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Miracles of the Qur’an

During photosynthesis, whereby
plants manufacture their own nutri-
ents, they use the energy arriving
from the Sun. Plants convert this
into food as the result of a number
of complex chemical processes. This
sublime Creation in plants is one of
the matchless examples of Allah’s
creative artistry.

Photosynthesis: The Superior Technology in a
Miniature Factory
Whilst you may think that it is rare for a material to be as elusive to
scientists as wood is, leaves tell a similar story. Leaves play a part in one
of nature’s most important processes - photosynthesis. Photosynthesis,
one of the systems that scientists still do not fully understand, may be
summarized as plants manufacturing their own nutrients. Because of the
delicate but perfect structure contained within plant cells, plants are able
to store solar energy. At the end of various complex processes, this ener-
gy takes on a form which can readily be used by human beings as well as
animals. In addition, the photosynthetic energy stored in trees is also em-
anated during burning. For example, the energy emitted by wood when
burned to heat a house is actually energy from the Sun stored during the
formation of wood. 31
The photosynthesis system, which operates like a miniature factory,
takes place in an organelle known as the "chloroplast" inside the plant
cell. This is where it gets its distinctive green color from. Chloroplasts are
just one-thousandth of a millimeter in size, for which reason they can on-
ly be seen under a microscope. When solar energy falls on the leaf, they
transmit it to the layers inside it. Chlorophyll inside the chloroplasts in
the leaf cells convert this light energy into chemical energy. The plant ob-
taining this chemical energy immediately uses it to obtain

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