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Chapter 4 (Continued)
The Language Of Colours
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vegetables you see in these pictures, which have different
shapes and colours, grow in the same dry soil and are watered
with the same water. Yet, each of them has a colour, taste
and smell, particular to its kind. Allah has created each
one of them uniquely and bestowed them upon us. |
Wherever you go in the world, you will not see a naturally growing
strawberry with a different colour. Everywhere in the world, the
DNA of strawberries contains the characteristics that make them
the strawberry we know. The colour, smell and taste of a strawberry
are always the same. It is a unique, unparalleled order. Certainly,
it cannot be claimed that such a system has come into existence
by sheer chance.
The owner of this matchless artistry that prevails all over the
world is Allah, Who has infinite wisdom. Allah has power over all
things.
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In autumn, different pigments
in the leaves are released and shades of yellow and red dominate
the colour of the plants.
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Have you ever thought how such diversity of colour comes about in
plants although they all grow in the same soil and are watered with
the same water?
In Surat ar-Ra'd, Allah draws attention to the fact that although
all watered with the same water, different crops come out of the
soil:
In the earth there are diverse regions
side by side and gardens of grapes and cultivated fields, and palm-trees
sharing one root and others with individual roots, all watered with
the same water. And We make some things better to eat than others.
There are Signs in that for people who use their intellect. (Surat
ar-Ra'd: 4)
As Allah has drawn to our attention, let us ponder, by looking at
the vegetables and fruits around us, how different crops come out
of the same soil. For example, let us look at melons, watermelons,
kiwis, bananas, cherries, eggplants, tomatoes, grapes, peaches,
and green beans. When you peel the dark yellow skin of a banana,
out of it comes a banana of a lighter yellow with its matchless
fragrance. The red, green or yellow peel of an apple has a smooth
sheen. Humans cannot imitate the quality of the taste and smell,
an aroma particular to it, of its sweet juice.
Then, the question may occur to one: how do all those flowers, trees,
vegetables and fruits have so many different colours although they
come out of the same arid soil? This is evidence of the endless
knowledge of Allah and His creating without any preceding model.
It is impossible for man to create a new colour. All colours produced
by people are only copies of the originals existing in nature. However,
Allah is the Originator, and the creation of all the colours describing
the living creatures on earth is His. Allah's artistry in creation
is matchless. One of the names of Allah, the All-Powerful, is al-Musawwir
- the One Who forms His creatures in different forms. Allah creates
everything He creates in the most perfect forms.
He is Allah - the Creator, the Maker, the Giver of Form. To Him
belong the Most Beautiful Names. Everything in the heavens and earth
glorifies Him. He is the Almighty, the All-Wise. (Surat
al-Hashr: 24)
The colours and appearance of all plants on the earth have been
created in such a way as to appeal to the human soul. In fruits
and vegetables, there is a matchless diversity of colour. On the
other hand, when we think of flowers and trees we again see the
same aesthetic appearance and diversity of colour.
There is also a totally unequalled colour and pattern design in
flowers. Each of the hundreds of thousand kinds of flowers has been
furnished with particular characteristics exclusive to its kind.
Today, the perfumes, patterns and colours produced by men are all
imitations of their original counterparts in nature. For instance,
the purple colour of the leaves of violets, which are soft like
velvet, and the smoothness of the surface of their leaves are matchless.
Velvet fabrics are produced in imitation of the texture of violets
but a similar quality can never be achieved.
With this approach, no matter what plant we examine on the earth,
the conclusion we arrive at is that it is a perfect creation. Allah,
Who has no partners in creation, creates plants for men with different
tastes, fragrances, colours and forms. What falls to us is to reflect
on the signs Allah creates and to be grateful.
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