Page 43 - Photosynthesis: The Green Miracle

Harun Yahya

In the germination of these plants, there is a flawless design, plan
and calculation. Everything, with every stage, is determined in advance.
All precautionary measures are taken against possible adverse conditions
in order that the seeds should not sprout needlessly.
So to whom belongs the intelligence and knowledge that determine
this system for the formation of ephemeral plants, and designs for them

in the most ideal form for the conditions they live in? The plant’s cells?
The seed itself? Or did this immaculate and complete system come into
being by chance? The illogical nature of these questions is obvious. These
plants, with the ideal characteristics for their habitats, are the sublime cre-
ation of Allah, Lord of the Worlds.
Another group of desert plants shed their leaves during times of
drought. As their source of water declines, these plants immediately shed
their small leaves. One example of this is the plant Ocotillo. This plant
goes dormant during drought conditions and remains in that state until it

rains. But when rain falls, it immediately begins to sprout a new set of
leaves. Some bushes possess this feature also; but they do not become dor-
mant, because they are sufficiently resistant to live on the water and nu-
trients stored in their special underground rhizomes, until water in the
environment increases again. These rhizomes develop horizontally under
the ground and live for a long time. 15
The desert plants we have examined as a whole so far present a most

impressive picture. Some are equipped with special systems and struc-
tures in order to survive in the desert, by storing water, camouflaging
themselves or becoming dormant. Some use various chemical means to
stop their seeds sprouting and as we have seen, employ a great variety of
methods of protection against a habitat where the greatest obstacles and
difficulties prevail. The sublime designs of these plants, thriving in an en-
vironment that humans would imagine to be completely inhospitable,
once again reveal the infinite knowledge and artistry of Allah.

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