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The mother elephant answered: "As you can see, on either side of my
mouth I have two long, sharp teeth. We defend ourselves with these teeth

and also use them to dig holes to find water. Of course, our teeth wear
down a lot doing all this work, and for that reason, Almighty Allah has
given us a special ability. A new tooth grows from behind to replace the
old, worn out one. Because Allah created us in this way, we are able to
grow a new tooth and use it properly."
Hussein thought for a moment, "You must be hungry, your stomach is

rumbling."
The mother elephant smiled: "We make these sounds to communicate
with one another. We can talk to one another from as far away as 2.5
miles (4 km)."
Hussein was puzzled, "So, how do you talk to one another?"

The mother elephant said: "Allah created a special organ in our fore-
heads that makes sounds that human beings can't hear. So we speak in
a code that other animals can't understand and we can hear one another
across very long distances. As you can see, Allah's magnificent creation
can be seen very well in us elephants. Don't for-
get that we have to think about these things

and thank Allah all the time!"
Hussein nodded: "Thanks for telling me
all those things. Now I have to go back
to my mother."

"Good-bye Hussein,"
said the mother elephant.
On his way back to his
mother, Hussein won-
dered, "Who knows how
great Allah's miracles are

in other animals?"

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