For a thinking mind,
every creature on earth guides one to the Creator! If an egg of a chicken is
studied in detail, one will realize the Powers of the Omnipotent Allah.
Once, Abu Shair
al-Daysani came in the presence of the Infallible Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (a.s.)
and said: “O Ja’far ibn Muhammad,
Guide me to Allah”. He had a young boy, who was playing with an egg, the
Imam asked the boy to give the egg to him. The
Imam said: “O Daysani, this is a concealed stronghold. It has a solid cover,
and inside the solid cover there is a soft layer. Inside the soft cover layer
there is the egg-yolk and the albumin. Neither does the egg-yolk mix with the
albumin, nor does the albumin mix with the egg-yolk. Each remains in its state.
No one knows whether it will make a male or a female. Colors like the peacock
bursts out of it. Do you not think that it is a product of a Planner
(Mudabbir)?
Which planning has created this eggshell of pure lime and
consigned astonishing secrets in it? What planning is it that has formed this
eggshell, from the feed that birds eat, into a white house that is a peaceful
place for the growth of a chicken? Who
placed the sperm in the egg, like the pearl in the shell? The embryo is not attached to the mother,
neither is there any womb to provide nourishment. Hence, the nourishment is
provided inside the eggshell. A delicate membrane is placed between the
wall of the tough eggshell, the chicken and its nourishment, that protects it
from being harmed. Then in the same dark
surroundings, all parts of the animal are formed, such as the bones, muscles,
veins, nerves, and senses, and each one is placed in its own position. From all
those parts if one only pays attention to the composition of the eye, he will
ponder on how delicate its creation is.
Since this chicken will have to feed by picking seeds from
between the earth and stones, Allah equipped with a tough beak from the horns
of the animals, so that it does not hurt itself from the earth. In order that
the chicken does not miss, He gave it a craw to collect all the seeds in it and
preserve it there, gradually sending them to the digestive system. Then He
covered its delicate skin with feathers and wings that protect it from hot and
cold, from injury and other animals. He did not only suffice the chicken with
the necessities of life, but He also gave him the physical beauty of colorful
feathers.
From the hen’s body, balanced heat is required for the
development of the chicken. The bird
that does not keep still except the darkness of the night, sits in its place to
heat the eggs for the duration that is required to form embryo and hence the chicken. What wisdom is it that
makes this constantly moving bird keep still so that life comes about in the
new chicken? Which teacher taught the bird how to turn over the egg in such a
way that a chicken is formed, with no parts misplaced? And who taught the
chicken to break the eggshell with its beak when its formation is completed and
it is ready to enter a new life full of energy?
What meticulousness
and mercy has entered the hen that, against its instinct, it protects the life
of a chicken? A reform occurs in the life of the hen that makes her stand up to
protect and defend her chicken. The hen makes her chest a shield to guard her
chicken. This emotional state continues until the chicken becomes able to carry
on with its own life.
It is not sufficient for us to take notice of an egg so that
it may guide us to Surah al-A’la Ayah 2
and 3: “Who has created (all things)
proportionately, decried their destinies, and provided them with guidance.”
The Infallible Imam said: “Do you not
think that it is the product of a Planner (Mudabbir)?”
He put his head down for a long time, then said: “I bear witness that there is no God but Allah,
Alone. He has no associates, and Muhammad is His servant and Messenger, and you
are an Imam and a Proof from Allah for His Creation. I repent for the
misguidance in which I was in.”
Source used:
Principles of Faith by Ayatullah al-Uzma Shaykh Husayn Vahid
Khorasani, Translated by Maulana Syed Ali Raza Rizvi
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