Page 140 - For Men of Understanding

FALSE EYES

Another admirable and amazing method of defence is
"false eyes". There are figures on the bodies of some
animals that can be called "false eyes". The "false eyes"
are so convincing that other animals that wish to hunt
these animals cannot escape thinking that they face a
much bigger animal. On the other hand, the animals
possessing these "false eyes" enjoy the comfort of this
trait of which they are not even aware.

When some butterflies open their wings, chance. Can coincidence make symmetry?
we encounter a pair of eyes, with all Can coincidence form the same colours
their symmetry and detail. These eyes and designs in two different places?
alone are more than sufficient to Certainly not. This claim is quite
convince their enemies that what they meaningless and unscientific.
face is not a butterfly. Particularly, the Could the butterfly possibly make this
false faces of some butterfly species such system on its own, thinking that it would
as the Shonling butterfly, seen below, be useful? The answer to that question is
are so perfect with their shiny eyes, certainly "no".
facial features, frowning eyebrows, It is out of the question that a caterpillar
mouth and nose that the overall picture with a life span of a few weeks could
is quite discouraging to most of its play on its own colours, designs, and
enemies. make a drawing surpassing even that of
It is impossible to claim that this artists, and use this for defence purposes.
extraordinary picture emerged as the Like all other living things, Allah also
result of "an interesting coincidence". created these beings with "false eyes".
When the below picture is examined in The owner of their flawless design is
detail, we understand that these facial certainly Allah, the Sustainer of all the
features cannot have been formed by Worlds.