Let us examine in detail the Quranic
verse found in Surah Al-Mu’minun (23:12–14), which makes a strong connection
between scientific observation, introspection, and divine truth.
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Quranic Reference:
Surah Al-Mu’minun (23:12–14)
🌟 Arabic Verses:
١٢. وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الإِنسَانَ مِن
سُلَالَةٍ مِّن طِينٍ
١٣. ثُمَّ جَعَلْنَاهُ نُطْفَةً فِي قَرَارٍ مَّكِينٍ
١٤. ثُمَّ خَلَقْنَا النُّطْفَةَ عَلَقَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْعَلَقَةَ
مُضْغَةً فَخَلَقْنَا الْمُضْغَةَ عِظَامًا فَكَسَوْنَا الْعِظَامَ لَحْمًا ثُمَّ
أَنشَأْنَاهُ خَلْقًا آخَرَ ۚ فَتَبَارَكَ اللَّهُ أَحْسَنُ الْخَالِقِينَ
🌟 Transliteration:
12. Wa laqad khalaqnā al-insāna min
sulālatin min ṭīn.
13. Thumma jaʿalnāhu nuṭfatan fī qarārin makīn.
14. Thumma khalaqnā an-nuṭfata ʿalaqatan, fa khalaqnā al-ʿalaqata
muḍghah, fa khalaqnā al-muḍghata ʿiẓāman, fa kasawnā al-ʿiẓāma laḥman; thumma
anshaʾnāhu khalqan ākhar; fa tabārakallāhu aḥsanu al-khāliqīn.
🌟 English Translation:
12. And indeed, We created man from an
extract of clay.
13. Then We placed him as a drop (of sperm) in a firm lodging (the
womb).
14. Then We made the drop into a clinging clot, then We made the clot
into a lump (like chewed flesh), then We made the lump into bones, then We
clothed the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So
blessed is Allah, the Best of creators.
📌 Scientific Stages Described in the Quran
The Quran outlines six distinct stages of human development:
1. Extract of Clay (سُلَالَةٍ مِّن طِينٍ)
· This reflects the origin of humans from earthly materials (minerals and organic matter).
· Science confirms: All elements in the human body (calcium, iron, carbon) originate from earth’s soil and the food chain.
2. Sperm Drop (نُطْفَةً - Nuṭfah)
· "Nutfah" means a drop of liquid, accurately referring to seminal fluid that contains spermatozoa.
· Modern embryology confirms that fertilization begins with a single sperm cell from millions in a drop.
3. Clinging Clot (عَلَقَة - ‘Alaqah)
·
"Alaqah" has 3
meanings in Arabic:
1. Clinging or hanging (the embryo clings to the uterine wall).
2. Leech-like shape (resembles a leech in early development).
3. Blood clot (the embryo is rich in blood and suspended in fluid).
✅ Scientific Correlation: Between days 7–14,
the embryo implants itself in the uterus wall and literally “clings”
to it—matching all definitions of "alaqah".
4. Chewed-like Lump (مُضْغَة - Muḍghah)
·
"Muḍghah" means a chewed
substance—irregular in shape with indentations like teeth
marks.
· At around week 4, the embryo begins to develop somites (primitive vertebrae), giving it a chewed-like appearance under a microscope.
✅ Scientifically confirmed through scanning electron microscopy.
5. Formation of Bones (عِظَامًا - ‘Iẓāman)
·
"Iẓām" refers to
bones.
· By week 6–7, the mesoderm forms cartilage models, which begin ossification into bone structures.
6. Clothing of Bones with Flesh (كَسَوْنَا الْعِظَامَ لَحْمًا)
· The verse describes muscle (flesh) formation after bones, which science confirms occurs through the development of myoblasts around skeletal structures.
7. A New Creation (خَلْقًا آخَرَ)
· After the embryonic phase, organs begin to form, the nervous system activates, and the fetus takes human shape with distinct identity—a profound transition.
📌 Divine Precision in Terminology
|
Quranic Term |
Arabic Word |
Scientific
Equivalent |
|
Extract of clay |
سلالة من طين |
Chemical elements from Earth |
|
Sperm-drop |
نطفة |
Seminal fluid / sperm |
|
Clinging clot |
علقة |
Implanted embryo (7–14 days) |
|
Chewed lump |
مضغة |
Somite stage embryo (around 4 weeks) |
|
Bones |
عظام |
Cartilage ossification (6–7 weeks) |
|
Clothed with flesh |
لحم |
Muscle covering bone (7–8 weeks onward) |
|
New creation |
خلق آخر |
Functional organ system and fetal identity |
📌 Scientific Validation
· Dr. Keith L. Moore, a world-renowned embryologist, confirmed the accuracy of the Quranic embryological stages in his works.
· His textbook "The Developing Human" was updated to include Quranic insights, praising their surprising scientific accuracy.
“It is clear to me that these statements must have
come from God.”
— Dr. Keith Moore, University of Toronto
📌 Final Reflections
This miraculous description, delivered more than
1400 years ago in the Quran—long before microscopes and modern medicine—is
a profound sign (ayah)
of divine knowledge.
🌟 The Quran uses clear biological stages, described in the right order, with metaphors based on visual observation that align with modern embryology.
"We will show them Our signs in the horizons and within themselves until it becomes clear to them that it is the truth." (Surah Fussilat 41:53)
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