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The Shaper; The Giver of Form
He is Allah—the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form. To
Him belong the Most Beautiful Names. Everything in the
heavens and Earth glorifies Him. He is the Almighty, the All-
Wise. (Surat al-Hashr, 59:24)

Our planet contains thousands of different species with entirely
different appearances and amazing features. Let’s examine the flaw-
less symmetry on a butterfly wing. The surface of each wing is em-
bellished with different patterns and impressive colors. No matter
how complicated these patterns and colors may be, they never harm
the perfect symmetry between the two wings. Indeed, just like a
painter’s masterpiece, all butterflies have astonishing appearances.
Clearly, the wisdom manifested in such beauty has a source, for
even an ordinary painting is painted by someone; it could not have
come into existence by itself. This being the case, how could such a
perfect living being, one that is as aesthetic as a work of art, come
into being by coincidence? Allah, Lord of the universe, created, de-
signed, and formed all of those beings.
Allah, Who created human beings and designed their bodies’
internal and external systems, manifests His superior creativity and
power on every detail of this complex structure. For instance, the
skeleton (the body’s structural support system) is an engineering
marvel in its own right. It protects such vital organs as the brain, the
heart and lungs, and upholds the body’s internal organs. In addi-
tion, it gives the body a superior capacity for movement, one that
cannot be imitated by any artificial mechanism. Bone tissue is not

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