When a powerful heavenly creature, Satan, thought that he could
be a god besides God, he provoked the Great feud among the
heavenly creatures. The human beings were ignorant.
They wanted to verify his baseless thoughts and thus, committed
the grave mistake!
[38:67] Say, "Here is awesome news.
[38:68] "That you are totally
oblivious to.
[38:69] "I had no knowledge
previously, about the feud in the High Society.*
[33:72] We have offered the
responsibility (freedom of choice) to the heavens and the earth,
and the mountains, but they refused to bear it, and were afraid
of it. But the human being
accepted it; he was transgressing, ignorant.*
[36:60] Did I not covenant with
you, O Children of Adam, that you shall not
worship the devil? That he is your most ardent enemy?
[36:61] And that you shall
worship Me alone? This is the right path.
God Almighty summoned all the souls of the human beings,
including the prophets, the messengers and the saints, prior to
sending them to this world for redemption of their sin!
[7:172] Recall that your Lord
summoned all the descendants of Adam, and had them bear
witness for themselves: "Am I not your Lord?" They all said,
"Yes. We bear witness." Thus, you cannot say on the Day
of Resurrection, "We were not aware of this."
[7:173] Nor can you say,
"It was our parents who practiced idolatry, and we simply
followed in their footsteps. Will You punish us because of what
others have innovated?"
Merciful God created death and life to give all the human
beings a final chance to redeem their sin.
[2:28] How can you disbelieve in GOD
when you were dead and He gave you life,
then He puts you to death, then He
brings you back to life, then to Him you
ultimately return?
[25:3] Yet, they set up beside Him gods
who do not create anything - they themselves are created - and
who possess no power to even harm or benefit themselves,
nor do they possess any power to control life, or death, or
resurrection.
Adam's soul was chosen as the first human being for the
redemption of his sin. The first human body was created from
aged mud and Adam's soul was assigned to it by Merciful God.
[15:28] Your Lord said to the angels, "I
am creating a human being from aged mud, like the potter's clay.
[15:29] "Once I perfect him,
and blow into him from My spirit, you shall fall prostrate
before him."
The physical bodies of all the souls of children of Adam are
subsequently reproduced from the tiny drop.
[23:12] We created the human being from a
certain kind of mud.
[23:13] Subsequently,
we reproduced him from a tiny drop, that is placed into
a well protected repository.
[2:223] Your women are the
bearers of your seed. Thus, you may enjoy this
privilege however you like, so long as you maintain
righteousness.You shall observe GOD, and know that you
will meet Him. Give good news to the believers.
[75:36] Does the human being think that
he will go to nothing?
[75:37] Was he not a drop of
ejected semen?
[75:38] Then He created an embryo
out of it!
[75:39] He made it into male or female!
[75:40] Is He then unable to
revive the dead?
It takes a male sperm about ten
hours to navigate the female productive track. Fertilization
begins when it makes a way through an
female egg. The fusion of the sperm and egg nuclei marks
the creation of the zygote !
[16:72] And GOD made for you spouses from
among yourselves, and produced for you from your spouses
children and grandchildren, and provided you with good
provisions. Should they believe in falsehood, and turn
unappreciative of GOD's blessings?
[13:16]...Have they found idols
besides GOD who created creations similar to His creations, to
the point of not distinguishing the two creations? Say,
"GOD is the Creator of all things, and He is the One, the
Supreme."
The zygote, created by the fusion of the male sperm and female
egg, begins to multiply which results in formation of a mulberry
shaped morula. About four days
after fertilization, the morula enters the uterine cavity. Cell
division continues, and a cavity known as a
blastocele forms in the center of
the morula. With the appearance of the cavity in the center, the
entire structure is now called a
blastocyst. The presence of the blastocyst indicates that
two cell types are forming - the
embryo-blast (inner cell mass on the inside of the
blastocele), and the trophoblast
(the cells on the outside of the blastocele). The
amniotic cavity and
yolk sac arise within the inner
cell mass. These are separated by the
embryonic disk, which gives rise to the three
germ layers that develop into the embryo proper. The
blastocyst wall of the trophoblast gives rise to auxiliary
structures. The zygote now enters the uterus and implantation
occurs !
[22:5] O people, if you have any doubt
about resurrection, (remember that) we created you from
dust, and subsequently from a
tiny drop, which turns into a hanging (embryo),
then it becomes a fetus that is given life or deemed
lifeless. We thus clarify things for you. We settle in
the wombs whatever we will for a predetermined period.*
We then bring you out as infants, then you reach maturity. While
some of you die young, others live to the worst age, only to
find out that no more knowledge can be attained beyond a certain
limit. Also, you look at a land that is dead, then as soon as we
shower it with water, it vibrates with life and grows all kinds
of beautiful plants.
During implantation, the three
germ layers of the embryonic disk give rise to the principal
organ systems, and the embryo begins to show the human form !
[39:6] He created you from one person,
then created from him his mate. He sent down to you eight kinds
of livestock. He creates
you in your mothers' bellies, creation after creation, in
trimesters
of darkness. Such is GOD
your Lord. To Him belongs all sovereignty. There is no other god
beside Him. How could you deviate?
The three germ layers of embryonic disk are
Endoderm, Mesoderm and
Ectoderm. Endoderm will form the
lining of lungs, tongue, tonsils, bladder, digestive tract,
urethra and associated glands. Mesodern will form the muscles,
bones, lymphatic tissue, blood cells, heart, lungs, reproductive
and excretory systems. Ectoderm will form the skins, nails,
hair, lens of eye, lining of the internal and external ear,
nose, sinuses, mouth, anus, tooth enamel, pituitary gland and
all parts of the nervous system. Finally, a human baby is born
for the purpose as out lined in this verse of the Quran:
[67:2] The One who created death
and life for the purpose of
distinguishing those among you who would do better.* He
is the Almighty, the Forgiving.
[23:14] Then we developed the
drop into a hanging (embryo), then developed
the hanging (embryo) into a bite-size (fetus), then
created the bite-size (fetus) into bones, then
covered the bones with flesh. We thus produce
a new creature. Most blessed is GOD, the best
Creator.
[23:15] Then, later on, you die.
[23:16] Then, on the Day of
Resurrection, you will be resurrected.
The average length of time from conception to birth is 280 days,
with a normal range of 259 days to 287 days. Infants born prior
to the 259 days are classified as premature, and those born
after 287 days are post mature.
[46:15] We enjoined the human being to
honor his parents. His mother bore him arduously, gave birth to
him arduously, and took intimate care of him for thirty
months. When he reaches maturity, and reaches the age
of forty,* he should say, "My Lord, direct me to
appreciate the blessings You have bestowed upon me and upon my
parents, and to do the righteous works that please You. Let my
children be righteous as well. I have repented to You; I am a
submitter."
The Quran educates us to reflect on the creations of God so that
we can reinforce our APPRECIATION to the
Merciful Lord.
[2:164] In the creation
of the heavens and the earth, the alternation
of night and day, the ships that roam the ocean
for the benefit of the people, the water that
GOD sends down from the sky to revive dead land and to spread in
it all kinds of creatures, the
manipulation of the winds, and the clouds
that are placed between the sky and the earth, there are
sufficient proofs for people who understand.
[22:73] O people, here is a parable that
you must ponder carefully: the idols you set up beside
GOD can never create a fly, even if they banded
together to do so. Furthermore, if the
fly steals anything from them, they cannot recover it; weak is
the pursuer and the pursued.
These are some of the many reminders of the Quran (
And remind, for the reminder benefits the
believers):
[63:9] O you who believe, do not
be distracted by your money and your children from remembering
GOD. Those who do this are the losers.
[63:10] You shall give from our
provisions to you before death comes to you, then you
say, "My Lord, if only You could delay this for a short
while! I would then be charitable and join the
righteous!"
[63:11] GOD never delays the
appointed time of death for any soul. GOD is fully
Cognizant of everything you do.
[31:33] O people, you shall
reverence your Lord, and fear a day when a
father cannot help his own child, nor can a child help his
father. Certainly, GOD's promise is truth. Therefore,
do not be distracted by this life; do
not be distracted from GOD by mere illusions.
[30:54] GOD is the One who
created you weak, then granted you after the
weakness strength, then substituted after the
strength weakness and gray hair. He creates whatever He
wills. He is the Omniscient, the Omnipotent.
[32:12] If only you could see
the guilty when they bow down their heads before their Lord: "Our
Lord, now we have seen and we have heard. Send
us back and we will be righteous. Now we have attained
certainty."*
Sadly, majority of human beings are unappreciative of Merciful
God ! (Quran 2:243, 7:17, 10:60, 12:38, 27:73, 40:61
[7:189] He created you from one
person (Adam). Subsequently, He gives
every man a mate to find tranquility with her. She then
carries a light load that she can hardly notice.
As the load gets heavier, they implore GOD
their Lord: "If You give us a good baby, we will be
appreciative."
[7:190] But when He gives them a
good baby, they turn His gift into an idol that
rivals Him. GOD be exalted, far above any partnership.
The majority of people will fail to take the final opportunity
to worship God Alone and to redeem their sin. The majority of
people will fail to uphold the covenant that was made with God
before coming to this world!
[12:103] Most people, no
matter what you do, will not believe.
[12:104] You are not asking them for any
money; you simply deliver this reminder for all the people.
[12:105] So many proofs in the
heavens and the earth are given to them, but they pass by them,
heedlessly!
[12:106] The majority of those
who believe in GOD do not do so without committing idol worship.
Peaceful Friday, salaam and God bless you,
M. Irtaza
2. Taber's cyclopedic
Medical dictionary
3. English translation of the Quran by Dr. Rashad
Khalifa
