Page 360 - In The Name Of Allah, The All-Merciful And Most Merciful

In the Name of Allah, The All-Merciful and Most Merciful

become engaged in an unending effort. First of all, a ma-
chine to obtain fruit from the soil has not even been invent-
ed yet. We can produce aromas, but only after lengthy pro-
cedures in a laboratory.
However, the resulting perfumes are not totally artifi-
cial, for all of them contain various fine aromas that come
from plant essences. In short, human technology remains

unable to produce the fine and beautiful scents of plants and
trees. There is only one explanation for this amazing situa-
tion: Tree and plants have been created by Almighty Allah
Who, with His sublime intelligence and infinite knowledge,
brings out of the dark, malodorous soil the most delicious
and wonderfully scented foods. In the Qur’an, Allah says:

A Sign for them is the dead land that We bring to life
and from which We bring forth grain of which they eat.
We place in it gardens of dates and grapes, and cause
springs to gush out in it, so they may eat its fruits – they
did not do it themselves. So will they not be thankful?
(Surah Ya-Sin: 33-35)

The color of a red rose, every curl of its leaves, the

softness of its petals, its velvety structure, and its scent are
all bits of information. And what brings forth sweet and wa-
tery grapes on a dry vine is the bits of information hidden in
the seeds’ nucleus that makes a grape’s skin different from
the shell of a hazel nut; gives to each its color, taste, smell,
and their vitamins; and determines that one is watery and
the other is dry. Since fruits first appeared, this knowledge

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