embryology and the quran
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Step by step explanation of an embryo as mentioned in the Quran. Allah speaks about the stages of man’s embryonic development in surah Al-Mu’minun. Learn more: http://syukran.com/slidesTRANSCRIPT
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Quran & EmbryologyStep by step explanation of an embryo mentioned in the Quran
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Allah speaks about the stages of man’s embryonic development
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We created man from an extract of clay. Then We made him as a drop in a place of settlement, firmly fixed.
Al-Quran 23:12-14
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Then We made the drop into an alaqah, then We made the alaqah into a mudghah...
Al-Quran 23:12-14
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02What is the meaning of Alaqah?
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Then We made the drop into an alaqah, then We made the alaqah into a mudghah...
Al-Quran 23:12-14
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Then We made the drop into an alaqah, then We made the alaqah into a mudghah...
Al-Quran 23:12-14
In arabic word ‘alaqah has 3 meanings:
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Leech1
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Suspended thing2
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Blood clot3
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03Similarity leech and an embryo
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We may find similarity comparing a leech to an embryo
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Forebrain
Cut edge of amnion
Coudal eminence
Heart
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Also, the embryo at this stage obtains nourishment from the blood of the mother, similar to the leech, which feeds on the blood of others.
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04Similarity suspended thing and an embryo
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The second meaning of the word alaqah is “suspended thing.”
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We can see the suspension of the embryo, during the alaqah stage, in the womb (uterus) of the mother.
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Embryo after 15 days
Inside Uterus
Suspension
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Embryo size is 0.6mm
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Ten cents coinsize is 17mm
Estimate comparison
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05Similarity of a blood clot and an embryo
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We can find that the external appearance of the embryo and its sacs during the alaqah stage is similar to a blood clot.
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Embryo’s Sacs
large amounts of blood
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Diagram of the primitive cardiovascular system in
an embryo during the alaqah stage
Image courtesy from the book The Developing Human by Dr. Moore
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This is due to the presence of relatively large amounts of blood present in the embryo during this stage.
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So the three meanings of the word alaqah correspond accurately to the descriptions of the embryo at the alaqah stage.
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What is the meaning of Mudghah?
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Then We made the drop into an alaqah, then We made the alaqah into a mudghah...
Al-Quran 23:12-14
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Then We made the drop into an alaqah, then We made the alaqah into a mudghah...
Al-Quran 23:12-14
Arabic word mudghah means “chewed substance.”
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“If one were to take a piece of gum and chew it in his or her mouth...
Professor Keith L. Moore—Embryology professor said:
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...and then compare it with an embryo at the mudghah stage...
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...we would conclude that the embryo at the mudghah stage acquires the appearance of a chewed substance.”
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This is because of the somites at the back of the embryo that somewhat resemble teethmarks in a chewed substance.
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Teethmark
Chewed bubble gum
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Somites
Photograph of an embryo at the mudghah stage—28 days old
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Somites
Photograph of an embryo at the mudghah stage—28 days old
Hamm and Leeuwenhoek were the first scientists
Did you know?
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Somites
Photograph of an embryo at the mudghah stage—28 days old
...to observe human sperm cells using an improved microscope in 1677.
Did you know?
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Somites
Photograph of an embryo at the mudghah stage—28 days old
It is more than 1000 years after Quran was sent to our Prophet
Did you know?
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Conclusion
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All this knowledge are discovered by our prophet Muhammad PBUH
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1400 years ago
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When scientists have only recently discovered this using advanced equipment which did not exist at that time.
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