It is well-known that pregnancy starts with fertilization,  that almost occurs in the same day of ovulation as the life span of the ovum does not exceed 24 hours after its ovulation. The fertilized ovum must be implanted inside the wall of the uterus to grow into an embryo . Qura’n indicates that the females are our Harth (i.e. the place of tilth )  in the following the following  Ayah : “Your wives are a tilth for you , so go to  your tilth how you will”        ( Surah Al-Baqarah 2: Ayah 223) .The term ” al-Harth” is used by Qura’n to give a polite expression for the sexual intercourse . It describes  that  females  receive the  elements required for developing  a new human from the males during intercourse , and  this process is analogous to  the cultivation of the soil and the implantation of   the seed therein .

In modern embryology , the term ” implantation” , which is used to describe embedding of the fertilized ovum into the endometrium of the uterus , is exactly the same as ”AL-harth”   used by Qura’n in  the verse ”Your wives are a tilth for  you …” , indicating that females are the places that receive the male nutfah  and process it into nutfah amshaj for child creation similar to the soil in receiving seeds to grow them .

 

If  the developmental progress of  the fertilized ovum (zygote) in modern embryology (“nutfah amshaj ” according to Qura’n ) is  followed ,  one can see that it leaves the fertilization site  in uterine (Fallopian ) tube and passes towards the uterus that will be prepared to its implantation .  The zygote “nutfah amshaj ” continues its growth during its course towards the uterus, and when it reaches 6 days old it becomes implanted under the surface of the uterine endometrium that supplies it with nourishment and develops into another stage of a different shape and structure ( nutfah stage is transformed into alaqah stage ).

 

It roots itself into the endometrium by projecting  cells into the uterine endometrium exactly as plants sending their roots into soil .These projecting cells and the opposing cells of endometrium will eventually form the placenta.

Comparing the terms used in modern embryology , it will be found  that the term ” implantation” , which is used to describe embedding of the fertilized ovum into the endometrium of the uterus , is of the same  meaning  as ”AL-harth”   used by Qura’n to describe this process.  Thus , if we say that the  meaning of  the verse ”Your wives are a tilth for you …”  is applicable to implantation of  nutfah amshaj  in the uterus , does any  one consider our appreciation of the verse to be wrong?? or this will be a natural development of of our understanding of the verse ?? , the verses of Qura’n are clear and contains no faults at all , simply because they are sent from Allah, the-All-knowing , who Knows every thing , what we know  and what we do not know..

Pregnancy has a specific period of time in Qura’n

Regarding the duration of pregnancy , Qura’n has pointed that pregnancy has a specific period of time that , Allah , the Almighty Said : ” Then We placed it in a place of settlement (qarar) , firmly fixed (makin) * For an appointed time  ” (Surah Al-Mursalat ,77 : Ayhat 21 & 22). Also , Allah , the Almighty Said: ” …and We cause what We want to settle in the wombs  (  to be created ) till an appointed time, then We bring you out (of uterus)  as babies,…” ( Surah Al-haj , 22 : Ayah 5  ).

The appointed time or term used by Qura’n in the above mentioned verse gives an indication  that each pregnancy has a definite time . It is now scientifically known that the duration of pregnancy is 40 weeks ( 38 weeks ± 2weeks) or 266 – 280 days . The occurrence of pregnancy is known by stopping of menstrual cycles and appearance of some signs called signs of pregnancy as nausea and vomiting , changes in the color and size of breasts , then enlargement of abdomen , however , the most important and reliable  sign of pregnancy is feeling of the movements of the baby by the mother that usually felt between 16 and 22 weeks of gestation. It is possible nowadays to watch the movement of the babies in uterus between 7 – 9 weeks of gestation using ultrasound examination .

The least duration of pregnancy is 6 months

Another important fact that was reported in Qura’n , is that the least duration of pregnancy is 6 months. This fact was concluded and appreciated from the meaning of the following verses of Qura’n , Allah , the Almighty , Said: ” .. And  his bearing  ( pregnancy time) and his weaning is thirty months..”.  (Surah Al-Ahqaf , 46 : Ayah 15) . Also : “…and his weaning is in two years … ” ( Surah Luqman , 31: Ayah 14) . Also : “…And the mothers should suckle their children  for two whole years (that is) for those who desire (  of fathers ) to complete the time of suckling …” ( Surah Al-baqara , 2: Ayah 233). Thus , the total  period of pregnancy and lactation was determined by Qura’n to be 30 months , also the complete time for lactation is 2 years  (24 months) and the least period of pregnancy will be 6 months ( 30 – 24 ) .

An early delivery of a baby  after 6 months of gestation gives a premature baby that could live but with receiving intensive medical in specialized nurseries . When the premature is less than 6 months in age , it can not remain alive whatever the medical care is , even if these efforts succeed to keep it alive , it will be a handicapped in the best circumstances .  Accordingly , the Qura’n was  very accurate in  reporting embryo facts and the modern science is completely in accordance with it.