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The cells make a long journey inside the embryo following a
special path. Upon reaching their destination, they recognize it and
stop. In other words, billions of cells know beforehand the routes
they need to take and their destinations, and decide to halt when
they reach the places where they belong. There is never any confu-
sion in all this. For example, stomach cells and liver cells never be-
come mixed up, nor do the perfectly functioning internal organs. In
this way, the initial embryo slowly assumes human form. Not the
slightest irregularity or disorder emerges during this entire process.
Here, the migrating cells and those they will adhere to at their
destination literally recognize one another. It has been observed that
as the nervous system develops, billions of neurons try to locate
their partners so as to attach to one another. They also combine to-
gether in a perfect design to determine the final form and structure
of the organs they constitute. For example, brain cells establish
around 120 trillion electrical connections to permit the necessary
communications between them. It is not hard to imagine the conse-
quence of a single connection error or short circuit in a system of
such perfection.
It is impossible for unconscious cells, lacking the ability to
think and plan, to act in harmony with one another and cooperate
with such immaculate calculation. It is God, the Sovereign of all,
Who shows these cells the path they must follow and ensures that
every one reaches its destination.
What! Are they in doubt about the meeting with their Lord?
What! Does He not encompass all things? (Surah Fussilat, 54)