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point in the desert. How is it that an ant successfully performs a task that
is virtually impossible for a human?
It cannot be that the ant finds its direction by looking at objects. Signs and
road-marks such as trees, rocks, rivers or lakes which help one find the way
are very rare in the desert. There is only sand all around. Even if there were
such signs, it would not make any difference since it is not possible for an
ant to keep these signs in mind, to memorize where they are and to use them
while finding its way. Thinking about it this way, one can better understand
the significance of the task that the ant performs. The ant can perform this
difficult task by means of the special body structure it has been given.
There is a special navigational system in the ant’s eyes. This system that
Allah placed in the ant’s eyes is more advanced than mechanical devices
that determine direction. Being able to perceive some rays that we cannot,
the ant can establish directions and know where north and south are. By
means of this ability, it is not difficult at all for the ant to work out where its
nest is and to return to it.
Human beings have only lately be-
come aware of the characteristics
of light. However the ant has
known and used a characteristic of
light, which was unknown to
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