Some objectors and deniers to the  scientific miracles of Qura’n indescribing stages of embryonic development , claim that the term mudghah used by Qura’n  to describe the embryo is vague . Moreover ,  the description of mudghah as a little piece of meat of a size that can be chewed , was not known before and it was lately  introduced  due to the presence of somites on the surface of developing embryo that simulate the teeth imprints on chewed gums.  They claim that this is not only an imaginary interpretation but also incorrect , because for an embryo to be in the size of a chewed piece of meat (  size reaching about 20-30 milliliters ) one should wait till the embryo is 8 weeks old to fulfill the meaning of mudghah , whereas  at the time alleged to be the duration of mudghah (26-27 days) the embryo’s size is not more than 4 millimeters.. How  to answer  these claims and refute them??

To answer this false claim ,  the length of the embryo  reaches  10 -13 millimeters at the end of mudghah , which  nearly equals the size of a piece of meat of a size that can be chewed (during the preceding stage ;  alaqah , the embryo’s size does not exceed 3.5 millimeters which is too small to be chewed).  As regard the external appearance , it is noted that during the early part ofmudghah , the presence of somites  makes the embryo similar in shape to a chewed piece of gums that carries the imprints of teeth upon it which corresponds in meaning to the first meaning of mudghah : “something that has been chewed by the teeth” . However , this does not mean at all that the embryo is created from gums or similar substances . This was only explanatory example to show that the smallest size of substance that can be chewed  equals  the size of that small piece of gum..

The term mudghah that was used by the holy Qura’n , is not vague as objectors claim , on the contrary it is a very expressive and amazing in describing the embryo at this stage , and this was explained in the page of “description of mudghah” when comparing the meaning of mudghah in Arabic and in modern embryology.

When Qura’n was revealed, it was impossible to observe the embryo without special instruments which were not even available at that time. Moreover , the claim that Qura’n , as alleged by some objectors and deniers , was copied from the  medicine of Greek , is not true , simply because human knowledge at that time did not have such a description to the stages of embryo similar to the accurate description documented in Qura’n, that is completely in accordance with the facts of modern embryology.

Who gave Muhammad , peace and blessings be upon him , such accurate knowledge about embryos that do not exceed one centimeter ??  It was extremely hard to study the aborted embryos at that time , as they are in the form  tiny pieces in the blood that is expelled with them. Furthermore, it was not known in the past that such blood contained an abortus, due to the fact that it was not possible to detect a pregnancy within the first weeks during these embryonic stages.   These are signs from Allah , the Almighty ,  Who Said  : ” These are the signs (miracles) of Allah , We recite them to you in truth ; and verily you are one of the messengers” ( Surah Al-Baqara ; 2 : Ayah 252) , also He said : ” Say : O People of the scripture (Jews and Christians) why do you disbelieve in the signs (miracles) of Allah , and Allah is a witness of what you do ” ( Surah Al-Imran ; 3 : Ayah 98)…