Thoughts about Allah's Artistry in Color [1]:
2- Perceiving colors is a miracle

It really is!! To be accurate perceiving colors includes a number of miracles. Just think about how many elements in the nature and in the human being itself are involved in perceiving colors.

The first element from the nature is the sun that sends its light to the earth. The sun is the main source of light in the earth. The mechanism by which light is initiated from the sun is a complicated one that involves many tiny steps. This mechanism is a miracle in itself. If the light is absent, then the colors are absent too. The second element from the nature are the molecules that constitute various objects surrounding us, including plants, mountains, animals, etc... The ability of these molecules to absorb all the different components of the light and reflect only one component which is the color we see is the second miracle in this series of miracles. Also, think about the existence of different types of molecules within the same object to show different colors. For example, look at the parrot. Look how many colors it has. Look at the harmony of colors. These multiple colors and the harmony between them are two other miracles.


Next, look at the organs in the human body that are involved in perceiving colors. First, the eye with all the fine details of transfering the outside images to signals that can be detected by the brain. Second, the nerves that transfer these signals to the brain. And, finally the brain itself which allows us to recognize the various colors clearly.

Finally, look at the harmony beween all these elements that results in transfering an accurate image to the human brain. Is it possible that all this happened randomly? If we saw footsteps of a camel in the desert we will know that a camel walked in this place. If we saw a garden having a number of fruitful trees surrounded by a fence, we know that it is owned by somebody. Aren't all the miracles involved in perceiving colors enough proof for the existence of an innnovative creator behind them? Do not they show how great this creator is? Do not they show how capable He is? This creator is the one and only creator of the heavens and the earth. He is Allah (Arabic for God).

[1] These thoughts are inspired by Harun Yahya's documentary "Allah's Artistry in Color": http://www.harunyahya.net/V2/Lang/en/Pg/WorkDetail/Number/1312