As regard the hadith reported by Abdullah (Ibn Mas’ud ) -  he may be blessed by Allah – : Allah’s Messenger ( peace and blessings be upon him ), the  truthful and  truly-inspired (trusted) , said  : Each one one of you  is collected (i.e. constituents of creation are collected together)  in his mother’s abdomen  (i.e. womb )  for  40 days , and in that it is an alaqah like that , then in that it is a mudghah like that. Then God sends an angle and order him with four words (i.e. instructions) . He is told to record  his  livelihood ( his sustenance ) , his age , his  deeds , whether he will be miserable or happy , and then the spirit is breathed into him  (i.e. the soul is acquired)…”      (This is narrated in Sahih Muslim, book of destiny ” in Arabic Kitab al-Kadar”  and also  in Sahih Al-Bukhari , beginning of creation book “in Arabic Kitab Ba’doul Khalq “  ; the words of the hadith mentioned above is that shown by Muslim narration , which the the same as that shown in  the narration of Al-Bukhari , except  that the phrase “in that” was  not mentioned )...  More »

        The menstrual cycle includes all the cyclic changes that occur in the endometrium of the uterus every month under the influence of the ovarian hormones (estrogen and  progesterone). They stimulate the development of the endometrium and prepare it  for implantation of a zygote. If pregnancy does not occur, the drop in FSH and LH cause the corpus luteum to disintegrate. This causes a drop in esterogen and progesterone  hormones  that causes  sloughing off of the inner lining of the uterus by a series of muscle contractions of the uterus... More »

The  length of the ovarian cycle is typically 28 days, but it may vary from 24-32 days . It starts at puberty (11-13 years) , usually stops during pregnancy and sometimes during lactation and ends at menopause (45-50) , when reproductive capability ends. After puberty ,  the ovary cycles between a follicular phase (maturing follicles) and a luteal phase  (presence of the corpus luteum)... More »

           Terry Jones , the pastor of the extremist evangelical Dove World Church is planning to host “International Burn A Quran Day” , On September 11, 2010, on this day he claims that Quran, Muslims’ sacred text, will burn and encourages others across the world to do so as well. He  claims that Islam is a religion of terrorism and the Quran leads to Hell and orders its followers to kill innocent people. He also said : by the burning of the Quran, we’re saying stop, stop to Islam, stop to Islamic law, stop to brutality...

 How can Muslims respond to this senseless act??

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              The formation of gametes (primary sex cells) is the basic process in embryology , it represents the first step in creation of a new human being and it is called gametogenesis . The gametes are produced from primordial germ cells , formed in the ectoderm during 2nd week  and move to the wall of the yolk sac up to the 3rd week  .These cells  are easily recognized because they contain large amounts of the enzyme alkaline phosphatase.

      During the 4th week , these cells migrate from the yolk sac to the genital ridge and arrive the developing gonads at the end of the 5th week.  The direction of growth varies after this , depending on the gender (sex) of the baby as follows:
In female , the primordial germ cells that enter the developing ovary to form the oogonia, the primary origin of ova and in male, the primordial germ cells divide to form the spermatogonia stem cells , the primary origin of sperms... More »

The Holy Qura’n points , in many verses , that the beginning of the progeny of Adam is from nutfah :  ” He has created man from nutfah (a drop of mingled fluid ) ; yet behold !  he is an obvious opponent  ..”   (Surah A-Nahl ; 16 : Ayah 4 )  –” His companion said to him , while disputing with him : Do you disbelieve in Him (God) Who created you from dust, then from nutfah ( drop of mingled fluid) , then He fashioned  you into a  man” (Surah Al-kahf ; 18 : Ayah 37  )  — ” O people! if you are in doubt about he Resurrection, then surely We created you from dust, then from nutfah (a drop of mingled fluid) , ….”  ( Surah Al-Hajj ; 22 : Ayha 5) — ” And Allah did create you from dust; then from nutfah (a  drop of mingled fluid ) …”(Surah Fatir; 35 : Ayah 11)  — ” Does not man see that We have created him from nutfah ( a drop of  mingled fluid  ) ; yet behold !  he is an obvious opponent  ..” ( Surah Ya-Seen; 36 : Ayah 77) —  ”And that He did create the two sexes ; the male and female * from nutfah when it is poured forth ” (Surah An-Najm ; 53 Ayahat  45 & 46 ) — ” From what thing did He created him * From nutfah ( a drop of mingled fluid ) He created him , then  immediately  planned (programmed ) him. “. (Surah Abasa ; 80 : Ayahat  18 & 19 )…

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        The hadith that describes the the human development in the first forty days  was narrated by  Abdullah Ibn  Mas’ud -  he may be blessed by Allah – , he said :  Allah’s Messenger ( peace and blessings be upon him ), the  truthful and  truly-inspired (trusted) , said  : Each one one of you  is collected (i.e. constituents of creation are collected together)  in his mother’s abdomen  (i.e. womb )  for  40 days , and in that it is an alaqah like that , then in that it is a mudghah like that. Then God sends an angle and order him with four words (i.e. instructions) . He is told to record  his  livelihood ( his sustenance ) , his age , his  deeds , whether he will be miserable or happy , and then the spirit is breathed into him  (i.e. the soul is acquired)…”      (This is narrated in Sahih Muslim, book of destiny ” in Arabic Kitab al-Kadar”  and also  in Sahih Al-Bukhari , beginning of creation book “in Arabic Kitab Ba’doul Khalq “ ; the words of the hadith mentioned above is that shown by Muslim narration , which the the same as that shown in  the narration of Al-Bukhari , except  that the phrase “in that” was  not mentioned )... More »

After  the end of the uterine incubation period of the fetus , it becomes able to live outside the uterus without any health problems that could endanger his life . This means that duration of pregnancy has been ended and  indicates coming out of the uterus becomes a must. 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  ) ; ” Then We placed it in a place of settlement (qarar) , firmly fixed (makin) * For an appointed time  ” (Surah Al-Mursalat ,77 : Ayhat 21 & 22). It  clear from these verses that Qura’n has pointed to the fact that  pregnancy has a specific well-known period of time. Qura’n also has pointed out to the process of parturition or labor , Allah – the Almighty – Said : ”Then He made the way  ( the path to leave womb) easy  (for him)  “ (Surah Aba’sa, 80: Ayah 20). Thus , Allah – the Almighty – Had made the passage of the fetus from the uterus , at the time of delivery, easy and smooth. .  . How ?? More »

     The Arabic term Ghayd ( make to vanish) was mentioned in Qura’n in two verses , the first : ” Allah knows what every female bears, and which the wombs make to  vanish  and  which they increase , And  everything with Him is in (due) measure .” ( Surah Al-Rad , 13 : Ayah 8 ) and the second : ” And it was said: O earth, swallow down your water, and O Sky , clear away (Withhold your rain) ; and the water was made to vanish and the matter was fulfilled , and the ark (the ship) rested on the (the mount) Judi, and it was said: Annihilation to the unjust people. ” ( Surah Hud, 11: Ayah 44)...

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Fertilization is the first stage of human development according to thebasics of embryology . This process begins when a sperm unites  with the mature ovum and it ends with the creation of the zygote . It normally occurs in the lateral third ( ampullary) part  of the uterine tube, the widest part that lies close to the ovary, and usually fertilization process takes about 24 hours...

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