Page 53 - The Miracle in the Mosquito

Phases of Development

… Not even the smallest speck eludes your Lord, either on
Earth or in heaven. Nor is there anything smaller than that,
or larger, which is not recorded in a Glorious Book. (Qur’an,
10:61)

What happens in the water under the sun for hours?
Up to now we have talked about how mosquitoes spend the en-
tire larval and pupal phase in water, either on the surface or in places
close to the surface. Over time this would have a negative effect on
the larvae. However, the larvae are not in the least affected by sun-
light, because any problems that could occur are solved right from

the start, thanks to a pigment found in the body of the mosquito.
This pigment sheath consists of a network of cells resembling
urocytes almost completely filled with uric acid granules. The uric
acid acts as a sunscreen for the transparent larvae and pupae, and
accordingly the mosquito is able to stay in the sun without getting
burnt.
All the characteristics of mosquitoes serve as evidence of cre-
ation. To see this evident fact once again, let’s think of it this way:
Even if just this shield were to be removed from the mosquito’s
body, all the other attributes would become meaningless and the
larva would burn to death in the sun.
All the examples given up to now point to one reality: God,
Who creates all the characteristics that make up the mosquito, has
incomparable power and knowledge. There is no other deity. God
informs us as follows in a verse of the Qur’an that no partner
should be associated with Him:

Or have they taken other deities besides Him? Say:
“Produce your proof! This is the message of those with me
and the message of those before me.” But most of them do
not know the truth, so they turn away. (Qur’an, 21:24)

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