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Allah's Miracles in the Qur'an

Didn't We open up and expand your breast for you and remove your
load from you which weighed down your back? Did We not raise your
renown high? For truly with hardship comes ease; truly with hardship
comes ease. (Qur'an, 94:1-6)
In order for it to survive and function, every organ needs to be
nourished by means of the blood. Blood flows to the heart through the
coronary artery. In cases of hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis),
narrowing and blockages can arise in these arteries. When the condi-
tion progresses, the passage of the blood is obstructed and the heart

receives insufficient supply. This leads to chest pains, which show that
the heart is unable to function properly and also to heart attacks.
The expression "A lam nashrah laka sadraka" in the above verse-
translated as "Didn't we open up and expand your breast for you…"-
may be a sign of heart disorders of this kind and present-day coronary
by-pass surgery. (Allah knows best.) That is because the first meaning
of the term "lam nashrah" expresses the verb "to cut open flesh and sim-
ilar substances." Indeed, in such operations, the heart is accessed by
splitting the breastbone into two. As a result of the operation, the blood
is enabled to flow again and chest pain is eliminated. The term
"expand" in the above verse may be a sign of the removal of such con-
gestion of the arteries.
Furthermore, it is most wise that immediately after this Sura Allah
should swear by the olive, which is so beneficial to the heart. (Qur'an,

95:1)

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