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Chapter 14

A portion of Comparison in the Marine Creatures

Preface: There is no doubt in the existence of particularly perfect Power, Glory, and Perfection of the Able and the Self-Subsisting in everything and object, Whose Station is high and favors are indiscriminately abundant, and the Great Owner of "Be, and it is." We actually do not have words meriting the explanation of this truth in order to describe and define it. The astonishing point is that these secrets of this perishing world's market are extracted from apparently void of any quality, the unworthy dustbin of this material planet.

Whether from the luminous sources of Paradises (the Permanent World), what kind of favors would be, and what kind of things of what qualities extracted for the pious people. But could we ever know of such brain in ourselves in order to be perceptive of and able to think of this truth? We possibly would say "no" or "rarely." But if we leave this aside, we must look deeply into the greatness of this secret, that whether creating and causing to grow all kinds of trees, fruits, grains, and plants and the rest in this free atmosphere is ever a problem for His Almighty Being? No, it is rather easy and simple, as, He Almighty creates and eliminates whatever He may want, just by a single "Be", and It Is ("Kun Fayakun").

You may ponder, He Almighty has created millions of kinds of living and non-living creatures too in the sour and bitter water of the ocean. He Almighty nourishes and causes them to grow, contrary to land's life conditions, in absence of the tools and means, rather He Almighty makes them even grow bigger and stronger than the animals on land.

Hereby, observe a portion of these comparisons, where we have, with the help of Almighty God, just prepared the opening key of these secrets and have trusted it to you.

Now, you may make efforts through this channel, to get access to the study of all secrets of this desert (the world); and these Epistles are the only fortifier of your faith and the means of nearness of yours to His Almighty Compassionate (Hannaan) and Beneficent (Mannaan) Being.

Let us hope for God's assistance.

1. Have you reflected? The terrestrial animals get nourished and acquire energy from the grains, fruits, plants, even the trees' roots, and other various earthly products. In the ocean, however, in absence of all these enjoyments, thousands of kinds of marine animals are getting developed and growing just from the salty water. This well conveys to mankind that it is possible for His Almighty Being to make things grow and reach maturity from anything in anywhere, He is not unable.

2. Have you reflected? Why has Great God assigned the lives of most living creatures and of particular plants to be in the ocean? So that mankind understand that His Sacred Being is able to keep alive and to evolve the living creatures not only in the free atmosphere rather marine animals are kept alive without eating various kinds of grains and grasses, and without a permanent access to the oxygen directly from the free air. They are even mostly stronger and bigger than the terrestrial animals. Examples are whales, dolphins and so on.

3. Have you reflected? The strongest of animates on land, from the viewpoint of weight, are the elephants. The biggest one of them weighs 5.8 metric tons. The biggest of animals in the ocean, however, are the whales. Each of them produce one thousand five hundred to three thousand gallons of oil and weigh 200 metric tons, approximately 35 times the weight of the elephant. While the whales are eating neither grass nor grains, nor having a continuous access to fresh air, they still reach that strength. This is itself the growth and development process of a portion of His Glorious Greatness Workstation that

He Almighty can evolve anything, anywhere even though it may be in the sour and bitter water of the oceans and other places.

Praise be to Allah, How Merciful (Raheem), Generous (Kareem), and Strong (Qawee) is He Almighty.

4. Have you reflected? Of the marine animals, some are mammals and some lay eggs. In order for their eggs not to be dispersed and come apart by the ocean's waves, they are created tied together by a special fiber, such as the eggs of fish and frogs and others.

How Gracious and Merciful (Rahmaan er-Raheem) is the All-Knowing ('Aleem) and Wise (Hakeem) Almighty God.

5. Have you reflected? While, birds' eggs put into the water will decay, on the contrary, the marine animals' eggs are developed and do grow in the salty water of the ocean. Almighty God is proving to us that it is the same to Our Holiness to preserve and to give life whether it be on land, in water and so forth.

How Wise All-Embracing (Waasa' ul-Hakeem) is Exalted God.

6. Have you reflected? There are some terrestrial and marine animals that if some limb of them is cut, then the same organ as before will grow back from the same place after a period of time. Such is the case with a small lizard, where if its tail or foot is cut then the tail or the foot will grow again, like unto crab and so on.

Sure! He Almighty is the Producer and Organizer of affairs.

7. Have you reflected? That by this action, Great God is showing to us the truths and secrets. Ponder! So you may realize that He could make grow back the limbs of human beings as well, in case of deficiency, but He did not, so that we, with the help of science, may make uses of preventative medicine. He Almighty is teaching us that O! Mankind! If you also would put that certain kind of hormone or matter which We put in animals' foot or limbs and that particular limb grows back, probably your limb would also grow back soundly.

Sure! He Almighty is the Prudent Manager and Creator of all minute and great things.