Esophagus - A miraculous creation of Allah swt

 Allah’s world


In our past editions we have learnt about the amazing world of animals and plants created by Allah swt. But we ourselves - humans, are the best of all creations. And our own body is a magnificent machine which has such unimaginable functions and capabilities. 

Today we will look at the esophagus also called the food pipe, which is a thin elongated organ of the human digestive system. Now why did I choose to write about this organ? Have you heard elders asking  the children not to go upside down or bend too much after eating lest the food might come out? Many believe it is possible. 

Let us look at the function of the esophagus. It's simple job is to send food to the stomach. How does the food go down? Does gravity help the food to go down? If that's the case then if we stand upside down, the possibility of food coming down is high. But Allah swt being the perfect planner has created our body without flaws. Allah swt has ordered the muscles in the esophagus to push food into the stomach. Food doesn't need gravity to reach our stomach.  

Allah swt has created a tight band of muscles at the top end of the esophagus that often stays closed. It acts a bit like a trap door. It opens when we need to swallow. Similarly, Allah swt has created another door at the bottom of the esophagus, just above the stomach. This is to prevent stomach contents from going back up into the esophagus Both these doors open when we need to swallow. 

The Lower door usually opens when it wants to throw some food out which the stomach doesn’t agree with. This is experienced when we vomit. No matter how straight we stand up on our heads, the food will not come back unless the muscles open up the door. Isn’t the designing of Allah swt awe striking. 

Allah swt has not given only humans an esophagus, but Allah created all vertebrate animals with an esophagus. And which animal do you think has the longest esophagus…………….yes, you guessed it right, it is the giraffe .

If we notice anything about Allah’s world, we should ponder on the magnanimity of our creator’s power and design. A Muslim doesn’t need to read multitude of books to be introduced to his creator. if a muslim is observant, he will see Allah’s sign in every creation and its function. 


Moqheeta Mehboob

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