Unlike other animals,
giraffes do not take
crossed steps. That is,
they move their left front
and hind limbs first, and
then the right front and
hind limbs. Owing to this,
lions are hardly able to
catch giraffes.
This is, no doubt, not the
case for young giraffes.
With their premature and
weak limbs, they cannot run
as fast as their mothers. For
this reason, they become easy prey
for lions. Yet, as we mentioned earlier, these babies always remain
with their mothers. With their long limbs, mothers can give fatal kicks
and thus protect them. We must stop here for a moment and think.
What we call a 'giraffe' is not a human being. It is an animal.
Animals do not have the faculty of thought. So, the protection
giraffes and other animals provide for their young becomes possible
by Allah's inspiration to them. Allah is the All-Compassionate.
Regarding the mercy and compassion of Allah, a verse in the Qur'an
reads as follows:
F o r y ou r L o r d i s A l l - Compa s s i ona t e , Mo s t Me r c i f u l .
(Surat an-Nahl: 47)
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