A Journey Beyond The Logical Mind

Salam to all.

I feel like talking in bahasa rojak. Okayla, firstly, to all my engineering buddies and my beloved parents, jangan terasa dengan tajuk tu okay?

Haha.


The thing is, I don't really enjoy maths. Well, I do but only certain type of maths. Maths that doesn't require the use of calculator (especially the big, bulky Graphic Calculator, anyway, thanks MARA for sponsoring it =) ) Maths that doesn't involve 'ugly' numbers eg. numbers with decimals and stuff... Maths that appear realistic to be used in daily life not the ones like exponential graphs or log.. (banyak complain la pulak~)


That's way I kinda enjoy Euclid. Although it's kinda hard, but I think the questions are the type of questions that I like to do. Olympiad is a different thing...


Anyway, when I learn something about the human body during biology *like the ones we're learning now*, I get very excited and I feel amazed by how wonderful Allah had created us all.


I mean, take the anatomy of the alveoli for example. Look at how creative and how delicate the process of oxygen transfer from the air, through the one cell thick capillary and then combine with the haemoglobin of the red blood cell. I mean, who would have thought of something very complex like that. And the fact that the whole process occurs without us even thinking about it is like, WOW. Subhanallah. Allahuakbar.

And, something about the red blood cell too that caught my attention. Of all cells, the red blood cell is not equipped with nucleus. And so, it has hollow centre which gives a biconcave shape to the cell. The advantage? The cell has a very high surface area to volume ratio, which directly increases the rate of diffusion of substances into and out of the red blood cell. Oxygen pun senang lah nak masuk keluar. Carbon dioxide pun sama.

Oh yeah, the sweating mechanism. How our body detects increase in temperature and thus initiate a negative feedback mechanism to return our body temperature to the optimum one. The release of sweat to cool us down and the whole process related to it.




And oh, the stage of human development. How an embryo develops into a foetus is a very WOW thing, don't you think?


And of course, my favourite topic. The BRAIN.

I don't know how to explain it but the brain is just wonderful...






The following is an article taken from: Harun Yahya.com

AL-FATIR
The Creator; The Originator

“O My Lord, You have granted power to me on Earth and taught me the true meaning of events. O Originator of the heavens and Earth, You are my Friend in this world and the next. So take me as a Muslim at my death, and join me to the people who are righteous.” (Surah Yusuf, 12:101)

Earth has a special design that supports life. Its location in space and its special structure, which meets the needs of all living beings, make it clear that this planet is the product of a superior wisdom. Our planet's living beings show that an astonishing design is inherent in all of them. Gifted with an appropriate bodily structure, every living being lives in a suitable setting.

This aside, as we focus more on the details of their formation, the fact of creation appears more clearly. Each cell, the basic unit of every living being, has a perfect system and such a flawless order that it is a clear refutation of the unbelievers' claim that life somehow created itself or is the result of a series of coincidence.

All that we see around us carries traces of an intelligent and purposeful design—a design that belongs to our Creator: Allah. Our Lord's artistry is visible in any detail. Allah relates His system's inherent perfection, as follows:

He Who created the seven heavens in layers. You will not find any flaw in the creation of the All-Merciful. Look again—do you see any gaps? Then look again and again. Your sight will return to you dazzled and exhausted! (Surat al-Mulk, 67:3-4)

Say: “Am I to take anyone other than Allah as my protector, the Bringer into Being of the heavens and Earth, He Who feeds and is not fed?” Say: “I am commanded to be the first of the Muslims” and “Do not be among the idolaters.” (Surat al-An‘am, 6:14)

Their Messengers said: “Is there any doubt about Allah, the Bringer into Being of the heavens and Earth? He summons you to forgive you for your wrong actions and to defer you until a specified time.” They said: “You are nothing but human beings like ourselves who want to debar us from what our fathers worshipped; so bring us a clear authority.” (Surah Ibrahim, 14:10)


Subhanallah.
Subhanallah.
Subhanallah.

I love biology!!!

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