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oxide and nitrogenous substances, are taken up by the bacteria and
again turned into food. Under normal conditions the sulfurous he-
moglobin resulting from these chemical processes should be unable
to transport oxygen and should have a toxic effect on the worm's re-
spiratory enzymes. Yet this problem has been resolved thanks to a
special Creation: a protein in the worm's stomach that protects he-
moglobin by binding to sulfur. 47

The empty space in the worm's body provides room for bacte-
ria, the foodstuffs produced by the bacteria to nourish the worm,
and the worm's waste products allow the bacteria to thrive.
Meanwhile, the enzyme produced as a result of these processes pre-
vents the worm from being poisoned.
The many-faceted cause-and-effect relationship manifested in
this small example of symbiosis points to a single fact that Allah re-

veals in a verse:
Everything in the heavens and Earth belongs to Allah. Allah is
the Rich Beyond Need, the Praiseworthy. If all the trees on
Earth were pens and all the sea, with seven more seas besides,
was ink Allah's words still would not run dry. Allah is
Almighty, All-Wise. (Surah Luqman, 26-27) HARUN YAHYA

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