Revelation, Rationality, Knowledge & Truth — Page 380
THE ESSENTIAL ROLE OF CLAY. AND PHOTOSYNTHESIS. IN EVOLUTION. E. NOUGH OF FIRE. Let us now turn our gaze upon its opposite number, and the role it water played in the creation of life. . The era of the jinn comes to a close and a completely different phase begins which intermediates between this phase and the final act of photosynthesis. This intermediary phase can be referred to as the preparatory stage for the synthesis of material which was prerequisite for the creation of the living. A careful study of the following will be helpful for correctly visualizing all that transpired during this period. . Chemistry is largely divided into two major branches inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry. Inorganic chemistry relates to compounds which are mineral in nature and are not the product of life. The mere presence of carbon does not entitle them to be called organic. Water, sodium chloride and potassium are inorganic because they are also widely found outside living cells. However, carbon dioxide is considered inorganic, despite the fact that it is manufactured by living organisms during respiration. . Except for carbon dioxide which is inorganic, carbon is found in all organic compounds which are not necessarily the product of living things. . This chapter deals with all the preparatory steps which were needed before the creation of bio-units. We briefly quote the Quranic account in our words of what happened during this critical intermediary phase: after the end of the most ancient period of jinn, water played a vital role for the 369