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46 THE MIRACLE OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

ever, be absorbed by the intestine as a whole. The in-
testinal cells of the newborn are created in such a way
as to do so.
Unquestionably, it is no coincidence that these mi-
raculous events are arranged in such a sequence. The
human body, a meticulously planned example of crea-
tion, passes from the embryonic stage to having a fully
functional immune system in a perfectly phased manner.
This is because the events that are supposed to take
place in the body every day, every hour and every
minute, are computed in an extremely finely-tuned
manner. Certainly, the author of this precise calculation
is Allah, Who creates everything according to a very in-
tricate plan.
IgM (Immune globulin M): These antibodies are
present in the blood, lymph and on the surface of the B
cells. When the human organism encounters an antigen,
IgM is the first antibody that is produced in the body in
response to this enemy.
An unborn child can produce IgMs in the sixth
month of gestation. If an enemy ever attacks the baby in
the mother's womb, for example, if it infects it with a
microbial disease, the baby's IgM production will in-
crease. In order to determine whether the foetus has
been infected with a disease or not, the IgM level in its
blood is measured.
IgD (Immune globulin D): IgDs are also present
in the blood, lymph, and on the surface of B cells. They
are not capable of acting independently. By attaching
themselves to the surfaces of T cells, they help them
capture antigens.