The camel is an interesting animal, very docile, very peaceful and rarely shows hostility, but it is jealous of its females, and does not allow anyone to see it during mating. If it senses that someone is spying on it and sees it, it will take revenge for its honor, and it feels and suffers as we do. A camel complained to the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, and he said to its owner: “Do you not fear God regarding this beast that God has given you as your property? It complained to me that you starve it and tire it out.” Many terms have been used for it, as the word camel appears in the Holy Qur’an twice, female camel (7) times, donkey (3) times, camel twice, and camel once. The Arabs say a female camel, and the plural is nuq, and the male is called a camel. Ibn Kathir described it in his interpretation: (Camels are wondrous in creation and strange in structure, and they are extremely strong and powerful, and yet they obey the weak, and they are eaten, and their fur is used and their milk is drunk.)
Wonder of wonders
Modern science has revealed some amazing facts about camels, including that their sense of hearing is very strong despite their small ears. They have two large eyes that see well day and night. They are equipped with two rows of long eyelashes to protect them from pebbles and flying sand. They have a long neck that enables them to easily reach the short plants that spread on the ground, or to nibble the leaves of tall trees. Their legs are equipped with soft, spongy hooves that enable them to walk on soft sand. They also have a hump that stores fat to burn it. They also have a large, wrinkled nose that is a wonder of wonders and condenses the water vapor that comes out with the exhaled air, so carbon dioxide comes out and the water vapor condenses, thus preventing it from escaping. They are the only animal that recovers the water in the air they breathe. The camel raises its body temperature during the day to 41.7°C, keeping up with the temperature of the surrounding air so that it does not sweat. Then it begins to secrete sweat to cool its body temperature if the temperature of the surrounding air exceeds 42°C.
Blood cells do not explode
Camels have the ability to drink seawater, as their kidneys rid them of excess salts. When they are thirsty, they drink about 18 liters of water, without affecting their blood cells, because God created them oval, unlike other creatures. When their blood cells are filled with water, they swell and become spherical without bursting. They keep their urine in the bladder as long as they need water, as the blood absorbs the water and urine again and pushes it into the stomach, where special bacteria convert the urea into amino acids, i.e. protein and water. The mating periods for camels are January, February, and March of each year, and pregnancy lasts for 12-13 months.
Its meat is food and its milk is medicine.
Camel meat is characterized by its high nutritional content of sodium and low potassium with a high percentage of calcium in the thigh muscle compared to other meats. Its meat is also one of the most important sources of animal protein that contains a low percentage of cholesterol, so it is recommended to consume it for people who suffer from heart and artery disorders and for those who want to diet because of the low level of iron and zinc in it compared to other animal meats. It has been scientifically proven that camel milk can be used to treat many diseases, including diabetes, as it contains a special protein with an effect similar to the work of the insulin hormone, as this milk has the property of having slow curdling and the ease of protein reaching the intestines effectively and absorbing it so that insulin works. It is used to treat infectious bacterial diseases such as brucellosis (Malta fever) and pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) because this milk contains antibacterial agents. It is also used as a general tonic and stimulant for all body functions and against digestive disorders, colon disorders and stomach ulcers.
God’s camel
* Camels were found in northwest Africa, more than eight thousand years before Christ. Camels were initially wild, and the domesticated species began to appear in southern Arabia, Egypt, and the Sahara during the Roman period. * The Arabs relied on identifying their camels when they were lost or when they left their place by following their footprints by finding the bumps and cracks under the belly of the hoof that distinguish each camel from the other. * Camels have a strong memory that can recognize the places where they were raised, so they say that if a camel drinks from water, it remembers that place well. Therefore, if the Bedouins get lost in the desert, they leave the camels to walk alone and they take them to the place they want, even if there is fog, in addition to knowing good grazing places. * One of their loyalty is that when it rains, they protect their shepherd from harm from the cold and rain, as they open their front legs in an unusual way so that he can enter and take shelter with them, glory be to God. *One of the most famous camels: The she-camel of God for Thamud. The people of Salih stipulated that he should present them with a sign, which was a ten-year-old she-camel that would emerge from a rock. God responded to them, and she would come to the water one day and they would come to it another day. Then they hamstrung her, and this was the reason for the punishment that befell them. And the she-camel of the Messenger of God, Al-Qaswa’: It was the one on which the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, migrated from Mecca to Medina. He said to the Ansar when they met him, “Leave her, for she has been commanded.”
Invitation to contemplation
Thus, every beginning has an end, and this is a little of much about this beautiful creature that God has given a huge structure and many distinct characteristics in order to serve man and his needs. The best speech is the speech of God (Do they not look at the camels – how they are created?) This is a call for contemplation, reflection, endurance and patience.
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