Like scorpion fish, many other marine crea-
tures cannot be distinguished from their en-
vironments. Their presence is only noticed
when they move. These perfectly camou-
flaged creatures use their coloration to enable
them to hunt, to reproduce and to give various
signals to other creatures. But how did this harmony
come about? Who made the body of a fish the same color as the reefs in
which it lives, and made it look even more like the reefs by giving it a
projecting shape?
Chance can never give a creature the same color as the environment in
which it lives. A fish, shrimp or crab can neither have the knowledge of
color nor be able to produce systems in their own bodies to change their
color. Such great systems can only be created by Almighty Allah, Who is
All-Merciful, All-Powerful.
Allah created all creatures together with the attributes they possess and
in harmony with the environments in which they live. Allah has in-
formed us in the Qur’an that He has knowledge of all creatures He cre-
ated:
Does He Who created not then know? He is the All-Pervading, the All-
Aware. It is He Who made the earth submissive to you, so walk its
broad trails and eat what it provides. The Resurrection is to Him.
(Surat al-Mulk: 14-15)
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