from nothing: 'He Who created the heavens and the Earth and
sends down water for you from the sky by which We make luxuri-
ant gardens grow—you could never make their trees grow…'
(Surat an-Naml: 60)"
Kareem was amazed that plants could breathe by this special
chemical process called photosynthesis. "So, how did this process
take place?," he wondered. While he was thinking about this, his
grandfather continued his story: "Using the soil, water, air and the
Sun, unconscious plant cells take a certain amount of minerals and
water from the soil and produce food for human beings. With the
energy they take from the Sun, they break down these materials
and later bring them back together to produce food. This is just an
outline of the process, but at every stage you can see that there is
a conscious and intelligent plan. It is clear that the purpose of this
amazing system operating in plants is to provide a source of life
designed for the benefit of human beings."
"So, what do leaves do?" enquired Kareem.
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