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which has been recently revealed, was described in the
Qur'an centuries ago:
Recite: In the Name of your Lord Who created, cre-
ated man from alaq [i.e., something that clings].
(Surat al-'Alaq: 1-2)

• The womb is filled with the "amniotic fluid" surround-
ing the zygote which has started to develop. The importance
of this fluid in which the foetus grows is to protect the foe-
tus from external impact. The fact that the foetus develops in
a secure place is also mentioned in the Qur'an:

Did We not create you from a base fluid, then place
it in a secure repository for a recognised term? (Surat
al-Mursalat: 20-22)
• Allah has given information about some of the stages
of man's creation in Surat al-Muminun. Today it is a biolog-
ically proven fact that the developmental stages of man are
exactly the same as what is described in the Qur'anic verses:
We created man from the purest kind of clay; then
made him a drop in a secure receptacle; then formed
the drop into an alaq (embryo) and formed the alaq
into a lump and formed the lump into bones and
clothed the bones in flesh; and then brought him
into being as another creature. Blessed be Allah, the
Best of Creators! (Surat al-Muminun: 12-14)

64. How can one call to the religion of Allah?
To communicate Islamic morals and good conduct to
people is a command of Allah:

Let there be a community among you who call to the
good, and enjoin the right, and forbid the wrong.

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