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nary facts: the thread a spider uses is thirty percent more flexible than a
rubber thread of the same thickness. The thread the spider produces is of
such superior quality that men use it as a model for the manufacture of
bullet-proof vests. Indeed, a substance, which many people consider a
‘simple' spider's web, is in fact equivalent to one of the most ideal indus-
trial materials in the world.
As man witnesses the perfect order of the living things around him, if
he keeps on thinking, he will come across even more astonishing facts.
When he examines the fly, which he constantly meets, but to which he has
never paid attention, and probably at which he has even become angry
and tried to kill, he sees that it has a very meticulous and detailed habit of
cleaning itself. The fly frequently alights on a spot and cleans its fore- and
hind-limbs separately. Then it cleans the dust off its wings and head thor-
oughly with its fore- and hind-limbs. It continues cleaning until it is assured
of its cleanliness. All other types of flies and insects clean themselves in a
similar way, with the same attention to detail and meticulousness. This
indicates that the Almighty Allah taught them how to clean themselves.
The same fly flaps it wings approximately five hundred times per sec-
ond while flying. In fact, no man-made machine could operate at such a
rate, but would shatter and burn because of
friction. However, neither the wings, mus-
cles, nor the joints of the fly are harmed.

There are many
lessons in the fly
cleaning itself.