thousand bees have to visit 10 million flowers. This is
really tough work for them. Despite this, however,
bees work very hard and produce much more honey
than they need. Moreover, they do not use up much
of the honey themselves, but offer it to us, human
beings.
This was so puzzling. With their tiny bodies only a
couple of centimetres long, bees were performing
awesome tasks. What was the source of this
consciousness, skill and power? How did they come
to possess wisdom, consciousness and know so much
about chemistry and mathematics? Why do they work
so hard to produce honey?
I took my book and went to my dad. I told him
everything I had learned, and asked him how bees
could accomplish all these things. Smiling, dad patted
my head and said:
"You are right. We see great wisdom and art in the
lives of bees. But are they only in bees? Actually,
there is perfect order in all animals and what is more,
in every part of the universe! But first let me recite
you some verses from the Qur'an about bees to
answer your questions. Listen carefully!"
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