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means of these tubes. Thus, the mosquito can get enough
oxygen to flap its wings thousands of times per minute with-
out tiring.
The fact that a mosquito can beat its wings so rapidly gives
it many advantages. It can fly vertically. It can move forward
and backward with ease. The mosquito is a perfect flying
machine with many features superior to man made aircraft.
Aircraft require a specially-refined fuel to fly. The mosquito
maintains all its energy from nectar. An aircraft undergoes
maintenance before each flight, with engine parts renewed
periodically. With no maintenance requirements whatsoever,
the mosquito flies its entire life, thanks to the muscles on its
back.
The aircraft of our present day resulted from hundreds of
years of research and experimentation which came together
to make up a pool of knowledge. At every stage of develop-
ment, the human brain’s power and design was employed.
However, no matter how advanced technology becomes,
man will remain far behind the flight technology that exists
in nature—in the mosquito. The life form of the mosquito is
a 10-mm (0.4 inch) creature with circulatory, excretory, and
nervous systems, a heart constantly beating, eyes constantly
seeing, receptors constantly scanning, and millions of cells
synthesizing. No technology can create a machine with the
dimensions and flight characteristic of a mosquito.
Asked how aircraft are made, people will say by
senior engineers in sophisticated factories. They know they
are not the result of a chance fusion of metals. Some claim
that the mosquito, never part of the discussion of superior
aircraft, exists as a result of “coincidences in the evolutionary
process”. In other words, without a plan.
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(Qur’an 25:2).
Technology will never develop to the point where
it can bring a living creature into existence—not even a
thing as tiny as a mosquito. Creation is God’s preserve; He
is The Lord of the worlds. Every creation is evidence of His
existence. The judgement given in the Qur’an, “..
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(Qur’an 22:73), is valid for eternity. Those who deny His
existence, just contradict and deceive themselves. Consider
the magnificence of the mosquito, its 3 hearts, 100 eyes,
wings that flap 500 times per second… It is a tiny mecha-
nism of complexity beyond anything we could ever imagine,
or build. This is the Power of our Glorious Creator. This is the
Power of Allah.
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impressive, but easy to make
is a Tres Leches Flan. Tres
Leches in Spanish means
“three milks.” What I like
most about this dessert is you
can make it ahead of time,
which makes you stress free
when serving to guests.
To make this dessert you
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( What is the best tool for blending your ingredients together
is to use a blender, however you may use your whisk or mixing
bowl).
1.Preheat your oven to 350 F.
To make your flan:
2.
In your blender, blend your: eggs, vanilla extract, salt,
and three milks.
To make your caramel:
3.
In a skillet, pour your sugar and cook on medium-high
heat. Stir the sugar constantly until it melts into a golden brown
liquid. ( It might at first turn into lumps, yet it will eventually
melt).
4.
Once your sugar melts, immediately pour into an 8.5
inches rectangular pan. The caramel (melted sugar) should cov-
er the entire bottom surface of the pan.
To bake:
5.
Take your blended flan mixture, making sure to remove
any foam with a spoon (if foam forms at the top) and stir the
mixture before pouring into your 8.5 rectangular pan (on top of
the caramel).
6.
Place your 8.5 rectangular pan in a slightly bigger long
rectangular pan and place it in the oven rack. Then pour boiling
hot water into the slightly bigger pan (do not let any water enter
your pan with the flan in it.
7.
Bake the flan for around 1 hour.
8.
Insert a knife in the center, if it comes out clean: it is
ready.
9.
Remove the flan from the water bath and let it cool for
1 hour. Then place it in the fridge for at least four hours before
serving.
10.
To serve, run a sharp knife around the edges, so as to
make sure the flan edges will not stick to the pan. Place the
plate you want to serve on top of the pan, flip, and give it a
shake. Slowly remove the pan, and its ready to serve.
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