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principles of this mechanism is similar to
the gear mechanism in cars. Just as an
accelerating car shifts to a higher gear,
horses, too, shift to a higher gear when
they want to run faster. While the force
required for pushing decreases, the
ability to move increases.
Well, why are horses' bodies
designed in a way to make them carry
heavy loads and run very fast? Actually,
carrying heavy loads or running very fast
are not skills that a horse needs for itself. So, why do horses have
these abilities?
The answer is obvious. These skills have been given to horses not
to meet their own needs but to serve human beings. In other words,
Allah has created horses with these abilities so that they can serve
human beings. In the Qur'an, our Lord stresses that He has created
animals to serve people:
And He created livestock. There is warmth for you in
them, and various uses and some you eat. And there is
beauty in them for you in the evening when you bring
them home and in the morning when you drive them out
to graze. They carry your loads to lands you would never
reach except with great difficulty. Your Lord is All-
Gentle, Most Merciful. And horses, mules and donkeys
both to ride and for adornment. And He creates other
things you do not know. (Surat an-Nahl: 5-8)
