THE QURAN ON HUMANEMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT
“We created man froman
extract of clay. Then We made
himas a drop in a place of
settlement, firmly fixed.Then We made the drop into an alaqah * (leech, suspended thing, blood clot), then We made the alaqah into
a mudghah**(chewed, lump)” (23:12-14)
In comparing a leech to the embryo at the transitory stage (alaqah) we find similarity between the two.
Also, the embryo at this stage obtains nourishment from the blood of the mother, similar to the leech which feeds on the blood of others.
The second meaning of the word
alaqah is “suspended thing”... The
suspension of the embryo, during
the alaqah stage, in the womb of
the mother.
Suspension of an Embryo during the early stages in the womb of the mother. (About 15 days old) The actual size of the embryo is about 0.6mm.
“We created man froman extract of clay. Then We made him as a drop in a place of settlement, firmly fixed. Then We made the drop into an alaqah
(leech, suspended thing, blood clot), then We made the alaqah into a mudghah chewed, lump)” (23:12-14)
We find that the external appearance of the embryo and its sacs during the transitory stage (alaqah) is similar to that of a blood clot. This is due to the presence of relatively large amounts of blood present in the embryo during this stage.
The blood in the embryo does not circulate until the end of the third week.
Thus the embryo is like a clot of blood at this stage!
The embryo at the mudghah stage acquires the appearance of a chewed-like substance because of the somites at the back of the embryo that “somewhat resemble teethmarks in a chewed substance.”
When comparing the appearance of an
embryo at the mugdah stage with a piece
of gum that has been chewed, we find
similarity between the two.
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