fertilized in the mother's womb. This cell starts dividing rapidly,
and the newly formed cells differentiate as they continue to divide.
They start to assume different tasks and reach the parts of the body
where they belong. That is to say, rather than remaining as lumps of
meat made up of similar cells, some of them become, for instance,
eye cells or others heart cells and go to their respective places.
Alternatively, if it is a skin cell, it covers the body.
During this stage of division, cells work and cooperate very closely
and meticulously like a very good working team. Each one of the
cells is aware of the entire plan and work in cooperation and
communication. How does such an advanced level of order and
coordination come true?
The answer to these questions are very explicit: Living beings are
created flawlessly and the artistry and might in their Creation
belongs to the Almighty Allah. In one verse of the Qur'an, Allah
states the following:
"He created the heavens and the earth with truth and formed you,
giving you the best of forms. And He is your final destination.
(Surat at-Taghabun, 3)
How do the cells know where they will go, which organ they will be
a part of and what will they accomplish there?
How do they interact with other cells in such harmony?
Proteins are Produced in Various Forms for Different Cells
While an embryo develops in the woman's womb, the DNA that would
make up the eyes of that embryo produce only the proteins related to
the eye. Similarly the DNA strands that make up the brain of the
embryo only produce the proteins related with the brain.
The important point here is the following: the DNA of any cell in
the body –whether it may be a bone cell, liver cell or a kidney cell-
contains all the information that make up all the organs of the
human being. However in all this information, only the related
proteins are produced. In other words, in every cell there exists
the information related to all organs in the body but not all the
proteins are produced. Only that protein of the related organ is
produced. For this end, histon, a special protein, covers the DNA in
order to prevent the production of unnecessary proteins. Today one
of the greatest secrets that baffle scientists is how histons in
the cells know which genes to suppress and which ones are allowed
to remain continue operating. That is because proteins are also
molecules that are made up of non-living atoms. It is evident that
unconscious and unintelligent atoms can not bring such a tremendous
creation into being.
The coordination during the restructuring of the Cells is ensured by
the DNA molecule that is devoid of any Intelligence and Conscience
DNA itself is neither a biochemist nor a super computer capable of
accomplishing trillions of calculations per second. DNA is simply a
molecule made up of carbon, phosphate, nitrogen, hydrogen and
oxygen.
Now let's think; each and every cell that multiplies by division
contains all the genetic information in a human being. That is to
say, every cell actually has the capability to make up the heart
muscle, a red blood cell or any other tissue of the body. Although
every cell has DNA, at different stages of development, only some
genes become active in different organs. For instance, kidney
formation and its functioning codes exist in each cell; but during
development only the related genes become active in this organ at
some particular times.
Who gives the order to divide and of being specialized in different
tasks following the division? Furthermore, how do the cells have
the sense of obeying these orders? How do they work in such
discipline and organization? It is obvious that none of these are
random systems that come into existence by chance. They all come
into existence by the might of our Lord. (Surat as-Sajda, 5)
The Perfection in the Creation of man is not Limited to Cells being at
the right place at the right time and Activating the Right Genes
Cells must also exist at the right stage of life in accurate
amounts. Some "maintenance" genes work in all cells at almost all
times. Other genes function only for a couple of hours and then
remain in standby mode until the next task. For instance, during
nursing milk production is accelerated by genes. Available
information is activated at the right time, in the right amount and
at the appropriate location. Evolutionists try to explain away such
planned, conscious, calculated and rational use of billions of
information existing in the DNA as "chance". However, attributing
the extraordinarily planned and organized incidents taking place on
the microscopic level to chance is an account without rhyme or
reason. Indeed evolutionists also acknowledge that they are still
quite unable to give an account for this differentiation of cells
and the flawless distribution of tasks in the cells. The
evolutionist microbiologist Ali Demirsoy admits this fact as
follows:
"That many cell groups with different structures and functions come
into existence from a fertilized egg could not be satisfactorily
explained so far." (Ali Demirsoy, Heritage and Evolution, Meteksan
Publishing, Ankara, 1984, p.158)
It is obvious that all these extraordinary incidents could not have
been the work of chance or the cell itself. Then to Whom does the
Might and Intelligence that administers all these incidents and
create them for a particular purpose belong? There is one single
answer to this: Our Lord, with His infinite mercy, created man in
his current flawless form and incessantly endows him with endless
blessings. In one verse of the Qur'an Allah relates thus:
He has given you everything you have asked Him for. If you tried to
number Allah's blessings, you could never count them. Man is indeed
wrongdoing, ungrateful. (Surah Ibrahim, 34)
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