Thursday, July 3, 2008

Mulberry Leaf

One of the skeptics came to Imam al-Shafi’e, may God have mercy on him, and asked:

“What is your proof for the existence of God?”

The Imam replied, “The Mulberry leaf has a single taste, a single color, a single fragrance and a single shape. However, when the silk worm eats it she produces silk. When the bee eats it he produces honey. When the ewe eats it she becomes plump and her milk becomes abundant. When the gazelle eats it it nourishes him and mixes with his blood producing musk. Who is the one who has made these various processes and products from a single food? Surely it is God?”

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