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OUR WINDOWS ON THE WORLD: EYES

Each organ in our bodies is very important to
us. Our lives would change if even only one of them
were missing. For example, our eyes… Did you ever
think what you would have done if you didn’t have
your eyes? You wouldn’t be able to know what your
parents, brothers or sisters, or friends look like. You
wouldn’t be able to see all the beautiful things. You
wouldn’t be able to play most of the games you now
do. You wouldn’t be able to read this book or see
the colourful pictures in it. You wouldn’t be able to
imagine what a rabbit or a dog looks like, because
you would never have seen one. You wouldn’t be able
to watch cartoons on TV. You wouldn’t be able to
perform your tasks with ease. You might not even be
able to find your way around home. You wouldn’t
be able to see any colours or shapes, nor would
you know what light is or be able to notice any
of these things. The list is endless.
Allah created all humans with eyes
with which they can see. Allah has given
humans this very important asset.
Our eyes serve very important functions.
They perform critical processes of which we are
completely unaware, and only after which we can see
around.
Let us briefly examine how we see:
Every object in the world reflects and emits light
on to its surroundings. For instance, while you are
looking at this book, the light reflected and emitted
from this book is going to the back of your eye
through your pupil.
This light, after going through a series of
processes at the back of your eye, turns into an
electrical signal. This electrical signal goes to
your brain. At the back of your brain is the
centre of vision that makes it possible for you

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