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THE MIRACLE OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

Macrophages are merely tiny cells invisible to the naked eye. They
do not have the capacity to think. They are living organisms that only
obey an established superior order; they merely carry out their duties.
Is it the brain?
Definitely no. Nor does the brain possess any power to create or pro-
duce something. Just as in all other systems, in this system, too, it is in a
position not to give orders, but to obey orders and submit to them.
Is it man?

Certainly not. This system protects man from certain death, although
he is not even aware that such a perfect system is at work in his own body.
Even if man were ever ordered to develop an army in his own body to
fight the enemy and cause his fever to rise, and provide this army to work
round the clock in his entire body, he would simply have no idea what to
do.
Today, mankind is not even able to understand the details of the pre-
sent order in the defence system, despite all the technology at its dispos-
al — much less imitate it.
It is an obvious fac that man was created with all of his features in
place. Willingly or unwillingly, he submits to his Creator and the systems

He established. Just as everything else does…
…No, everything in the heavens and earth belongs to Him. Every-
thing is obedient to Him. (Surat al-Baqara: 116)

Information Transfer
Another incredible function of the macrophages is supplying the
lymphocytes, i.e., the B and T cells, which are the real heroes of the de-
fence system, with information about the enemy. After phagocytosing the

antigen, the antigen-presenting cells go to the lymph nodes (lymphatic
tissue) through the lymphatic channels.
This is a very important detail. Only if a cell possesses consciousness
and reason can it be capable of supplying and forwarding the information