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Development of Embryo in the Qur'an and the Hadith

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By Abdul-Majid Az-Zindani

Wednesday, 30 March 2005 00:00

Studying the texts of the Qur'an and

the Hadith, many scientists get

amazed by the accuratescientific

facts mentioned in them. Among

those who were taken by surprise is

Dr. Joe Leigh Simpson, Chairman of

the Department of Obstetrics and

Genecology, and Professor of

Molecular and Human Genetics at the

Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.

When we first met him, Professor

Simpson insisted on verifying the

Qur'an and the Sunnah. We were

able, however, to remove his suspicion. We presented to him the text outlining the

development of the embryo. We provedto him that the Qur'an informsus that the

hereditary and the chromosomal make-up of the new being take place only after a

succ essful union between the sperm and theovum. As we know, these chromosomes

contain all the characteristics which the new human being will have such as the color

of the eyes, skin, hair, etc.

Hence, many of the details in the human being's make-up are determined inhis

chromosomes. These chromosomes begin to form during the early Nutfahstage of

embryonic development. In other words, the distinguishing features of the new human

being are determined from the very beginning at the Nutfahstage. Allah, the Most

Exalted, the Most Glorified, hasstated this fact in the Qur'an: [Woe to man! how

ungrateful? From what stuff has He created him? From a sperm-drop: He has

created him, and then molded him in due proportion.](`Abasa 80: 17-19)

During the first 40 days of gestation, all the body parts and organs are completely,

though consecutively, formed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) has

informed us in a Hadith that: In every one of you, all components of your

creation are gathered together in your mothers' womb by 40 days.(Reported

by al-Bukhari and Muslim).

In another Hadith, Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said:

When forty-two nights havepassed over the drop (Nutfah), Allah sends an

angel to it, who shapes it and makes its ears, eyes, skin, flesh and bones. Then

hesays, O Lord, is it male or female? and your Lord decides what he

wishes.(Reported by Muslim).

Professor Simpson studied these two Hadiths extensively, noting that the first 40

days constitute a c learly distinguishable stage of embryo genesis. He was particularly

impressed by the absolute precision and accuracy of those Hadiths. Then during one

of the conferences which he attended he gave the following opinion: So, the two

Hadiths that have been noted can provide us with a specific time table for the main

embryological development before 40 days. Again, the point had been made

repeatedly by other speakers this morning that these Hadiths could not have been

obtained on the basis of the sc ientific knowledge that was available at the time of

their recording."

Professor Simpson added: "It follows, I think, that not only is there no conflict

between genetics and religion, but in fact religion can guide science by adding

revelation to some traditional scientific approaches. There exist statements in the

Qur'an shown by sc ience t o be valid, which supports knowledge in the Qur'an having

been derived from Allah.

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