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Explore the miraculous Quranic verses describing the stages of human embryonic development, noting their remarkable accuracy with modern scientific discoveries.
Key Stages Mentioned
- Nutfah (mixed drop of fluid)
- Alaqah (clinging clot or leech-like substance)
- Mudghah (chewed-like lump of flesh)
- Izam (bones) and Lahm (flesh clothing the bones)
- The ensoulment and shaping
Reflective Verses
"Then We made the Nutfah into an Alaqah, then We made the Alaqah into a Mudghah, then We made the Mudghah into bones, and We clothed the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So blessed is Allah, the best of creators." (Quran 23:14)
Contemplate the precision and depth of these descriptions revealed centuries before modern embryology.
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