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The Creator
Allah created every animal from water. Some of them go on
their bellies, some of them on two legs, and some on four.
Allah creates whatever He wills. Allah has power over all
things. (Surat an-Nur, 24:45)

Bees accomplish their tasks perfectly. Worker bees construct the
hive, ventilate it, and maintain a constant temperature in it. They
also bring in the nutrients they collect from flowers. The queen bee,
on the other hand, remains in the hive and ensures the community’s
continuity. The gnat larva changes its skin four times before it fully
completes its development. Toward the end of the pupa period, the
pupa cocoon, which is covered with a special viscous liquid that
protects the gnat’s head from contact with water, is torn at the top
and the adult gnat climbs onto the water with only its feet touching
it.
Bees and gnats are only two types of living beings on this
planet. Yet, as is the case with all other living beings, Allah deter-
mines when they will be born, live, and die. From the time they are
born, they live as Allah considers proper for them and commands
them to live. Never do they transgress the boundaries of their as-
signed duties. This holds true for lizards that survive in deserts
where the temperature reaches 50° Celsius (122° Fahrenheit), as well
as for penguins living in polar regions where the temperature can
drop far below -50° Celsius (-58° Fahrenheit) or sponges whose habi-
tat is thousands of meters below the ocean’s surface. The earlier ones
also lived in the same way and the latter ones will continue to do so,

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