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In the Quran, it is related that man is
created in a three-stage process in the
mother's womb.
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He creates you stage by stage in your
mother's wombs in a three-fold darkness.
That is God your Lord. Sovereignty is
his. There is no God but him. So what
has made you deviate?
As will be understood. It is pointed out
in this verse that a human being is
created in the mother's womb in three
distinct stages.
Indeed, modern biology has revealed that
the baby's embryological development
takes place in three distinct regions in
the mother's womb. Today, in all of the
embryological textbooks studied in the
faculties of medicine, this subject is
taken as an element of basic knowledge.
For instance, in basic human embryology,
a fundamental reference text in the
field of embryology, this fact is stated
as follows.
The life in the uterus has three stages.
Pre-mbbriionic
first 2 and 1/2 weeks, embryionic until
the end of the 8th week, and fetal from
the eighth week to labor.
These phases refer to the different
developmental stages of a baby.
Information on the development in the
mother's womb became available only
after observations done with modern
devices.
Yet just like many other scientific
facts, these pieces of information are
imparted in the verses of the Quran in a
miraculous way.
The fact that such detailed and accurate
information was given in the Quran at a
time when people had scarce information
on medical matters is clear evidence
that the Quran is not the word of man
but the word of God.
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Another miraculous aspect of the Quran
is that it revealed beforehand a number
of important events that would occur in
the future. The 27th verse of surah al
fat, for example, gave the believers
glad tidings that they would conquer
Mecca, which was then under the
occupation of pagans.
God has confirmed his messenger's vision
with truth. You will enter the masid
al-H haram in safety, God willing,
shaving your heads and cutting your hair
without any fear. He knew what you did
not know and ordained in place of this
an imminent victory.
In close consideration, the verse is
seen to announce yet another victory
that will take place before the victory
of Mecca. Indeed, as stated in the
verse, the believers first conquered the
Kyber fortress, which was under the
control of the Jews, and then entered
Mecca.
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Another
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piece of news that the Quran gives about
the future is found in the first verses
of surah a room. In these verses, it is
stated that the Baantine Empire had met
with a great defeat, but that it would
soon gain victory.
The Romans had been defeated in the land
nearby, but after their defeat, they
will themselves be victorious in a few
years time. The affair is God's from
beginning to end.
These verses were revealed around 620 CE
almost 7 years after the severe defeat
of Christian Baantium at the hands of
the Persians when the Baisantians lost
Jerusalem.
Yet it was related in the verses that
Baantium would shortly be victorious. In
fact, Baantium had then suffered such
heavy losses that it seemed impossible
for it even to maintain its existence,
let alone be victorious again. Not only
the Persians, but also Avas, Slavs, and
Lombard posed serious threats to the
Basantine Empire.
The Avas had come as far as the walls of
Constantinople.
The Bzantine emperor Heraclus had
ordered the gold and silver in churches
to be melted and turned into money in
order to meet the expenses of the army.
Many governors had revolted against
Emperor Heraclus and the empire was on
the point of collapse.
Mesopotamia,
Cissia, Syria, Palestine, Egypt, and
Armenia, which earlier belonged to
Baantium, were invaded by the idolator
Persians.
In short, everyone was expecting the
Baantine Empire to be destroyed. But
right at that moment, the first verses
of Surir A were revealed, announcing
that Baantium would gain triumph in a
few years time.
Around 7 years after the revelation of
the first verses of Surat Aun in
December 627 CE, a decisive battle
between Baantine and Persian Empire was
fought at Nineveh. And this time the
Baantine army surprisingly defeated the
Persians. A few months later the
Persians had to make an agreement with
Baantion which obligated them to return
the territories they had taken from
them. At the end the victory of the
Romans proclaimed by God in the Quran
miraculously came true.
Another miracle revealed in these verses
is the announcement of a geographical
fact that could not be discovered by
anyone in that period.
In the third verse of surah a we are
informed that the Romans had been
defeated in the lowest region of the
earth.
This expression Edna el in Arabic is
interpreted as a nearby place in many
translations. Yet this is not the
literal meaning of the original
statement but rather a figurative
interpretation of it. The word Edna in
Arabic is derived from the word denny
which means low and ar which means
world.
Therefore, the expression Edna eld means
the lowest place on the earth.
Most interestingly, crucial stages of
the war fought between the Baantine
Empire and the Persians when the
Baantine were defeated and lost
Jerusalem had really taken place at the
lowest point on earth. This specified
region is the basin of the Dead Sea
which is situated at the intersection
point of the lands belonging to Syria,
Palestine and Jordan. The Dead Sea lying
at 395 m below sea level is the lowest
region of the earth. This means that the
Baantine were defeated at the lowest
part of the world just as is stated in
the verse.
The most interesting point lies in the
fact that the altitude of the Dead Sea
could only be measured with modern
measurement techniques. Before that, it
was impossible for anyone to know that
it was the lowest region on the surface
of the earth.
Yet, this region was stated to be the
lowest point on the earth in the Quran.
Hence, this provides another evidence
that the Quran is divine revelation.