Page 67 - For Men of Understanding

straight like a brush. There is exactly just such a "subtle adjustment" in every
spot of the human body.
This punctuated creation is strikingly revealed in the new-born baby as well
as in adolescents. For instance, the new-born baby’s skull bones are very soft
and can, to a limited extent, move over one another. This flexibility facilitates
the emergence of the baby’s head from the womb without harm. If these skull
bones were inflexible, during birth they could crack and cause serious damage
to the baby’s brain.
With the same flawlessness, all of the organs in a human being develop in
harmony with each other in the course of development. For example, in the
development of the head, the skull that encases the brain grows along with it.
A skull developing comparatively slower than the brain would compress it, and
cause death in a short time.
The same balance is true also for other organs such as the heart, lungs and
thorax, the eye and eye socket.
For this reason, it is useful to examine the extraordinary structures of our
body to see the art and might in the creation. Every part of our body, the struc-
ture of which is more perfect than the most advanced factories equipped with
the latest technologies, displays the matchless creation of Allah and proves His
sovereignty over our entire body.
If we briefly examine the systems and organs in the human body, we will
witness intimately the evidence of a flawless and balanced creation.

DIGESTION
The saliva that is brought into play right at the beginning of the digestive
process, moistens the food so that it can be easily chewed by the teeth and
move down the oesophagus with facility. Saliva is also a specialised substance
for turning, through its chemical properties, starch into sugar. Just think what
would happen if saliva were not secreted in the mouth. We would not be able
to swallow anything or even talk because of our dry mouths. We would not be
able to eat anything solid, but have to feed on liquids or the like.
There is excellent balance in the system of the stomach. In the stomach,
food is digested by the hydrochloric acid therein. This acid is so strong that it
could even eat away the stomach walls as well as the food taken in. Yet, a solu-

tion is created for man: a substance called mucus, secreted during digestion,
coats the stomach walls providing exceptional protection against the disinte-
grative effect of the acid. Thus, the stomach is prevented from destroying itself.
An error in the composition of the mucus could destroy its protective function.
There is a perfect match between the acid used for digestion and the mucus

The Human Being 65