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Adnan Oktar (Harun Yahya) 139

If, for any reason, one or more vertebrae fail to develop fully while
the fetus’s backbone is forming, the result is the condition known as
spina bifida, in which significant gaps remain between the vertebrae,
and the spinal cord and nervous system are impaired. Important mes-
sages cannot reach their destinations. The failure of nerves to reach the
brain results in paralysis—an inability to move and lack of sensation.
As we have shown, for our bodies to function fully, every compo-
nent must be fully formed and possess a flawless design. The slightest
alteration here may lead to serious consequences. The measure in the
creation of man is referred to in these terms in the Qur’an:

From what thing did He create him? From a drop of sperm He created
him and proportioned him. (Surah Abasa, 18-19)

CELLS THAT ACT WITH GOD’S
INSPIRATION

Reflexes must be fast, and
Nerve fiber pathways
so reflex signals move
along the shortest paths.
For example, if you tread White matter
on something sharp, cells
Gray matter
responsible for your sense
of touch send a signal to
your spinal cord. This sig- Central channel
nal affects the motor neu-
rons, causing you to lift
your foot. The signal Sensory
nerve roots
reaches the brain and is
analyzed only later. Spinal
This system is one of the cord nerve
countless ways in which
God protects human be-
ings.

Motor nerve
roots

Spinal cord
membranes