Page 243 - Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

Harun Yahya

down and respiration increases since perspiration is accelerated as the
temperature rises. At night time, as the temperature falls, perspiration
slows down and the plant rests. Most plants would die if just one night
failed to take place. From that point of view, night means rest and rein-
vigoration for plants, just as it does for human beings. 184
Movement at the molecular level also declines at night. The radia-
tion emitted by the Sun during the day activates the atoms and mole-
cules in Earth's atmosphere and causes them to achieve higher energy

levels. As darkness falls, the atoms and molecules fall to lower energy
levels and start to give off radiation. 185
These facts are, in all probability, indi-
cated in Surat al-An‘am 96 and reveal
yet another of the Qur'an's countless
miracles. (Allah knows best.)

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