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slightest knowledge recognize molecules the first time they encounter
them? How can unconscious proteins, cells and nerves establish extraor-
dinarily complex systems among themselves to perceive dizzying aromas
from the world of plants?

The answers are so plain as to leave no room for doubt: It is God, the
Lord of the worlds, Who created the mechanisms that produce the flow-
ers’ attractive aromas in great harmony, and Who created the scent-per-
ception system that detects them, and Who gave plants their health-giv-
ing properties.
It is revealed in the Qur’an that sweet-smelling plants are a blessing:
He laid out the earth for all living creatures. In it are fruits and date-
palms with covered spathes, and grains on leafy stems and fragrant
herbs. So which of your Lord’s blessings do you both then deny?
(Surat ar-Rahman: 10-13)
How people should
behave in the face of the
blessings they are given

is revealed in another
verse:
Say: “It is He Who
brought you into being
and gave you hearing,
sight and hearts. What
little thanks you show!”
(Surat al-Mulk: 23)

The aromas obtained
from plants are used in
the treatment of many
diseases.

Harun Yahya
(Adnan Oktar)