de s e r t , s i n c e t he de s e r t i s d r y l and and t he r e i s
almost no vegetat i on . There are onl y cactuses and
other thorny plants. The camel ’s mouth and l ips are
so tough that when it bites, it can even pierce a hole
in the sole of a shoe. This is why it can easi ly feed on
thorns and keep hunger away.
As wel l as that, the hair that covers the skin of the
camel protects it from the intolerable heat . Al lah has
made the camel ’s feet wide because they always walk
on desert sand. Due to their width, the camel ’s feet
don’ t s ink in the sand. In addi t ion, Al lah has made
the sk in under the came l ’ s feet very thi ck . In thi s
way, the soles of their feet never burn.
There are very frequent sandstorms in the desert .
Did you ever witness a strong wind when you were at
the beach? You would not have been able to open your
eyes because you had to try to prevent al l the sand
from getting in them. If that wind were to become a
b i t s t r onge r , you wou l dn ’ t hav e be en ab l e t o s e e
ahead. However, camels have two layers of eyelashes.
These lashes weave into each other just l ike a trap
and they protect the camel ’s eyes during sandstorms.
A l l ah ha s c r ea t ed e v e r y l i v i ng t h i ng w i t h t he
features that are mos t su i tab l e for the i r hab i tat .
There are no pengu i ns i n the deser t , for i ns tance .
S i nc e the pengu i n ’ s f eatur e s ar e no t su i tab l e f o r
desert condi t ions , the penguin would die qui ckly in
the desert . Simi larly, camels could not survive near
the pol es . Al lah has created everything where they
should be. Al lah is the strongest and He has endless
know l edge . A l l ah c r ea t e s e v e r y t h i ng w i t hou t any
s ho r t c omi ng s . A l l ah i n f o rms u s o f t he c ame l ’ s
creation in the Qur’an as:
“Have they not looked at the camel—how it was
created?” (Surat al Gashiya: 17)
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