God Arises
Affirmation of Prophethood
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The birds have no such source of knowledge or
means of communicating experience. They do not
exchange ideas in the way that men do. No bird can
collect and write down its experiences in book form
for the future guidance of its successors. In spite of
this, these birds manage to travel enormous
distances, just like human beings, but with much
greater accuracy and economy of effort. They move
from one place to another with the precision of a
rocket going into space by means of radio control.
The map on this page shows the intercontinental
journeys of the birds from the colder Russian and
European countries to the hotter regions of Africa
and Asia. During this long journey, they cross the
Caspian, the Black sea and the Mediterranean—
three seas no less. Far from flying in just any
direction in an unaware, haphazard fashion, they
unerringly follow the shortest route over the sea. In
so doing, they can spend as little time as possible
above water, where they can not alight periodically
for food and rest. Have a look at this map from
right to left. The first flock of birds from Europe
arrives at the Caspian, makes a
detour
around it,
splitting into two groups, one of which goes via the
