Page 19 - The Worst Slander: Idolatry

Orchids employ various methods to reproduce. Some, for
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example, do not produce nectar, only the smell of it. They
thus deceive bees taken in by that perfume, where there is
actually no nectar at all, and make them carry their pollen
away. There is absolutely no doubt that the way a plant is
able to reproduce the scent of nectar without in reality
manufacturing any in order to have its pollen carried off
is not a phenomenon that takes place due to the con-
sciousness of these plants themselves. Like all other life
forms, plants, devoid of any mind or consciousness, act
under the inspiration of Allah (swt).