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...."Verily
We created man from a product of wet earth;"
(Mumenoon, 12)
....The particle "al" before the
word "insan" (man) in this verse denotes a special category. The
category here implies that Allah Almighty created human being
from a product of wet soil, that is, certain elements of the soil.
....Allah Almighty charged the angels
with attaining the necessary elements that were needed to create
the body of Hazrat Adam.In a similar way, Allah Almighty has assigned
the roots of plants, unconscious beings, to receive the elements
necessary for human beings.
....THE TRANSITION FROM CLAY TO
VEGETATION
....Allah Almighty says:
...."Surely Allah causes the grain
and the stone to germinate; He brings forth the living from the
dead and He is the bringer forth of the dead from the living;
that is Allah! how are you then turned away." (Anaam, 95)
....Plants come either from seeds
or the pips or stones of fruit. Allah Almighty is He Who causes
the seeds and stones to germinate.
....With the manifestation of the
name Al-Hayy (The Living), He causes the buds to split through
the seed and start the growth of a new plant. Until the nourishment
that is dissolved in the water can reach this new plant the buds
feed on its own store of nutrients, manifestation of the name
Ar-Razzaq (The Provider).
....Plants are able to take up water
and the elements that are dissolved in the water from the ground
through tiny hairs that cover their roots. After a complicated
chemical
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