12. We created man from an extract of clay.13. Then We made him as a drop in a place of settlement, firmly fixed.
14. Then We made the drop into an alaqah (leech, suspended thing, and blood clot), then We made the alaqah into a mudghah (chewed substance)…” (Quran 23:12-14)
12. Walaqad khalaqna al-insana min sulalatin min teenin
13. Thumma ja’alnahu nutfatan fee qararin makeenin
14. Thumma khalaqna alnnutfata ‘alaqatan fakhalaqna al’alaqata mudghatan fakhalaqna almudghata ‘ithaman fakasawna al’ithama lahman thumma ansha/nahu khalqan akhara fatabaraka Allahu ahsanu alkhaliqeena
As-Salamou 'Alaykoum wa rahmatoullahi wa barakatouhou
I try everyday between salat al-maghreb and salat al-isha to read and listen to the Qur’an in the net (http://quranexplorer.com/quran/ : in this site, there is a double page: one in Arabic and one translated, and we can choose the reciter, my favourite one is Mishari Rsheed, so when I don’t understand the meaning in Arabic I have it in French, which I can understand and read much easily).
Yesterday, I was listening to sourate al Al-Mumenoon سُوۡرَةُ المؤمنون
And sobhanallah, it was like if I read it for the first time. I don’t know if it happens to you, but sometimes just one word make me cry. How can we doubt about the creation after reading the three ayat above?
I have made some research and this is a very interesting article about embryonic development.
“In the Holy Quran, God speaks about the stages of man’s embryonic development:
12. We created man from an extract of clay.
13. Then We made him as a drop in a place of settlement, firmly fixed.
14. Then We made the drop into an alaqah (leech, suspended thing, and blood clot), then We made the alaqah into a mudghah (chewed substance)…” (Quran 23:12-14)
Literally, the Arabic word alaqah has three meanings: (1) leech, (2) suspended thing, and (3) blood clot.
In comparing a leech to an embryo in the alaqah stage, we find similarity between the two. 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.[2]
Yesterday, I was listening to sourate al Al-Mumenoon سُوۡرَةُ المؤمنون
And sobhanallah, it was like if I read it for the first time. I don’t know if it happens to you, but sometimes just one word make me cry. How can we doubt about the creation after reading the three ayat above?
I have made some research and this is a very interesting article about embryonic development.
“In the Holy Quran, God speaks about the stages of man’s embryonic development:
12. We created man from an extract of clay.
13. Then We made him as a drop in a place of settlement, firmly fixed.
14. Then We made the drop into an alaqah (leech, suspended thing, and blood clot), then We made the alaqah into a mudghah (chewed substance)…” (Quran 23:12-14)
Literally, the Arabic word alaqah has three meanings: (1) leech, (2) suspended thing, and (3) blood clot.
In comparing a leech to an embryo in the alaqah stage, we find similarity between the two. 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.[2]
The second meaning of the word alaqah is “suspended thing.”
The third meaning of the word alaqah is “blood clot.” We find that the external appearance of the embryo and its sacs during the alaqah stage is similar to that of a blood clot. This is due to the presence of relatively large amounts of blood present in the embryo during this stage. Also during this stage, the blood in the embryo does not circulate until the end of the third week.Thus, the embryo at this stage is like a clot of blood.
So the three meanings of the word alaqah correspond accurately to the descriptions of the embryo at the alaqah stage.
The next stage mentioned in the verse is the mudghah stage. The Arabic word mudghah means “chewed substance.” If one were to take a piece of gum and chew it in his or her mouth and then compare it with an embryo at the mudghah stage, we would conclude that the embryo at the mudghah stage acquires the appearance of a chewed substance. This is because of the somites at the back of the embryo that “somewhat resemble teethmarks in a chewed substance.”
How could Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, have possibly known all this 1400 years ago, when scientists have only recently discovered this using advanced equipment and powerful microscopes which did not exist at that time? Hamm and Leeuwenhoek were the first scientists to observe human sperm cells (spermatozoa) using an improved microscope in 1677 (more than 1000 years after Muhammad). They mistakenly thought that the sperm cell contained a miniature preformed human being that grew when it was deposited in the female genital tract.’
For more details here is the link of the full article http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/216/
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
Imane
The third meaning of the word alaqah is “blood clot.” We find that the external appearance of the embryo and its sacs during the alaqah stage is similar to that of a blood clot. This is due to the presence of relatively large amounts of blood present in the embryo during this stage. Also during this stage, the blood in the embryo does not circulate until the end of the third week.Thus, the embryo at this stage is like a clot of blood.
So the three meanings of the word alaqah correspond accurately to the descriptions of the embryo at the alaqah stage.
The next stage mentioned in the verse is the mudghah stage. The Arabic word mudghah means “chewed substance.” If one were to take a piece of gum and chew it in his or her mouth and then compare it with an embryo at the mudghah stage, we would conclude that the embryo at the mudghah stage acquires the appearance of a chewed substance. This is because of the somites at the back of the embryo that “somewhat resemble teethmarks in a chewed substance.”
How could Muhammad, may the mercy and blessings of God be upon him, have possibly known all this 1400 years ago, when scientists have only recently discovered this using advanced equipment and powerful microscopes which did not exist at that time? Hamm and Leeuwenhoek were the first scientists to observe human sperm cells (spermatozoa) using an improved microscope in 1677 (more than 1000 years after Muhammad). They mistakenly thought that the sperm cell contained a miniature preformed human being that grew when it was deposited in the female genital tract.’
For more details here is the link of the full article http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/216/
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ
Then which of the Blessings of your Lord will you both deny?
Imane
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