Page 162 - Photosynthesis: The Green Miracle

Adnan Oktar

When the stages of photosynthesis and the special conditions the
process requires are examined as a whole, important evidences of creation
can be seen. This system, which brings together so many sensitive and
delicate measures, is a blessing placed at the service of mankind by All-
Mighty Allah, the creator of all things.

4. Nighttime

Many requirements need to be met for photosynthesis to take place,
and in the absence of any one of these, photosynthesis will not occur. The
growth activities of plants are closely linked to the temperature differen-
ces between day and night. Some plants need warm days with low tem-
peratures at night to form new growth. Others do not require such a tem-
perature differential.
As the Sun rises, perspiration and in relation to that photosynthesis

in the leaf increases. In the afternoon, photosynthesis slows down. As heat
levels decline at night, however, perspiration slows down and the plant
goes to rest. If there were no night over the course of just one day then
most plants would die. In the same way that it is for the animals, night is
a period of rest and renewal for plants. 77
In the Qur’an Allah has revealed that He has placed day and night,
Sun and Moon and all plants, at the disposal of human beings:

He has made night and day subservient to you, and the sun and
moon and stars, all subject to His command. There are certainly
Signs in that for people who use their intellect.

And also the things of varying colors He has created for you in the
Earth. There is certainly a Sign in that for people who pay heed.
(Surat an-Nahl: 12-13)
In other verses, we are told that Allah has created night, and that no
other entity than He has the power to do this:

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