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Allah said: And the mountains Has He firmly fixed
[Qur’an 79:32]
And He said: And the mountains as pegs
[Qur’an 78:7]
And He also said: And he has set up on the earth mountains standing firm, lest it should
shake with you
[Qur’an 16:15]
GARDENS IN THE HEAVENS AND HELL
This surely shows how important is nature in the eyes of our Lord. Nature is something
Allah has rewarded us with, in this world as well as in the Hereafter. It is significant to know that
rivers and fruit trees form the main landscapes visible in the gardens of Jennah (Paradise). And
people live in peace and in community among them.
"Verily, the Muttaqoon will be in a place of security, among Gardens and Springs,
dressed in fine silk and (also) in thick silk, facing each other. This is how it shall be, and
We shall marry them to Houris with wide, lovely eyes. They will request therein for every
kind of fruit in peace and security." [44:51-55]
"Indeed the Muttaqoon will be amongst the Gardens and water-springs." [15:45]
Verses on gardens and palm trees are plentiful in the Qur'an.
Give examples:
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These gardens represent some equivalent of Paradise on earth:
2:23, 2:34, 7:20, 17:92, 18:6/33/34, 23:20/21/28, 26:58/135/148, 34:17, 35:34, 36:36, 37:44,
44:27, 50:11, 55:47-49, 56:28, 68:18, 69:23, 71:13, 78:17, 33, 80:25.
Even Hell (Jahannam) has a tree and it is peopled with animals.
Is that the better entertainment or the Tree of Zaqqum? For We have truly made it (as) a
trial for the wrong-doers. For it is a tree that springs out of the bottom of Hell-Fire: The
shoots of its fruit-stalks are like the heads of devils: Truly they will eat thereof and fill
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their bellies therewith. Then on top of that they will be given a mixture made of boiling
water. Then shall their return be to the (Blazing) Fire. [As-Saffat 37:62-68]
PERFECTION OF THE CREATION
ANTS:
The ant, as many animals in the Qur’an, is doted with the ability to understand, speak and decide
a set of actions upon reasoning:
…At length, when they came to a (lowly) valley of ants, one of
the ants said:
O you ants, get into your habitations, lest Suleiman and his
hosts crush you (under foot) without knowing it
[An-Naml (The Ants): 27:18]
2000-2001
There are about 10,000 species of ants on earth. They have been created 100 million
years ago as attest fossil ants found in amber. In all these years, they have hardly changed in
shape. The Qura'n tells us that "All the creatures on earth are communities like you" [Quran,
6:38], and this is true because most species of ants live in highly organized colonies like
communities. They have a queen, a few males for mating and many female workers. To start a
new colony, the Queen flies out. She mates, makes a shallow nest and dismantle her wings that
she uses for food.
She lays 100 eggs an hour, 30,000 in a week. After about 20 days, the eggs turn into worm like
larvae, which the queen washes and feeds. After another 20 days or so, the ants are mature. They
instinctively know their role in the society. The first ones out are always workers or gatherers.
They go out and get food to bring back to the nest for the queen. There are nurses who care for
the young; they make sure dirt does not get into body segments by constantly licking the eggs and
larvae. They move them to upper chambers for warmth during the day and move them back to
lower chambers at night when it is cooler. If it is raining outside, the nurses dash around carrying
their charges lower and lower where the rain might not penetrate.
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