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Intelligent Weapons: The Antibodies

unprotected against microbes. The stomach of the newborn baby, howe-
ver, is created in such a way that it does not digest and destroy these an-
tibodies. The production of protein-digesting enzymes is very little at this
stage. Therefore, antibodies vital for life are not digested and they protect
the newborn baby from its enemies.
The miracle does not end here. The antibodies, which are not broken
down by the stomach, can, however, be absorbed by the intestine as a
whole. The intestinal cells of the newborn are created in such a way as to
do so.
Unquestionably, it is no coincidence that these miraculous events are
arranged in such a sequence. The human body, a meticulously planned

example of creation, passes from the embryonic stage to having a fully
functional immune system in a perfectly phased manner. This is because
the events that are supposed to take place in the body every day, every
hour and every minute, are computed in an extremely finely-tuned man-
ner. Certainly, the author of this precise calculation is Allah, Who creates
everything according to a very intricate plan.
IgM (Immune globulin M): These antibodies are present in the
blood, lymph and on the surface of the B cells. When the human organ-
ism encounters an antigen, IgM is the first antibody that is produced in
the body in response to this enemy.
An unborn child can produce IgMs in the sixth month of gestation. If
an enemy ever attacks the baby in the mother’s womb, for example, if it
infects it with a microbial disease, the baby’s IgM production will in-
crease. In order to determine whether the foetus has been infected with a
disease or not, the IgM level in its blood is measured.
IgD (Immune globulin D): IgDs are also present in the blood,

lymph, and on the surface of B cells. They are not capable of acting inde-
pendently. By attaching themselves to the surfaces of T cells, they help
them capture antigens.
IgE (Immune globulin E): IgEs are antibodies circulating in the
bloodstream. These antibodies, which are responsible for calling fighter