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Biomimetics: Technology Imitates Nature

As medical science ad-
vances, the human eye’s
miraculous nature is being
ever better understood. By ap-
plying to technology the
knowledge we’re acquiring
about the eye, ever more ad-
vanced cameras and countless
optical systems are being de-
veloped. But no matter how
much technology advances,
the electronic devices man-
ufactured so far remain a
primitive copy of the eye
itself. No computer-sup-
ported camera or other
man-made gadget can rival the human eye. 92
So how did this complex structure in the eye emerge?
It is undoubtedly impossible for any structure this complex to form
itself by trial and error, over a long period of time. The eye’s structure is
such that it won’t be able to work if even one component is lacking. No
design can come about by chance, and the eye reveals a very clear and in-
comparable design. This leads us to the question of Who designed it. The
only Originator of the design is God. The fact that such an organ has been
given to us, allowing us to perceive everything round us in the best pos-
sible way, is a great reason for us to thank Him. As we are told in one
verse of the Qur’an,
Say: “It is He Who brought you into being and gave you hearing,

sight and hearts. What little thanks you show!” (Qur’an, 67: 23)

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