...."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