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Food source Hive
An experiment was per-
formed to show that bees
make use of surface shapes
to recognize their sur-
roundings. First, bees were
introduced to the food
source shown in the top
left-hand corner. Then as
soon as they left the hive
for the source indicated,
they were caught, brought
to the point at bottom
right, and released there.
Even though the food
source was not directly
visible, the bees were able
to head in the right direc-
tion, toward the food
Point where the bees source.
are released

nite consciousness. Were you to ask human beings to give the same direc-
tions that the bee does by dancing, they would be nowhere near as suc-
cessful. That’s because although human beings possess reason and
consciousness, they lack the ability to perform such minute calculations
without technical measuring equipment.
So who teaches bees this conscious behavior? They cannot learn it from
other bees, and there is no training period in their brief lives. They come
into the world already possessed of this knowledge, able to act upon it

when the time comes. That applies to all the bees on Earth, who have been
living on it for tens of millions of years.
We therefore find ourselves facing a major truth that no person of good
conscience can possibly deny: God, the Creator of all living things, has
flawlessly created honeybees and taught them such conscious behavior.
As revealed in Surat an-Nahl, they act in accordance with the inspiration
of our Lord.
To fully comprehend the significance of the description that bees make