Scholars in answer to this say...
Scholars in answer to this say, “These waves leave the larynx through the nose of the bat by means of strong organs and its ears, which are the receivers, receive these. Thus, this bat, in its night travels, is obligated to its ears. A scholar, through experiment, has proven that if you remove the ears of a bat, it cannot fly avoiding things whereas if you completely remove its eyes, it will very expertly still be able to fly. That is, a bat sees with its ears! Not its eyes.
And this is most strange. Now think who created these two wondrous organs in this small creature and how was it taught how to use them? And how can it avoid the dangers which exist during its night flying? Who? Is it possible that nature have the intelligence and consciousness to do this? and place these organs which scientists copy, at great expense, in its body?
Hadrat ‘Ali, peace be upon him, in the Nahj al-Balaghah, in a very long sermon about creation, mentions the bat, saying, “It is never prevented from the way because of the darkness of the night. Great and glorious is God Who, without a previous model, brought everything into being. Think and Answer What other interesting information do you have about the bat?
Did you know that the bat’s wings and how it bears children and that even its method of sleeping differs from other animals and that it is most exceptional? Previous…