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 In
the Qur'an, it is related that man is created in a
three-stage process in the mother's womb.
(... He creates you
stage by stage in your mothers' wombs in a threefold
darkness. That is God, your Lord. Sovereignty is His. There
is no god but Him. So what has made you deviate?)
(The
Qur'an, 39:6)
As will be understood, it is pointed out in
this verse that a human being is created in the mother's
womb in three distinct stages. Indeed, modern biology has
revealed that the baby's embryological development takes
place in three distinct regions in the mother's womb. Today,
in all the embryology textbooks studied in faculties of
medicine, this subject is taken as an element of basic
knowledge. For instance in Basic Human Embryology, a
fundamental reference text in the field of embryology, this
fact is stated as follows: "The
life in the uterus has three stages: pre-embryonic; first
two and a half weeks, embryonic; until the end of the eight
week, and fetal; from the eight week to labor."
(1)
These phases refer to the different
developmental stages of a baby. In brief, the main
characteristics of these developmental stages are as
follows:
- Pre-embryonic stage :
In this first phase, the zygote grows by
division, and when it becomes a cell cluster, it buries
itself in the wall of the uterus. While they continue
growing, the cells organise themselves in three layers.
- Embryonic Stage :
The second phase lasts for five and a half weeks, during
which the baby is called an "embryo". In this stage, the
basic organs and systems of the body start to appear from
the cell layers.
- Fetal stage :
From this stage on, the embryo is called
a "foetus". This phase begins at the eighth week of
gestation and lasts until the moment of birth. The
distinctive characteristic of this stage is that the foetus
looks just like a human being, with its face, hands and
feet. Although it is only 3 cm. long initially, all of its
organs have become apparent. This phase lasts for about 30
weeks, and development continues until the week of delivery.
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In the verse 6
of Sura Zumar, it is pointed out that man is created in the
mother's womb in three distinct stages. Indeed, modern
embryology has revealed that the baby's embryological
development takes place in three distinct regions in the
mother's womb. |
Information on the development in the
mother's womb became available only after observations with
modern devices. Yet, just like many other scientific facts,
these pieces of information are imparted in the verses of
the Qur'an in a miraculous way. The fact that such detailed
and accurate information was given in the Qur'an at a time
when people had scarce information on medical matters is
clear evidence that the Qur'an is not the word of man, but
the word of God.
- THE BIRTH OF A HUMAN BEING -
Reference : "the miracles of the Quran" by
Harun Yahya.
(1) Williams P., Basic Human Embryology, 3.
edition, 1984, p. 64. |
