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effect? Could it possibly have had an education in pharmacy to know
that a substance that neutralizes the effects of the poison is available
in rocks that contain clay? Of course, not.
A human being could not tell whether a seed is poisonous or not by
its appearance. He could not work out how to neutralize the effects of
the poison. In order to be able to do that, he would have needed
training or to have consulted people with such knowledge. This being
the case, it cannot be claimed that a bird with no intellectual facul-
ties might have discovered such a thing after long chemical analyses
and study. It is not possible for macaws to acquire this knowledge,
which can be learnt by human beings only after years of special train-
ing, by chance. All-Knowing Allah, Who creates everything perfectly,
teaches macaws this knowledge.
W O N D E R F U L C R E A T U R E S
Have they not reflected within themselves? Allah did
not create the heavens and the earth and everything
between them except with truth and for a fixed term.
Yet many people reject the meeting with their Lord.
(Surat ar-Rum: 8)
