Page 102 - Miracles in Our Bodies

The air that comes to the lungs is ready for use as

it has been cleaned and its humidity has been regulated

through the windpipe. By means of blood circulation

from the lungs, it is conveyed to all cells of the body to
nourish them. In the meantime it receives from the cells

carbon dioxide, which is a waste material. When we

expel breath, we give out this carbon dioxide that is col-

lected from our cells.

You may consider breathing a simple process, but

a significant exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide

takes place deep inside your body. All these are Allah's
gifts to us; He created all of them and placed them at

our service. Consider how it would be even if merely

respiration were under our conscious control. We

would not be able to faultlessly carry out this

process. We would get tired and would eventu-

ally give up after some time. Our Lord knows

that we cannot perform this task on our own.

So He created the respiratory system which

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