The miracle of psychological opposite in man
I would end in this piece of the human brain by briefly pointing out the presence of miracle of psychological opposites in the human body.
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Quran 36:36 points out the creation of things in pairs.
It thus states:
"Exalted is He Who created all pairs from what the earth grows and from themselves and from that which they do not know ".
A deep reflection on the psychological makeup of the human self shows that it possesses dual conditions which are at variance from one another.
For example joy and sadness; fear and hope; love and hatred; material and abstract; what is materially perceptible and what is not materially perceptible; reality and imagination; commitment and non-commitment; positive and negative; and individualism and group spirit are all manifestations of psychological opposites within the human self.
All these point to the subtle nature of man, a creature that has drives (instincts), emotions and desires, and is uniquely blessed with the potency to choose between good and bad.
And (by) the souls and He Who proportioned it. And inspired it (with discernment of) it's wickedness and its righteousness.
He has succeeded who purifies it, and he has failed who instills it (with corruption). (Quran 91:7-10)
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The subtlety of man's psychological nature underscores the infinite power and wisdom of the creator who has to be loved and feared at all times.
The digestive system
The organs concerned with the digestion of food constitute the digestive system. The mouth and the pharynx through which food passes first, serve not only in the handling of food, but in the handling of air as well.
The digestive system includes the oesophagus, the stomach, the small intestine and the large intestine.
The greatest factory
The greatest factory on earth is the human digestive system . It is likened to a factory due to its "manufacturing" activities and results. Every now and then, new discoveries are made about the human digestive system, underscoring its subtle nature.
The most astonishing thing about the human digestive system is that when food is taken into it, everything is digested and broken down except the stomach itself and this whole process happens without man knowing what is going on inside him/her.
We take in food, meat, vitamins, fish,......etc. and we push them down with some water. From this mix of diverse edible substances, the stomach selects what is beneficial to the human body.
It does this by breaking down the edible substances into chemical ones and transforming the rest into new proteins for the nourishment of cells in the human body.
In doing all these, the digestive system does not leave out any substance which is beneficial to the body .
Additionally, the system stores fats and other necessary materials which could help man face emergencies like hunger and the rest.
The system operates within man and he/she is not aware of how it is activated and run by the creator of all things.
"For that is Allah , your Lord, the Truth. And what can be beyond truth except error? So how are you averted?"
Quran 10:32
The writer is a Theologian /Educationist
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