Page 139 - Design in Nature

Therefore, the process from initial conception to production is quite
extensive. In fact, the Sole Owner of all designs is One Who has power over
all things. Allah creates all creatures flawlessly through a single command:
”be”. This is in the verse:

The Originator of the heavens and earth. When He decides on
something, He just says to it, 'Be!' and it is. (Surat al-Baqara:117)
The faculty of creating from nothing and

without precedent belongs to Allah alone.
Humans just copy these examples.
Furthermore, the human designer is himself a
wonderful creation. Allah created creatures
and humans from nothing and bestowed on

humans the skills for designing.
For many things that we think are the
result of human design there are precedents in
nature. The structures and technological
products that emerge after years of research
had already been present in nature for millions of years.

Aware of these facts, designers, architects and scientists choose to
follow the exemplary properties of Allah’s creations in designing new
products.