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Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

Many diverse subjects are mentioned in the Qur'an while also
inviting people to believe. Sometimes the heavens, sometimes animals,

and sometimes plants are mentioned as evidence of Allah's existence.
In many of these verses, people are called upon to consider their own
creation. They are often reminded how man came into the world, which
stages he has passed through, and what his essence is:
It is We Who have created you. Why, then, don't you accept the truth?
Have you ever considered that [seed] which you emit? Is it you who
create it? Or are We the Creator? (Qur'an, 56:57-59)
The miracle of man's creation is emphasised in many verses. Some
of the information within these verses is so detailed that it was impos-
sible for anyone living in the 7th century to have known it. Examples of
these are as follows:
1. Man is not created from the entire semen, but only a very small
portion of it (sperm).
2. It is the male that determines the sex of the baby.
3. The human embryo adheres to the mother's uterus like a leech.
4. The embryo develops in three dark regions in the uterus.

The items of information just quoted were far above the level of
learning of the people living at that time. The discovery of these facts
could only become possible by the technology attained in the 20th cen-
tury.
Now, let us examine these items one at a time.

A Drop of Semen
Sperm undertake a journey into the mother's body until they reach
the ovum. Only a thousand out of 250 million sperm succeed in reach-
ing the ovum. At the end of this five-minute race, the ovum, half the

size of a grain of salt, will let only one of the sperms in. That is, the sub-

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