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The Shaper; The Proportioner
O man! What has deluded you in respect of your Noble
Lord? He Who created you and formed you and propor-
tioned you. (Surah al-Infitar, 82:6-7)
A human being comes into being from the union of a sperm and
an egg, which results in a single cell. This cell, as the Qur’an informs
us, first looks like a lump of flesh. Then, Allah transforms it, makes it
develop in the womb for a specified time, and then brings it forth as
a human being. This new being is perfect in every way. As Allah pro-
claims:
Allah made Earth a stable home for you and the sky a
dome, formed you, gave you the best of forms, and pro-
vided you with good and wholesome things. That is Allah,
your Lord. Blessed be Allah, the Lord of all the worlds.
(Surah Ghafir, 40:64)
As the Qur’an informs us, humanity was given the best form of
all living beings on Earth and Allah displays countless signs of His
creation both inside and outside the human body. Even the human
body displays Allah’s perfect artistry. Consider its symmetry: Its
legs and arms, as well as the ratio of the body to the arms, legs, and
head, are strikingly perfect. For instance, the length of the body is
eight times the head’s length. The length of the head is three times
the length of the nose, and there is a distance of one eye between the
two eyes. The ratio and length of our legs and arms are both aes-
thetic and fully functional.
In order to see this symmetry’s perfect details, it is enough to

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