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BASIC TENETS OF ISLAM

might. For instance, at every moment, your kidneys filter
your blood and extricate those harmful molecules to be
excreted from the body. This screening and elimination
process, which can be carried out by a single kidney cell, can

only be accomplished by a giant haemodialyser (artificial
kidney). A haemodialyser was consciously ed by scientists.
A kidney, however, does not sense, or have a decision-
making centre, nor the faculty of thought. In other words, an
unconscious kidney cell can accomplish tasks that otherwise
demand an elaborate thinking process.
It is possible to encounter millions of such examples in
living beings. Molecules, composed of unconscious matter,
perform tasks so remarkable they would otherwise suggest
consciousness. The consciousness apparent in these cases
though is, of course, of Allah's infinite wisdom and
knowledge. It is Allah Who created the kidney cells, as well
as the molecules discussed, and Who orders them to

accomplish their respective tasks. In the Qur'an, Allah
informs us that He constantly sends down "commands" to
the beings He created:
It is Allah Who created the seven heavens and of the
earth the same number, the Command descending
down through all of them, so that you might know that
Allah has power over all things and that Allah
encompasses all things in His knowledge. (Surat at-
Talaq: 12)
Clearly, Allah, Who created everything in the universe, is
surely able to bring the dead to life. Of this fact, Allah states
the following:
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