Page 95 - The Miracle of Human Creation

The Attachment of the Embryo to the Uterus

is a Miracle of the Qur'an

When we examine the verses in the Qur'an that deal with the attachment
of the embryo to the uterus, we see one of the greatest wonders of the Qur'an.
In the Qur'an, while referring to the embryo's attachment to the uterus and the
beginning of its development, God uses the word "alaq":
Recite in the Name of your Lord Who created man from alaq. Recite:
And your Lord is the Most Generous. (Qur'an, 96: 1-3)
The word "alaq" in Arabic means "something that clings, a leech-like sub-
stance". The Qur'an came down to us 1400 years ago and the fact that God uses
this word to describe the development of the embryo in the mother's womb is
one if its wonders. The fact that this knowledge, which could not have been
discovered by the science of that period, was revealed centuries ago in the
Qur'an confirms once again that it is a revelation from God, the Lord of all the
worlds.

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In the first picture, we see a one-week-
old cell cluster looking for a place in the
uterus. After finding a suitable place, the cell cluster dissolves the tissue of the uterine
wall and embeds itself in it. (2-3) The embryo securely attaches itself to the uterine wall
and begins to take from it the oxygen and other nutrients that it needs. (4)