Embryonic development described in the Quran and confirmed by modern science
The Quran reminds us that the human being comes out of his mother's womb knowing nothing, yet endowed with hearing, sight and hearts (16:78). Developmental science shows that the newborn arrives with behaviours already programmed — hiccup and sucking — whose setting-up begins in the womb.
Read articleThe Quran describes the stages of embryonic development with a precision that modern science only confirmed in the 20th century.
Read articleThe Quran states that man was created from a "mixed drop of semen," a description whose coherence with modern biology nourishes the believer's reflection.
Read articleThe Quran states that man was created from "sounding clay" (salsal). Clay, rich in minerals essential to life, contains all the fundamental chemical elements found in the human body, a correspondence that modern science has confirmed.
Read articleThe Quran links the creation of male and female to an ejaculated drop of sperm. Modern science has discovered that the sex of the child is determined by the sperm (X or Y chromosome), a coherence that nourishes the believer's reflection.
Read articleThe Quran mentions hearing before sight in several verses (32:9, 76:2). Modern embryology confirms that hearing develops functionally before sight in the fetus.
Read articleThe Quran describes the embryo created "in three veils of darkness" within the womb. Modern embryology has identified three successive protective layers surrounding the fetus.
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