Why Islam is True-Lesson 14: Part 2- The Miracles of the Quran

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Miraculous Knowledge of Embryonic Development When did science confirm the Quranic description of embryonic development?

• Within the last few decades
• It has always been known
• We still cannot know for certain

What does the Quran describe as the first stage of embryonic development?

• “He is made into bones that are clothed with flesh.” This describes bone and muscle development.
• “A place of firm lodging”. This describes a fertilized egg.
• “Something that has been chewed.” This describes an embryo that is growing vertebrae.
• “Another creation”. This describes the human-like form of the baby.
• “A leech”. This describes an embryo that resembles a leech.

What does the Quran describe as the second stage of embryonic development?

• “He is made into bones that are clothed with flesh.” This describes bone and muscle development.
• “A place of firm lodging”. This describes a fertilized egg.
• “Something that has been chewed.” This describes an embryo that is growing vertebrae.
• “Another creation”. This describes the human-like form of the baby.
• “A leech”. This describes an embryo that resembles a leech.

What does the Quran describe as the third stage of embryonic development?

• “He is made into bones that are clothed with flesh.” This describes bone and muscle development.
• “A place of firm lodging”. This describes a fertilized egg.
• “Something that has been chewed.” This describes an embryo that is growing vertebrae.
• “Another creation”. This describes the human-like form of the baby.
• “A leech”. This describes an embryo that resembles a leech.

What does the Quran describe as the fourth stage of embryonic development?

• “He is made into bones that are clothed with flesh.” This describes bone and muscle development.
• “A place of firm lodging”. This describes a fertilized egg.
• “Something that has been chewed.” This describes an embryo that is growing vertebrae.
• “Another creation”. This describes the human-like form of the baby.
• “A leech”. This describes an embryo that resembles a leech.

What does the Quran describe as the fifth stage of embryonic development?

• “He is made into bones that are clothed with flesh.” This describes bone and muscle development.
• “A place of firm lodging”. This describes a fertilized egg.
• “Something that has been chewed.” This describes an embryo that is growing vertebrae.
• “Another creation”. This describes the human-like form of the baby.
• “A leech”. This describes an embryo that resembles a leech.

How should we understand this miracle?

• God is confirming the claim of the Prophet to be His messenger.
• God is showing the disbelievers in Mecca that He knows what they do not.
• God is showing people that there are things that we do not know about the universe.

Knowledge of the Past: The Historical Miracle of the Quran. When did people learn how to read the hieroglyphics that confirmed the Quranic account of Egyptian history?

• People could always read them.
• We still need to be fully able to translate them.
• In the 1820s, when the Rosetta Stone was deciphered

What can we do with the Quranic description of the Pharaoh that we cannot do with the Biblical account?

• Identify the pharaoh as Ramses II
• Identify the pharaoh as someone who rejected Allah.
• Identify the wealth and power that the pharaohs had.