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The Miracle and Challenge of the Quran

With an introduction by Magdy Abd Al-SHafy

The Holy Quran is a miracle that beggars description , words fail to
describe this miracle , it is a miracle in the full sense of the
term . Different specialists , according to the branch of science they
are specialized in , find it miraculous . Prophet Mohummed said
commenting on the Holy Quran saying " it unfolds the secrets of the
nations that preceded you , and secrets of the future treasured in it
" It is the Holy Book that Jinnee , on hearing to it , did not leave
their place till they believed in it . It is the book which
unbelievers gave positive witness to .

Dr. Keith L. Moore is a Professor of Anatomy and Cell Biology,
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. He is a world renowned
scientist and a distinguished researcher in the fields of anatomy and
embryology, he has published more than 150 research articles, chapters
and books in this field. He is the author of several medical
textbooks, such as the widely used and acclaimed "The Developing
Human: Clinically oriented Embryology" (now in it's fifth edition, and
translated into eight different languages), "Before We Are Born" and
"Clinically Oriented Anatomy." He has also recently co-authored
"Qur'an and Modern Science, Correlation Studies." Dr. Moore is the
recipient of numerous awards and honors, including, in 1984, the
J.C.B. Grant Award, which is the highest honor granted by the Canadian
Association of Anatomists. He has served in many academic and
administrative positions, including the President of the Canadian
Association of Anatomists, 1968-1970. Let us see what Dr. Moore's
opinion is on the scientific statements regarding embryology to be
found in the Qur'an:

Dr. Moore was contacted by a Muslim scholar by the name of Abdul-
Majeed Azzindani. He was asked to participate in a three-year study of
around twenty-five verses of the Qur'an and the Sunnah (sayings of
Muhammad, pbuh) which speak about embryology, and to determine the
their correspondence to modern scientific discoveries. Dr. Moore's
conclusion regarding this matter was:
"For the past three years, I have worked with the Embryology Committee
of King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, helping them to
interpret the many statements in the Qur'an and the Sunnah referring
to human reproduction and prenatal development. At first I was
astonished by the accuracy of the statements that were recorded in the
seventh century AD, before the science of embryology was established.
Although I was aware of the glorious history of Muslim scientists in
the 10th century AD, and of some of their contributions to Medicine, I
knew nothing about the religious facts and beliefs contained in the
Qur'an and Sunnah. It is important for Islamic and other students to
understand the meaning of these Qur'anic statements about human
development, based on current scientific knowledge. The
interpretations of the "verses" in the Qur'an and the Sunnah,
translated by Shaikh Azzindani, are to the best of my knowledge
accurate."

From the forward of "The Developing Human: Clinically oriented
Embryology," third edition, by Dr. Keith L. Moore.

The Qur'an and the Sunnah of the prophet Muhammad (Sallalahu Alayhi Wa
Salam) provide a very detailed description of the microscopic
development of the human embryo from a mere sperm drop up to the stage
of a completely formed human being. It is well known that microscopes
were not developed until the sixteenth century AD, and even at that
were very crude in design. Zacharias Janssen is credited with having
invented the compound microscope in about 1590. With it, remarkable
scientific discoveries were made in the 17th and 18th centuries. The
Dutch naturalist Anthony van Leeuwenhoek produced lenses powerful
enough to prove that many tiny creatures are not spontaneously
generated but come from eggs.

Before this period, theories on human reproduction ran rampant. Some
scientist believed that the menstrual blood itself developed into the
fetus. Later on, a new theory was developed wherein the sperm drop was
popularly believed to contain a completely developed miniature human
(homunculus) which later grew to the size of a baby. The science of
embryology as we know it today did not discover many of the detailed
aspects of human development which are taken for granted today until
only about twenty years ago, or 1973 to be precise.

Now we must ask the question: where did Muhammad (Sallalahu Alayhi
Wasallam) get such detailed knowledge of the microscopic development
of the human embryo in the 6th century AD without a microscope,
technical training, a laboratory of any kind, or even the ability to
write his own name? The only logical conclusion is that it came from
exactly where he claimed it did. From the one who created mankind, God
Almighty!

Prof. Moore has since given numerous lectures on the topic of
embryology in the Qur'an. He is quoted in one of these lectures as
saying: "It is clear to me that these statements must have come to
Muhammad from God, or Allah, because most of this knowledge was not
discovered until many centuries later. This proves to me that Muhammad
must have been a messenger of God, or Allah."

Prof. Moore was so impressed with the Qur'anic classification of the
stages of development of the human embryo, that he suggested the
adoption of the Qur'anic system in place of the system currently in
use by scientists today. Prof. Moore said: "Because the staging of the
human embryo is complex owing to the continuous process of change
during development. It is therefore suggested that a new system of
classification could be developed using the terms mentioned in the
Qur'an and the Sunnah. The proposed system is simple, comprehensive,
and conforms with present embryological knowledge."

When Dr. Moore first presented his findings in Toronto it caused quite
a stir throughout Canada. It was on the front pages of some of the
newspapers across Canada . One newspaper reporter asked Professor
Moore,
"Don't you think That maybe the Arabs might have known about these
things - the description of the embryo, its appearance and how it
changes and grows? Maybe there were not scientists, but maybe they did
some crude dissections on their own - carved up people and examined
these things."

Professor Morre immediately pointed out to him, however, that he had
missed a very important point. All of the slides of the embryo that
Dr. Moore had based his study upon had come from pictures taken
through a microscope. He said, "It does not matter if someone had
tried to discover embryology fourteen centuries ago, they could not
have seen it!." Dr. Moore taunted, "Maybe fourteen centuries ago
someone secretly had a microscope and did this research, making no
mistakes anywhere. Then he somehow taught Muhammad and convinced him
to put this information in his book. Then he destroyed his equipment
and kept it a secret forever?. Do you believe that? You really should
not unless you bring some proof because it is such a ridiculous
theory."

When he was asked "How do you explain this information in the Qur'an?"
Dr. Moore's reply was, "It could only have been divinely revealed."

Iterated by Br. Mohamed Rawat

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