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tree in a matter of seconds, the people who witnessed it would
describe it as a great miracle. However, since billions of trees do
the same thing, but only very gradually, this does not create the

impression of a miracle at first sight.
Let’s consider another example. Imagine that the human
body, which ages as one grows older, suddenly aged before
one’s eyes. If a new-born baby grew rapidly and became fully
developed within a few minutes, matured, and grew old, this

would be something astonishing and encourage those who wit-
nessed it to think. And yet this actually happens—the only dif-
ference is the time span. The fact that such miraculous

phenomena actually take place so slowly that we almost do not
recognize them may appear to be something very ordinary to
people whose attention, consciousness, and imagination are
weak. However, such phenomena are miracles, regardless of

the amount of time involved. In order to be aware of these mir-
acles, we need to examine their details in a sincere and open-
minded way so that we can see the wisdom and fine
calculations within those details.

The Qur’an tells us that those who are heedless cannot see
that everything that exists, including their own bodies, are mir-
acles:

Do you not see that God sends down water from the sky and
threads it through the ground to emerge as springs, and then
by it brings forth crops of varying colors, which then wither
and you see them turning yellow, and then He makes them
into broken stubble? There is a reminder in that for people of
intelligence. (Qur’an, 39:21)

Providing a detailed account of these signs, in all of their
perfection and detail, is very important, for such an account