Page 261 - In The Name Of Allah, The All-Merciful And Most Merciful

Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)

when a person was engaged in blinking, perhaps he might
not notice a truck coming at him and be able to escape. The
eye—a human being’s window on the outside world—is pro-
tected in all these ways; it is an example of the blessings of
Allah in this world.

Most people think of tears as just salty water.

However, in reality they are composed of a very special fluid
whose components differ according to their various func-
tions. The tears’ first duty is to protect the eyes from germs.
Lysozyme, an enzyme found in tears, destroys many kinds of
bacteria and germs and thus protects the eyes from infection.
This material is more effective than the powerful disinfectants
used to clean buildings from germs. And yet it does not harm

the eyes, for Allah created it to be in perfect harmony with the
eye’s chemical structure. No other disinfectant of such power
can be used in the eyes, and no artificial disinfectant can re-
place human tears.

Tears are produced according to very delicate mea-
surements that provide the right amounts to protect the
cornea from drying out and the eyeball from losing its lubri-
cation. Thus, the eye can move comfortably, for no discomfort

is produced when the inside of the eyelid moves against the
eye’s surface. If some foreign matter enters the eye, tear pro-
duction increases automatically, the presence of more
lysozyme acts as an antiseptic, and the increased amount of
fluid ejects it. If sufficient tears were not produced, the result-

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