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Nine days later, their eyes open, but the kittens are able to
fend for themselves only after eight weeks. Until then, their
mothers look after them with great care and carry them to se-
cure places to play and to rest.
The devotion of these unthinking and unreasoning

creatures to their young should make every intelligent individ-
ual pause to consider. Their behavior can come only from the
inspiration of Allah, the Ruler of all living things:
There is no creature on the Earth which is not
dependent upon Allah for its provision. He
knows where it lives and where it dies. They
are all in a Clear Book. (Surah Hud: 6)