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Harun Yahya

scent-production varies according to species, as well as season, tempera-
ture and light, and some 100 chemical compounds are employed during
the process. It is thought that plants also have unique compounds that
have not yet been studied, in addition to those already identified.
These compounds are manufactured in ways the likes of which can
be found only in chemical laboratories. The sap transports various chem-

ical substances to secretory glands near the rind, where these substances
are combined in specific quantities by enzymes, through a mechanism
which has not yet been fully understood, and different perfumes result. In
other words, the secretory glands work just like chemical factories, com-
bining different compounds. And with these chemical combinations, they
give rise to the delightful aromas of the rose, linden and honeysuckle.
This is a great miracle. At present, chemical engineers who manufacture
perfumes, deodorants and soap scents in advanced laboratories are trying
to produce delightful fragrances by imitating these same glands. Human

beings possessed of reason, consciousness, education and technology
seek to produce something of beauty by imitating the prod-
uct of a secretory gland composed of unconscious mol-
ecules. Yet despite all their superior characteristics,
no man-made scent can have
the same attractive quality
as the originals and can go

no further than being a
“good imitation” of the
aromas of plants.
These scents later
blend with the air by
being released from the
leaf surface through
channels linked to the se-

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