Quran and Modern Science(part 2) by Dr. Zakir Naik
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At the âMugdhaâ stage, if an incision is made in the embryo and the internal
organ is dissected, it will be seen that most of them are formed while the
others are not yet completely formed.
According to Prof. Johnson, if we describe the embryo as a complete creation,
then we are only describing that part which is already created. If we described
it as an incomplete creation, then we are only describing that part which is not
yet created.
So, is it a complete creation or an incomplete creation? There is no better
description of this stage of embryo genesis than the Qurâanic description,
âpartly formed and partly unformedâ, as in the following verse :
âWe created you Out of dust, then out of Sperm, then out of a leech-like Clot, then out of a morsel Of flesh, partly formed, And partly unformed.â[AI-Qurâan 22:5]
Scientifically we know that at this early stage of development there are some
cells which are differentiated and there are some cells that are
undifferentiated â some organs are formed and yet others unformed.
SENSE OF HEARING AND SIGHT :
The first sense to develop in a developing human embryo is hearing. By the
twenty-second day the inner ear forms and the ear is almost completed by the
fifth month of pregnancy. Subsequently, the sense of light is developed (the eye
splits open in the seventh month of pregnancy).
Consider the following Qurâanic verses related to the development of the
senses in the embryo:
âAnd He gave You (the faculty of) hearing, Sight and feeling (And understanding).â [AI-Qurâan 32:9]
âVerily We created Man from a drop Of mingled sperm, In order to try him: We gave him (the gifts), Of Hearing and Sight.â [AI-Qurâan 76:2]
âIt is He Who has created For you (the faculties of) Hearing, sight, feeling understanding : Little thanks It is ye give !â [AI-Qurâan 23:78]
In all these verses the sense of hearing is mentioned before that of sight.
Thus the Qurâanic description matches with the discoveries in modern embryology.
GENERAL SCIENCE
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