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In this section, we will review in brief the findings of naturalists and anthropologists as well as the religious view in this field. The Law of Matrimony in Creation This vast creation from the smallest atom to the largest galaxy comprises of tribes and peoples based upon the system of pairs. Every element is formed from atoms, and every atom is composed of negative electron and positive proton.

The occurrence of any imbalance in the ratios and equilibrium of these charges will result in the instability of the atom, and the atom will then try to return to a stable state by discharging a formidable energy known as atomic energy. Likewise in creation there are two complementing forces - magnetism and electricity - neither of which can exist without the other.

Then magnetism is composed of two polarities - north and south - and electricity of two charges - positive and negative - according to scientists. In the Vegetable World Allah has said in the Qur'an: 'All praise to He who has created all the pairs, of which grow in the earth, and of yourselves, and of that which you have no knowledge.'12 Every plant contains a masculine and feminine member, which upon their maturity pollination occurs and then fruition.

Granted there are types of plants and trees which do not need this depth and complexity but they are like humans who have two independent members, which co-operate mutually in order to produce fruition, as is the case with the palm tree and papaya tree and others. In the Animal World Animals whether quadrupeds, bipeds or reptiles, amphibians, fish or birds, are subject to the law of pairs.

He (Allah) has said: 'Originator of the heavens and the earth has made out of yourselves pairs and of the beasts pairs . . . '13 So they strive, because of the forces placed within them, to procreate and multiply and to preserve their species. Mothers extend affection to their offspring after birth or hatching and prepare the appropriate environment for their growth and development and defend them with their lives against the dangers, which surround them.

The Law of Pairs in Human Civilisations There is no doubt that there are differences between humans and other creatures. Humans have a certain freedom of choice and will whereas animals are driven and determined. There is also no doubt that there is a difference among peoples with regards to systems and laws to an extent, which at times is contradictory and incompatible.