Pacific salmon have the exceptional characteristic of returning to the
rivers in which they hatched to reproduce. Having spent part of their lives in the sea,
these animals come back to fresh water to reproduce.
When they start their journey in early summer, the colour of the fish
is bright red. At the end of their journey, however, their colour turns black. At the
outset of their migration, they first draw near to the shore and try to reach rivers. They
perseveringly strive to go back to their birthplace. They reach the place where they
hatched by leaping over turbulent rivers, swimming upstream, surmounting waterfalls and
dykes. At the end of this 3,500-4,000 km. journey, female salmon readily have eggs just as
male salmons have sperm. Having reached the place where they hatched, female salmon lay
around 3 to 5 thousand eggs as male salmon fertilise them. The fish suffer much damage as
a result of this migration and hatching period. Females that lay eggs become exhausted;
their tail fins are worn down and their skin starts to turn black. The same is true also
for males. The river soon overflows with dead salmon. Yet another salmon generation is
ready to hatch out and make the same journey.
How salmon complete such a journey, how they reach the sea after they
hatch, and how they find their way are just some of the questions that remain to be
answered. Although many suggestions are made, no definite solution has yet been reached.
What is the power that makes salmon undertake a return of thousands of kilometres back to
a place unknown to them? It is obvious that there is a superior Will ruling over and
controlling all these living beings. It is Allah, the Sustainer of all the worlds.