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stands this will comprehend Allah's infinite might and will strive only to
earn Allah's good pleasure.
Remember that Allah informs us in the Qur’an that those who dare to as-
sociate other gods with Allah will be forsaken:
Do not set up any other god together with Allah and so sit there reviled
and forsaken. (Surat al-Isra’: 22)
THE SLEEPING BAG
OF THE PARROTFI SH
The fish shown in the picture on the other page is called the parrotfish,
since it resembles a parrot, as you may have noticed. This colorful fish em-
ploys quite an unusual method to protect itself against its enemies.
Especially at night, it covers its entire body with a gelatin-like substance
that it produces itself. Before answering the question "why?", let's see how
this substance is produced and used.
This gelatinous sheath of the parrotfish is secreted from the upper side of
the gill cavity. The fish secretes the substance while it breathes. After a while
this sheath covers the entire body of the fish. By doing so the fish places it-
self within a kind of sleeping bag and becomes protected from external
danger at night. This substance also enables the fish to conceal itself by
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