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Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

Photosynthesis Reaction to Light Curve

Photosynthesis ratio Light saturation point

Light level

Photosynthesis is the use by plants and sometimes by certain bacteria
and single-cell life forms of the Sun's rays in order to produce sugar
(carbohydrate) from carbon dioxide and water. As a result of this reac-
tion, the energy in the Sun's rays is stored inside the sugar molecule
produced. The following formula summarises the reaction that takes
place during the process by which unusable solar energy is trans-
formed into usable chemical energy:
6H2O + 6CO2 ---PHOTOSYNTHESIS---> C6H12O6+ 6O2

(6 water molecules + 6 carbon dioxide molecules are turned into 1
sugar molecule and 6 oxygen molecules by means of photosynthesis.)

increases. At night, as the temperature falls, perspiration
declines and the plant rests.
The term "itha tanaffasa" in Surat at-Takwir, in reference to
the morning hours, in other words, "when it breathes in," is a
metaphorical reference to breathing, respiration, or breathing
deeply. This term particularly emphasises the way that the pro-

duction of oxygen begins in the morning, and that the greatest
levels of oxygen, essential for respiration, are given off at that
time. The importance of the phenomena is also emphasised by
the way that Allah swears upon it. The way that Allah indicates
the action of photosynthesis, among the most important discov-
eries of the 20th century, in this verse, is another of the scientif-

ic miracles of the Qur'an.

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