The example of the Mosquito

The example of the Mosquito - PONDER THE QURAN SERIES
مثال البعوضة - تدبر القرآن الكريم، الحلقة الأولى
---------------
Ponder the Quran is a new series created with the intention of inspiring you to pick up a Quran and read it with reflection (tadabbur). Many of us read the Quran in a shallow sort of way; some in Arabic despite not understanding Arabic, and some with the translation, but without giving it much thought. How can we expect the miracle and truth of the Quran to become apparent to us without us searching for it? Pondering over the Quran unlocks a whole new dimension you never knew existed that proves to you 100% there could be no other author than Allah SWT. I hope I could show just how much we can extract from one verse in this episode!

Only in the last century or two have we uncovered so much about the mosquito. We all find them annoying, but because of the age of Science, they have proven to be incredibly impressive. Physicists constantly look to nature for inspiration on how to develop different technologies, and to this day, no human creation comes close to the precision and perfection of nature. How then in our limited intellects and abilities can we decide there is no Creator and no purpose for existing?

When this verse was revealed 1400 years ago, especially in Arabia, Science was non-existent. The majority of the Arabs were actually illiterate. If we really reflect on the wording of just this one verse, it really is an eye-opener!
---------------
اِنَّ اللّٰهَ لَا يَسۡتَحۡـىٖۤ اَنۡ يَّضۡرِبَ مَثَلًا مَّا ​بَعُوۡضَةً فَمَا فَوۡقَهَا ​ؕ فَاَمَّا ​الَّذِيۡنَ اٰمَنُوۡا فَيَعۡلَمُوۡنَ اَنَّهُ الۡحَـقُّ مِنۡ رَّبِّهِمۡ​ۚ وَاَمَّا الَّذِيۡنَ ڪَفَرُوۡا فَيَقُوۡلُوۡنَ مَاذَآ اَرَادَ اللّٰهُ بِهٰذَا مَثَلًا ۘ
“Indeed, Allah is not ashamed to present a mosquito as an example or anything that is above it....”
“as for those who believe, they know that it is the Truth from their Lord”.
“But as for those who disbelieve, they say, ‘What did Allah intend by this example?’ ” - Quran 2:26
---------------
Full recitation used in the end of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQNeg2S_tcc
---------------
Interested in Islam?

Videos to watch...
1) Introduction to Islam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d16CpWp-ok
2) Why is the Quran a Miracle? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q_4y0p-UHE
3) Muhammad (PBUH): Fraud, or actual Messenger of God? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0RynPuaxms
4) Mind Blowing Prophecies of Muhammad PBUH - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZIqd_-1Zus

Books to read...
1) The Divine Reality - a profound book deconstructing atheism and providing strong rational and spiritual proofs for Islam: https://amzn.to/3hLfrsH
2) Muhammad PBUH: His life based on the earliest sources - https://amzn.to/2Dk6ckg
3) The Quran: English translation with parallel Arabic text - https://amzn.to/2YPeS9I
---------------
Support People of Islam and become a member on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/peopleofislam
---------------
سَنُرِيهِمْ آيَاتِنَا فِي الْآفَاقِ وَفِي أَنفُسِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ يَتَبَيَّنَ لَهُمْ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ

"We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth." - Quran 41:53
---------------
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peopleofislamofficial/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/peopleofislamofficial/
---------------
Subscribe!
---------------
This video would not have been possible without some of the information from the following sources...

Mosquito needles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rD8SmacBUcU
Compound eyes using electron microscope: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtMAHm4ZfIs
Mosquito life cycle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1CpWPDjVvU
Mosquito egg rafts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jhZyeBLVcI
---------------
Video of mosquito labrum probing under mouse skin from:
Choumet V, Attout T, Chartier L, Khun H, Sautereau J, et al. (2012) Visualizing Non Infectious and Infectious Anopheles gambiae Blood Feedings in Naïve and Saliva-Immunized Mice. PLoS ONE 7(12): e50464. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0050464 .
Used under the terms of: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Animations based on drawing in Choo Y-M, Buss GK, Tan K and Leal WS (2015) Multitasking roles of mosquito labrum in oviposition and blood feeding. Front. Physiol. 6:306. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2015.00306
Used under the terms of: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Видео The example of the Mosquito канала People of Islam