Page 61 - Miracles of the Qur'an
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Many stages of a baby's
development in the mother's
womb are related in the
Qur'an. As described in
verse 14 of Sura Muminun,
the cartilage of the embryo
in the mother's womb
ossifies first. Then these
bones are covered with
muscle cells. God describes
this development with the
verse: "…(We then) formed
the lump into bones and
clothed the bones in flesh"
Developing Human in the following words:
During the seventh week, the skeleton begins to spread throughout the body and
the bones take their familiar shapes. At the end of the seventh week and during the
eighth week the muscles take their positions around the bone forms. 17
In short, man's developmental stages as described in the Qur'an are in
perfect harmony with the findings of modern embryology.
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