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104 THE MIRACLE OF ELECTRICITY IN THE BODY

The chemical reactions briefly outlined here actually consist of

many complex processes that it would take pages to describe in full. All
of these processes, to which only brief space can be devoted here, take
place in our bodies without interfering with one another, at high speed
and without interruption. Millions of cells play a part in forming the
command that will travel from your brain to your finger muscle to make
that finger contract. Bearing in mind that thousands of reactions take
place in every cell, you can better grasp what a complex, wide-ranging
infrastructure is needed for a seemingly elementary task like moving a
finger. And during this action, other activities in the body continue with-
out interruption: The heart beats, new blood cells are produced, the eyes
transmit images of your surroundings to the brain, the kidneys filter
your blood, the lungs exchange CO2-laden air for fresh, the digestive
system transmits nutrients into the bloodstream that will provide ener-
gy; and countless more vital functions continue to be performed.
Only recently has it become possible to fully understand the perfect
design installed by God in our bodies. In addition, scientists continue to
make new discoveries about the body’s marvelous order.

God, there is no god but Him, the Living, the Self-Sustaining. He is
not subject to drowsiness or sleep. Everything in the heavens and the
Earth belongs to Him. Who can intercede with Him except by His
permission? He knows what is before them and what is behind them
but they cannot grasp any of His knowledge save what He wills. His
Footstool encompasses the heavens and the Earth, and their preser-
vation does not tire Him. He is the Most High, the Magnificent.
(Surat al-Baqara, 255)

The Body’s Data-Perception Network

A magnificent data-perception network permits the muscles to
function properly. In order to perform any coordinated action, it is first
essential that the positions and interrelations be known of all the organs
concerned. This information comes from the eyes, from the inner ear,