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eventually destroy it. It is indeed very difficult for the
cell to identify the hereditary make-up of the virus as
that of an invader.
The virus locates itself within the cell so well that it
almost becomes a part of it. After the multiplication
process is over, the virus and other new viruses depart
from the cell to repeat the same process in other cells.
During the process, depending on the type of the virus
and the cell, the virus can kill the host cell, cause harm
to it, modify it, or simply do nothing.
The question of how the cell, which operates under
a very strictly monitored control mechanism, can be
deceived into becoming a virus factory is still unans-
wered. It is quite intriguing that viruses, which have a
highly specialised structure, but which are not even
classified as living beings, could act so intelligently, think
up, and plan such effective strategies. The secret of this
phenomenon lies in the existence of a Creator, Who
created these organisms with the abilities they possess.
The features of the virus are perfectly designed to
enable it to make use of the system operating in the cell.
It is obvious that the power that created the virus is al-
so well informed about the extremely complex working
principles of the cell. This power belongs to Allah, Who
created the virus and the cell into which it will settle, as
He created the entire universe.
The virus, which, with its miniscule structure, can
inflict and sometimes even cause the death of the hu-
man body, which is millions of times bigger than itself in
size, is a being Allah has specially created to remind
people of their weaknesses.