A few years ago, a group of Arabs collected all information concerning embryology from the Quran and followed the instruction of the Quran. All the information so gathered, was translated into English and presented to Prof. Dr. Keith Moore, who was the Professor of Embryology and Chairman of the Department of Anatomy at the University of Toronto, in Canada. At present he is one of the highest authorities in the field of embryology.



He was asked to give his opinion regarding the information present in the Quran concerning the field of embryology. After carefully examining the translation of the Quranic verses presented to him, Dr. Moore said that most of the information concerning embryology mentioned in the Quran is in perfect conformity with modern discoveries in the field of embryology and does not conflict with them in any way.

He added that there were however a few verses, on which scientific accuracy he could not comment. He could not say whether the statements were true or false, since he himself was not aware of the information contained therein. There was also no mention of this information in modern writings and studies on embryology. One such verse is:

"Read! In the name of thy Lord and Cherisher, Who created man, out of a leech-like clot."
(Al-'Alaq:1-2)

The word 'Alaq besides meaning a congealed clot of blood also means something that clings, a leech-like substance.

Dr. Keith Moore had no knowledge whether an embryo in the initial stages appears like a leech. To check this out he studied the initial stage of embryo under a very powerful microscope in his laboratory and compared what he observed with a diagram of a leech and he was astonished at the striking resemblance between the two!!

"Little was known about the staging and classification of human embryos until 20's century. For this reason the descriptions of the human embryos in the Quran CANNOT be based on the scientific knowledge in the 7's century. The only reasonable conclusion is that these descriptions were revealed to Muhammad from GOD...," he officially declared.

Ref: The Quran & Modern Science by Dr Zakir Naik


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