Islamic Finance Advisor | Shariah Scholar | Founder & CEO, Amanah Advisors | Mufti | PhD Candidate | Ethics & Impact, Fasset | Enabling businesses and companies to be Shariah Powered 🚀
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘀: 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗼𝗱'𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 Every organ has engineering wonders beyond our imagination. The signs of Allah's power and meticulous designs are everywhere. The ears are no exception. 1️⃣ Engineering: Ears are masterpieces of biological engineering, allowing us not only to hear but to also balance ourselves. They turn air vibrations into sounds we can understand. 2️⃣ Self-Cleaning: Ears have a natural, self-cleaning mechanism. The earwax (cerumen) traps dust and dirt, which gradually moves out of the ear canal. 3️⃣ Unique as Fingerprints: Just like fingerprints, every person's ear shape is unique, making personalised ear recognition a potential biometric security method. 4⃣ Bone Conduction: We can hear not only through our eardrums but also via bone conduction, where sound waves vibrate through the bones to reach our inner ear. 5️⃣ High-Speed Processing: The ears and brain work together at lightning speeds to process sound, from hearing to understanding speech in just 0.05 seconds. 6⃣ Frequency Wizards: Human ears can detect frequencies between 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. As we age, our ability to hear high frequencies declines. 7⃣ Balance and Hearing: The inner ear is crucial for balance, helping us stay upright and navigate our environment with the help of semicircular canals. 8️⃣ Earlobes Keep Growing: Unlike most parts of the body, earlobes never stop growing, making them longer as we age. 9⃣ Regeneration and Repair: Hair cells in the inner ear, critical for hearing, don't regenerate in humans, leading to permanent hearing loss when damaged. Research into hair cell regeneration offers hope for future treatments. 🔟 Emotional Detectors: Ears play a role in detecting the emotional tone in sounds, allowing us to understand emotions in speech, even without seeing the speaker's facial expressions. Ears are not just vital for hearing; they're intricate systems that maintain our balance, communicate emotions, and connect us to the world. The ears are a means to recognise Almighty Allah by hearing the wonderful sounds of nature around us, and to hear the beautiful recitation of the Qur'an.