspect of all this is that this truth, which has
been discovered by today's science, was revealed in the Qur'an, bestowed
upon humanity as a guide fourteen centuries ago. Concerning water and
mankind, Allah's word is revealed in the Qur'an thus:
It is He Who sends down water from the sky. From it you drink
and from it come the shrubs among which you graze your
herds. And by it He makes crops grow for you and olives and
dates and grapes and fruit of every kind. There is certainly a
sign in that for people who reflect. (Surat an-Nahl: 10-11)