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M MIRACLE IN THE EYE

Each ommatidium is sensitive to light shining in its direction, and uses its
own lens and eight sensitive cells to process it. House flies have a combined
total of 48,000 light-sensitive cells, allowing them to see 100 images per second.
In this regard, their vision is ten times superior to the human eye. Two-thirds
of the fly's brain is devoted purely to sight. The total number of light-sensitive
cells means that 48,000 signals are sent here every tenth of a second.
Most people think of the fly as one of the most basic forms of life, but its
visual system is in fact one of the most complicated we know.
A tiny fly did not evolve or mutate its 4,000 eyes over a period a time.
Clearly. This is a special creation. Of course, the fly is not composed of
merely its visual system—it also has special digestive, reproductive and
flight systems. Only with all its systems intact can the fly thrive. It is not pos-
sible for a fly to exist, for example, without a digestive or respiratory system.
Nor are there any blind insects flying around! This is solid evidence that the
fly was created by God in its current state, as mentioned in the Qur'an:
Mankind! An example has been made, so listen to it carefully. Those
whom you call upon besides God are not even able to create a single
fly, even if they were to join together to do it. And if a fly steals some-
thing from them, they cannot get it back. How feeble are both the
seeker and the sought! (Qur'an, 22: 73)

An Insect with 56,000 Eyes
Among all known species, dragonflies have the greatest number of om-
matidia. Each eye contains 30,000 of them, 36 which can clearly see objects up
to 20 feet away. 37
To recap this phenomenon, a single tiny insect has a total of 56,000 eyes,
each of which has a lens, retina, and thousands of nerves connecting it to the
central nervous system. As a result of this, the dragonfly can see its prey and
understand what it is seeing.
The presence of just a single eye with a single neuron and the ability to
evaluate a single signal is a miracle on its own. But there are thousands of
these eyes, all working in complete harmony. This is just another of God's
countless phenomenon. God is the One Who has no equal in creation.

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