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fected if we stay in water for a while; if we stay for a longer time then it
suffers injury. But this never happens to a fish. This is a result of a stiff
bright layer in its outer skin. This layer prevents water from entering its
body. If fish did not have this layer, their bodies would be damaged, and
since water would enter the body the balance inside would be disturbed
and they would eventually die. However, these things do not happen and
all fish continue to live their underwater lives.
All fish species in the world possess these features. Species that lived long
ago possessed them, too. Fish have had the same perfect structure for
millions of years and have not gone through any change. It is possible
to see this in the remnants of fish that lived millions of years ago. These
remnants, namely fossils, clearly reveal that fish were the same as they
are today and have not changed at all. This is evidence that fish came
into existence at one point in time. In other words, they were created. It
is Allah Who gave fish all the features they have and Who created every-
thing in the universe. He knows the needs of all creatures.
The picture on the left shows the remains, in other words a
fossil, of a fish that lived a very long time ago. Another mem-
ber of the same species, one that is still alive today, can be
seen in the next picture. As you can see, there is no difference
between the two.
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