Question

Camel are called the ship of desert . Justify

Answer 1

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The camel is a domestic animal that has been used by man for thousands of years. Allaah created it with excellent abilities that enable it to walk for long distances over sandy desert hills where there is neither water nor vegetation, and where strong winds and dust storms are frequent. That is why it is called the "Ship of the Desert". 

 

 Allaah, the Almighty, enjoined us in the Quran to contemplate on the creation of the camel and ponder over the Omnipotence and Greatness of Allaah in creating this marvelous animal which has amazingly to adapt itself to life in the desert. Allaah Says (which means):

 

“Do they not look at the camels, how they are created?” (Quran 88: 17)

The first thing that draws our attention when we look at the camel is its strong build, high stature, and the length of its neck. Yet, if we look at it more closely, we will find other wonderful and amazing characteristics.

 

Camel’s Body

The camel has a strong, heavy body and it weighs between 450 and 650 kilograms, and it may even be heavier. It is usually about 2 meters high or even more.

 

This heavy body is carried by four strong, long legs which keep the body away from the heat of the desert sand. Its legs also help the camel to have a wide pace and agile movement.

 Each leg ends with a broad pad of fats and flexible fibers coated with a thick layer of hide.

 

It looks like the sole of a shoe and it is called a "sole pad". This sole pad helps the camel move easily over the desert sand without his legs sinking into the sand, because the sole pad is amazingly wide when the camel walks. The camel can also painlessly and tirelessly walk over extremely hot solid rocks by virtue of this thick sole pad which is almost completely insensitive to the outside environment.

 

The camel has an almost rectangular, middle-sized head. It has wide eyes which have good visibility during the day and night. Its eyes are shielded by very long and thick eyelashes which protect the eyes from flying dust and the scorching heat of the sun.

The camel has small ears covered with thick hair from all sides to protect them from flying desert dust. The camel has a very strong sense of hearing.

 
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Camel's Food

Just like any grazing mammals, the camel lives on grass, tree leaves, mellow bushes, grains, and fruits as well as other plants. A camel can eat thorny plants and dry grass which many animals are not able to. Allaah created it with strong teeth especially the lower jaw and it has a coated mouth that withstands these thorny plants while it chews them. As well as this, it has strong thick lips, especially the upper cleft one, which enable it to effectively pick up dry thorns. The camel is a ruminant animal which regurgitates and chews its food after swallowing it. This makes digestion an easy process.

 

Ability to Endure Thirst

The camel has an amazing ability to endure thirst, in fact, it is the best example in enduring thirst. During winter and spring, a camel can live for a long time; ranging from two to four months without drinking any water. For it, green plants, rich in water, are sufficient. Whereas in the hot summer, the camel can endure thirst for six to ten days. It may even endure thirst for two or more weeks. This is attributed to several factors that are peculiar to the camel. It can efficiently maintain water in its body and it loses only a small percentage of it. The camel never breathes from its mouth and it never pants however hot it may be. Thus, it avoids the evaporation of large quantities of water from its body through the mouth. Its kidneys also play a significant role in its amazing economy of water in its body, as they produce small amounts of urine. The most amazing thing about the camel is that it has very little perspiration. It does not perspire except when the temperature of its body exceeds about 41°c. This is a great advantage that enables the camel to retain water in its body for the longest possible periods of time.

 

Answer 2

camel is called the ship of desert because-

1. camel have been used for transporting good across desert for thousands of years.In fact camel are the only desert animals that can carry heavy loads of good and travel for a long period of time without food or water. . .desert people also rely on camels for their milk,meat and fur.a typical camel can drink 200 liters (53 gallons) of water in three minutes.