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The Miracle in the Cell Membrane

Professor Peter Suckling, a neu ro phys i cist at the
Downstate Medical Center, speaks of the cell mem brane
with great amaze ment: "This very thin mem brane can sus -
tain an elec tri cal ten sion bet ter than most insu la tors. The insu -
la tion strength is high. It has to be strong; it's so very thin." 53
Nerve cells are able to com mu ni cate as a result of the
elec tric i ty pro duced in the cell mem brane, to trans mit
infor ma tion from one place to anoth er, and ensure the
healthy oper a tion of the body's func tions. In addi tion,
these elec tri cal mes sa ges pro duced in the cell reach their
intend ed des ti na tions, car ry ing a mes sage for the recip i -
ent cell. Every cell knows the mean ing of the mes sage
that reach es it, and begins oper at ing accord ing ly. Were
there no such flaw less ly oper at ing sys tems among the
cells, it would be impos si ble for any liv ing thing to main -
tain vital func tions. That being so, then how did such a
flaw less sys tem requir ing con scious ness and intel li gence
arise? It is of course impos si ble to main tain that uncon -
scious mas ses of atoms and mol e cu les took a deci sion to
form cells and that such a sys tem later spon ta ne ous ly
came into being among those cells. The exis tence of such
a con scious sys tem proves that liv ing things were cre at -
ed. The mag nif i cent creation in such micro scop ic dimen -
sions that aston ish es sci en tists belongs to our Lord, the
Creator of all.

"Is He Who cre ates like him who does not cre ate? So
will you not pay heed?" (Surat an-Nahl, 17)

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