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gained consciousness-requiring functions such as seeing and hearing by

their own desire and effort. It is very clear that this is impossible. In the
Qur'an, it is stated that seeing has been bestowed upon living beings by
Allah:
Say: He it is Who brought you into being and made for you the ears and
the eyes and the hearts: little is it that you give thanks. (Surat al-Mulk, 23)

The Army Inside Man
Every day, a war is fought in the innermost parts of your body unper-
ceived by you. On the one side are viruses and bacteria that aim to intrude
into your body and take it under control and on the other are the immu-
nity cells that protect the body against these enemies.
The enemies wait in an offensive state to make their way into the area
they aim at and they head towards the target area at the first opportunity.
However, the strong, organised and disciplined soldiers of the target area

do not easily give in to the enemies. First, the soldiers who swallow and
neutralise the enemy soldiers (phagocytes) arrive at the battleground.
However, sometimes the fight is tougher than these soldiers can handle.
On such occasions, other soldiers (macrophages) are summoned up. Their
involvement causes alarm in the target area and other soldiers (auxiliary T
cells) are also called to battle.
These soldiers are very familiar with the local populace. They quick-
ly distinguish their own army from that of the enemy. They immediately
activate the soldiers assigned to weapon production (B cells). These sol-
diers have extraordinary abilities. Although they never see the enemy, they
can produce weapons which will render the enemy ineffectual. In addi-
tion, they carry the weapons they produce as far as they should be taken.
During this journey, they succeed in the difficult task of not causing any
harm either to themselves or to their allies. Later, the striker teams cut in
(killer T cells). These discharge the poisonous material they carry on them-
selves at the most vital spot of the enemy. In case of victory, another group
of soldiers arrives at the battleground (oppressive T cells) and sends all the

warriors back to their camp. The soldiers who arrive at the battleground

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